autotek 44 aka 7100bts problem with left channel

[Perry Babin]

Is it physically damaged or does it simply need cleaning?

[eroc1313]

yes thats the one i need. theres got to be another vendor that sells them for a couple dollars.

[eroc1313]

its physically damaged. it was bent and i tried to bend it back and broke it. I believe it was bound up and not adjusting the gain in the first place.

[Perry Babin]

If/when you remove it, apply additional solder to all legs of the pot. Lay the tip of your iron across 3 legs at once. When the solder is molten on all 3 legs, pull that half of the pot out. This only works if one of the circuit boards on the pot is broken (which yours is). It will keep you from pulling the vias out of the board.

[audiogodz1]

You can use a non conductive electrical wash spray to clean that pot and it should work like new.

[1moreamp]

In the pic to the left you will see the exact used old style pot Autotek once used in their amps < Actually ZED >. To my knowledge Autotek never had any engineers or build shop areas, just a warehouse located near the SF airport as a sales office and shipping facility. But never any engineering headquarters and or build shop. ZED built most of their older gear like the amp you have. Autotek and Hifonics were just sales names with NO engineering or internal technical back bone, Just a sales group and a name.. nothing more...Sorta like they are today...
ZED audio might have replacement pots < big maybe but they also used these same pots on most of all the older Hifonics amps also. just not the same value.>

On the right you will see three brand new replacement pots sold to me by Autotek four years ago for $18.00 each + shipping. I actually bought 5 and used two in a guys amp so it would all be like new....Hence my spare exact USED pot left over.

I wish you luck on finding cheap replacements, the rear body size is the issue and the notch located up front to align the pot to the case and lock it in so it does not twist with knob spin. Other then that the value of 20K ohm dual gang pot is the generic info required.
Are mine for sale ? Sorry, no I have scruples and I kept these so I could maintain fast turn around even if it cost me out the back end like these did.....