Logitech G25 - Replacement pots - where and what type?

[Leprekaun]

Hi there. I wanted to clean my pedals today and I read a post from someone that I could use WD40 to clean the pots. After having read on a few other websites, I realise that this was a huge mistake so can anyone tell me what pots I would specifically need for a G25 and where would be a good place to get them (preferably Irish, UK or European dealer). My pedals are working perfectly now but just when they start playing up, I'd like to replace the pots then. Thank you.

[dadge]

http://www.thesimshop.com/ :)

[Anthoop]

Hi there. I wanted to clean my pedals today and I read a post from someone that I could use WD40 to clean the pots. After having read on a few other websites, I realise that this was a huge mistake so can anyone tell me what pots I would specifically need for a G25 and where would be a good place to get them (preferably Irish, UK or European dealer). My pedals are working perfectly now but just when they start playing up, I'd like to replace the pots then. Thank you.
What did you read that made you think it is a huge mistake? :)
WD40 will not harm any of the parts/pots on the pedals, I assure you.
Will the pedals start to spike again eventually? Yes of course, WD40 can not stop the inherent problems of potentiometers. I have used WD40 on my pedals 3 times now over nearly 3 years of using my G25 and they have not turned to jelly/dust yet.:)

[Leprekaun]

Thanks dadge.

Oh please don't understand Anthoop. Its nothing personal against you. Its just I read from a few other sources that WD40 shouldn't be used. I think I can salvage the situation anyway by spraying some switch cleaner to remove the residue so its not a big problem. I appreciate you were trying to help so please don't think I'm not grateful.

This was one of the sites I found that stated not to use it:

http://www.lugnutsracing.com/pedals.php

[Anthoop]

I am really not offended but there is a lot of rubbish said about WD40 on the net.:)
As an example from the link you gave :-
Do not use WD-40, or a similar product. I understand that this will dry out the seals, and further and more frequent cleaning and lubing of the pots will become standard procedure.
There are no seals in the potentiometer! As I said before they will need to be done again as WD40 is not a cure but it will not make cleaning any more or less frequent.

[dadge]

WD40 has been used as a lube, cleaner, rust preventer for years. i don't see how it could make an already faulty pot worse. it's silicone based to it's non-conductive. when used, any dust that does get into the pot would stick to the WD40 and that's where it would stay until next cleaned again.
usually the people who have had bad WD40 experiences is probably because they used too much, or not enough. or used it for the wrong application (lubing a bike chain or something like that)
we all know that if we look hard enough, we can find a counter argument for any subject on the internet.

from my experience, WD40 has saved my bacon so i would keep using it. for others, they might not have been so fortunate and thus don't use WD40 any more.
if you're going to buy new pots then you could still blast the old ones with the WD40. the way i see it, you've nothing to lose and everything to gain.

[c00kie]

Every time I clean my pots I've used WD40 and the spiking goes away for at least a few months. I just pull the panel off the underside of the pedals, spray the pots a bit, give them some travel with my hands and then screw it back up and the pedals feel like new again.

[MadJack9]

http://www.thesimshop.com/ :)

Thank you for this link. These pots look like the same ones in my Driving Force Pro pedals that I need to replace. With a slight mod these will work great.

[IKke5165]

Oil is a great isolator but will probably not reach the contact patch in the pot but you never know.

And a potentiometer for 6.5 quid is outrageous. Go to your local electrics shop and get one there for 25p. Ask for a 0.5watt 10.000 ohm potentiometer.

[BigPeBe]

I'm not 100% sure of this but I remember reading somewhere that 10k potentiometers don't fit to G25, it uses better ones as stock and the ones it uses are usually a lot pricier.