How can I repair a broken pot?

[Jimmy74]

I'm wondering if it's possible to repair a broken pot? I've got a reasonably hard to find 1965 Stackpole 1megaohm solid aluminium shaft pot, that sadly, is missing one of the soldering lugs and a piece of the circuit board that holds the lug in place. Is this sort of thing repairable or do I just have to wait till another 65 stackpole pot comes up on ebay?
My other question is, after taking the broken pot apart, I was just wondering which is the part that contributes to resistance of the pot?
thanks

[JAM]

I dont think it's repairable. But why does it have to be a Stackpole?

Here's some info on pots:

http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folder...s/potscret.htm

[rudutch]

http://cougar.frugalsworld.com/mods.php

long aticle, this is pictured





not sure if this is helpful, but that is what newer ones look like

[Kap'n]

I dont think it's repairable. But why does it have to be a Stackpole?

I'm guessing he's got a 1965 telecaster with a bad volume pot.

[JAM]

I'm guessing he's got a 1965 telecaster with a bad volume pot.

OK, I kind of figured it must have been something 'vintage'.

[Kap'n]

I think there's a Bee Gees song on this very topic.

[NeoFauve]

"Please help me make my broken pot
Attenuate again"
http://bedazzled.blogs.com/bedazzled...tival_hall.jpg

[boobtube21]

Heh heh. I've done it.

I broke one of the pots on my buddy's Pignose (it was going to break anyway, honest) and I didn't know where to get one, so I got a similar one from Radio Shack, and frankenstein'd the two together. Took them apart just like you see in post #3, had to file a couple of pieces to get them to mate together.

Worked perfectly, but I had to put a different knob on there which looked a little funny. I told him I'd get the right part and fix it right for him later, but he was happy with it as is.

Maybe you should just wait for one to come up on the 'bay though, it would be a lot easier and keep it original if you're concerned about that.

[Jimmy74]

Hi thanks for all the info, the broken pot actually belongs to a refin'd 1965 Jaguar, I know that refin'd guitars don't hold up value but if ever I decide to pull it apart and sell it for parts it would be better having everything original. The tone pot is a stackpole of the same week (304 6508), I don't think Fender fitted CTS and Stackpole pots on the same guitar, even if it was a transition period, I think they would have stuck to fitting equal brand on 1 single instrument, though I am not an expert.
It seems just a pitty to throw away something like this, and this sort of stuff is really hard to come by here in europe. I did find 1 dealer on the bay...but he's looking 150$ just for a single pot....isn't that little too high?

[cre2403]

I would replace the sucker - see Allparts.com

http://www.allparts.com/store/electr...s,Category.asp

[melody]

Crush it all up pick out all the seeds and little stems.. put it in a pipe or roll it up in a paper light it up ... Er um I thought you where lookin ta smoke...

[Karma-lite]

Hi thanks for all the info, the broken pot actually belongs to a refin'd 1965 Jaguar, I know that refin'd guitars don't hold up value but if ever I decide to pull it apart and sell it for parts it would be better having everything original. The tone pot is a stackpole of the same week (304 6508), I don't think Fender fitted CTS and Stackpole pots on the same guitar, even if it was a transition period, I think they would have stuck to fitting equal brand on 1 single instrument, though I am not an expert.
It seems just a pitty to throw away something like this, and this sort of stuff is really hard to come by here in europe. I did find 1 dealer on the bay...but he's looking 150$ just for a single pot....isn't that little too high?

I would replace it with the most suitable/practicle pot currently available and keep the duff one to sell with the guitar at a later date.

"life wasn't meant to be a struggle"