could i have killed my compressor?

[BrandonBass]

I got a milkbox last week and the volume pot was abit scratchy, but other than that everything was fine. So I got it sprayed and its working perfectly.

my pedal adaptor and amp shares the same power supply. My amp is always switched to 'on', and the way I shut it off when I wanna take a break is just switching off the power supply, sometimes resulting in a 'pop' sound.

Something funny happened afew days back, my mum was switching off the fan from the living room, which resulted in a 'pop' coming from my amp when I wasnt playin anything...

today while practising I noticed somethin was wierd, my harmonics would ring for ever even tho my compression setting was set to just 9o clock. Its then I realized the compression knob is faulty....with the settings always at max no matter how much u turn the knob...

Could I hav killed my compressor somehow? Is there anyway I can fix this??

[boomertech]

What type of spray did you use on the pots? I have seen some contact cleaners made for metal to metal contact distroy pots.

-Frank

[BrandonBass]

i sent it to a luthier to spray for me... i doubt its the spray since that guy has sprayed well over a hundred pedals b4 mine

[isthimus]

maybe the pot has just become disconnected from the knob? at the risk of stating the obvious...

[bongomania]

Originally Posted by BrandonBass

i sent it to a luthier to spray for me... i doubt its the spray since that guy has sprayed well over a hundred pedals b4 mine

You sent it somewhere to get sprayed? Geez. Just get a can of spray and DIY, it's easy. I also get weirded out by the idea of a luthier having "sprayed well over a hundred pedals", unless his main job is as a repair tech for a music store.

It is possible that the power on-off pops, which are huge voltage spikes, did eventually fry a cap or other small component connected to that pot. I'm betting the pot itself is fine.