Elektra E20 Preamp controls change at random times.

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I have a Musical Fidelity Elktra E20 Preamp, and lately it has been acting very strange. Every so often, at random, the mute will go off, or the selector switch will change inputs, or the volume will change. The remote broke ages ago and is out of the picture, I have no idea what would cause this behavior and was wondering if anyone might have any ideas.

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