Where/how do you apply the contact cleaner, exactly? Just spray it over the pot, or do you have to disassemble?On a related note, if you are just experiencing scratchy or intermittent sound, it might just be a dirty pot that can easily be remedied with some "contact cleaner" spray. I bought a huge can of it because it's so handy for flaky tact switches and volume pots. It's worth a shot at cleaning it that way before going to the effort of replacing it (and risking damaging the PCB, depending on your skill level). Also, there are different flavours of contact spray, so be sure you get the kind that leaves no residue. Some have the "feature" of leaving behind a lubricant (perhaps useful for some volume pots), whereas others fully evaporate.
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Whether it be a pot or tact switch, you want to spray into a gap between the moving part and the body. So, in the case of the CPS3 volume pot, the small gap between the volume shaft and the silver top plate on the pot. Spin it around many times immediately after spraying, to try to break up the dust and grime in there. If it's still scratchy, give it another shot and move it some more. Contact cleaner is never a guaranteed fix, but if it does, you can skip out on a lot of work.Where/how do you apply the contact cleaner, exactly? Just spray it over the pot, or do you have to disassemble?
how many you need I can to sell some.where is a good place to buy a replacement volume pot for a cps3 board? also what is the correct part number?