Cracklely wah pedal

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:12 pm

Would contact cleaner in sort out the crackles when I use my wah?

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:31 pm

It's just dust in the pot I assume. I'd try 'air duster' and then contact cleaner.... but I'd wait for others to chime in first just in case.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:33 pm

Same as what Owen said, they are prone to it. In rare cases you will have to change the pot.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:55 am

Yeah, this has happened a couple times on my Vox, which was my first pedal ever and has been continually used for ages and ages. I used contact cleaner a couple of times and then one day it wasn't fixing it so I changed the pot... actually found a used wah for cheaper than the same shop's Hot Pot so I just bought that and did a brainswap.
For awhile after I first got my pedalboard together I had the wah's rubber feet between the casing and the base so I could velcro it to my board and also run a 9V clip --> AC adapter between the gap, so I imagine it got more dust than the average. They get dust in through the top too, the hole for the gear is just a big window inside to the pot.