Wiring trouble, please help

[Philly Q]

Remember that solder flows towards heat!

But it follows gravity too!     I hate it when you have a nice little "film" of solder over the hole in a pot lug, then you melt it again and it starts draining away down the lug - probably, I guess, because there's too much solder.

[Mr. Air]

Thanks for all the advice. It's just so nice that you're taking time to help!

I'll try de- and resoldering the wires on the pot and hopefuly this will cure my problem. If it doesn't I'll try one of the old pots and see if it makes a difference.

[Keven]

+1 on filing the back of a pot. most good pots don't need that, but cheaper electronics oriented pots (.50c a piece..) require you to expose the metal. if the back is of a greenish bronze color, it's got a little covering that needs to be scratched off..

[gingataff]

Also worth noting is that most pots don't go completely to zero, in fact CTS make a "custom" pot which does go to zero but it costs a bit more than their usual range.