Nicely done. A few suggestions:
Salt is cheap. Use a lot.
After removing the parts from the vinegar-salt slurry, wash them with water and a mild dishwashing detergent. You don't want any salt or acid deposits left on the metal, and I'm not sure you can depend on DeOxit to remove either completely.
Have one of these around: http://www.contenti.com/products/brushes/150-040.html The bristles can get into places that the Dremel wheel sometimes misses. Wear gloves when using it.
Coat the newly-cleaned windings and wiper with a dielectric grease to smooth operation and help retard recorrosion. I use this: http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.2494/.f?sc=2&category=185 One 2g tube is enough to coat four pots if you don't go overboard.
There have been some incidents of those wire nuts being shaken loose after speakers are closed up. I like to use a nut to get a good, tight twist on the wires and then remove it and solder them.
Salt is cheap. Use a lot.
After removing the parts from the vinegar-salt slurry, wash them with water and a mild dishwashing detergent. You don't want any salt or acid deposits left on the metal, and I'm not sure you can depend on DeOxit to remove either completely.
Have one of these around: http://www.contenti.com/products/brushes/150-040.html The bristles can get into places that the Dremel wheel sometimes misses. Wear gloves when using it.
Coat the newly-cleaned windings and wiper with a dielectric grease to smooth operation and help retard recorrosion. I use this: http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.2494/.f?sc=2&category=185 One 2g tube is enough to coat four pots if you don't go overboard.
There have been some incidents of those wire nuts being shaken loose after speakers are closed up. I like to use a nut to get a good, tight twist on the wires and then remove it and solder them.
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