Originally Posted by Stoo
So I clean up the switch contacts and surfaces up with a bit of cloth, put it all back together (which was also a surprise), and tested it on the multimeter again..
Yup, it now pulses at a regular interval with a constant turn of the shaft.. Cool Beans!
I then solder it back onto the board, and reassemble the hi-fi..
No bits left over!
Plugged it in, and turned it on.. It didn't explode!
Connected it up to the PC, and behold, sound came out, and the volume worked!
WELL DONE...you deserve to feel smug
and you've saved the environment cos you aint gonna buy a new stereo now