When | installed my stereo this spring I had a static sound when ever I turned up or down the volume. I thought it would go away after some use of the head unit but it never did.
any ideas what is causing this, how to get rid of it, and does it effect SQ

thanks

 

Sounds like something is wrong with the volume pot itself. Is the deck old?

 

yes it is from 1988. the static has got a little bit better but not totally gone. what is a volume pot?

thanks

 

It seems the volume ****/potentiometer's been worn out a bit

 

could it be cleaned? I have some di-electric contact cleaner...does the static sound effect the overall sound?

thanks

randy

 

Contact cleaner is what you use. You may get lucky pulling off the **** and spraying it down the shaft but really you want to remove the deck and take it apart.

It should not affect sound while playing, just annoying when adjusting.

 

X2 on taking it apart. Spraying it down the shaft may push dirt into something else causing more issues

 

thanks everyone!