Quick check - correct way of replacing balance pot with resistors?

[RoyalKing]

Hello,

I am in the process of fixing up a Yamaha C-40 preamp, and it seems that the only task left is to fix the balance potmeter. It makes a cracking noise and the signal drops often, and since I can't seem to be able to find a replacement for it, I would like to take it out and replace it with resistors, since I never play around with the balance anyway. Here is the information I collected:

Album with pictures:imgur.com/a/rIIqq
Model: ALPS 417N 100KMN

From this, I understand that it is a potentiometer with two discs, each with a total resistance of 100 kilo-Ohms, is that correct? Does this mean that I should get 4 50 kilo-Ohm resistors, and connect them in the following way:

BL0 - resistor - E - resistor - BL1
BR0 - resistor - E - resistor - BR1

I would love to hear any feedback on whether this is correct, and any tips on actually doing it are also more than welcome 🙂. Thanks for your time!

 

[Bare]

No idea of Your pot's design.
But some are not balance pots at 0 or at least min track resistance when centred ?

 

[dragonweed]

The balance pot in your preamp is very likely this type as on the picture attached. So if you plan to replace them with resistors then it should be connected like this:

BLI- 50k - BLO -50k- E (BalanceLeftIn, BalanceLeftOut, Earth)
BRI- 50k - BRO -50k- E same for right ch.

 

[rayma]

I am in the process of fixing up a Yamaha C-40 preamp, and it seems that the only task
left is to fix the balance potmeter.

Without a schematic it's just a guess, but you may not need to use any extra resistors.
It's likely that you can just connect the input wire of the balance control directly to the top
of the volume control, after removing the balance control. If it's on a pcb, you could
cut the traces to remove it from the circuit and use jumpers.