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Re: Nifty Fifty pots

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Posted by Art on June 26, 2009 at 10:40:52:

In Reply to: Re: Nifty Fifty pots posted by Kyle on April 17, 2009 at 22:03:20:

: : Please does anyone know where I can get new pots for a Nifty Fifty?
: : All are damaged beyond repair(a common occurance for this model,I hear!)They are sub miniature carbon track type 100k lin(qty 2),10k lin(qty 1),10k log(qty 2)I liked tone of amp and do not want to have to bin it.

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: Aiden, did you find any volume or tone pots for your nifty fifty? I need three also!@ bugdude67@yahoo.com

If you take the pots apart, you'll find that the shaft has pulled out of the sweeper disk a little causing the pot to malfunction. I pressed the shaft back in and used #10 superglue (StewMac.com) to strengthen the bond. Seems to be working so far. I emailed Danelectro for spare parts and they told me that because the amp is out of production they didn't have any parts and couldn't even guess where to get them. If your pots are totally shot, try Mouser.com. They have some that I think could be adapted to that board. Measure all the old pot's dimensions (metric) and compare them to what the spec sheets have from Mouser. I would have gone that route, but I got impatient and wanted this amp out of my shop. Good luck!

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: : : Please does anyone know where I can get new pots for a Nifty Fifty? : : : All are damaged beyond repair(a common occurance for this model,I hear!)They are sub miniature carbon track type 100k lin(qty 2),10k lin(qty 1),10k log(qty 2)I liked tone of amp and do not want to have to bin it. : : : : Aiden, did you find any volume or tone pots for your nifty fifty? I need three also!@ bugdude67@yahoo.com : If you take the pots apart, you'll find that the shaft has pulled out of the sweeper disk a little causing the pot to malfunction. I pressed the shaft back in and used #10 superglue (StewMac.com) to strengthen the bond. Seems to be working so far. I emailed Danelectro for spare parts and they told me that because the amp is out of production they didn't have any parts and couldn't even guess where to get them. If your pots are totally shot, try Mouser.com. They have some that I think could be adapted to that board. Measure all the old pot's dimensions (metric) and compare them to what the spec sheets have from Mouser. I would have gone that route, but I got impatient and wanted this amp out of my shop. Good luck!

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