Potentiometer problem??

[Fábio Duarte]

Hello guys.
In my Bass Collection SB320 Nanyo Series, when I try to change the volume of it, rolling the knob, it makes a noise; and in certain 'positions' that just mutes the sound. I have people saying me that is just humidity/moisture in the potentiometer, and others saying me that is the potentiometer 'dead'.

Other thing, I bought it used (it had already almost 20 years) and in the electronic panel, it have cork in every potentiometer????!!!! Someone can say me, 'why the hell' it that doing there?

Cheers

 

[Fernando Costa]

Probably the potentiometer is dead, try something like Deoxit D5 to clean it, but looks dead. Cork thing is unknown for me.

 

[Fábio Duarte]

Probably the potentiometer is dead, try something like Deoxit D5 to clean it, but looks dead. Cork thing is unknown for me.

And how can I clean it?

 

[PortlandBass77]

A "cork"????????????? Lol that beats the weird Hondo electronics I dealt with.....

 

[Fábio Duarte]

That's not from factory!! I'll post a image

 

[Fábio Duarte]

This is 'THE CORK'

 

[Fernando Costa]

And how can I clean it?

Needle it's not necessary.

 

[Fábio Duarte]

Needle it's not necessary.

Thanks man!! I appreciate that! Cheers

 

[JIO]

Is the circuit board not secured in the cavity? Only explanation for the corks - to stabilize it from shifting?

 

[okcrum]

ISTR cork washers on pots somewhere..... I think it was an availability thing for a short time. When they fall apart, pieces of cork go everywhere.

Are you sure there wasn't a cork gasket on the control plate or something?