[sdiy] waldorf pulse knob (and pot) source?

[GRAHAM ATKINS]

Just off the top of my head, the pot is beyond repair. The knob can  
probably
be replaced by Waldorf with luck but I tend to assume the worst in  
these cases
so can the knob be cut free from the pot with some of the shaft if  
necessary ?.
Then the end of the shaft could be carefully removed from the knob  
using a
small burr in a PCB type drill.

Also, is it possible to find out what glue was used from the previous  
owner ?.
The manufacturer may be able to advise a suitable solvent - may help  
getting
the pot remains from the PCB safely. Just a thought.

Graham

On Feb 27, 2008, at 23:40, Roy J. Tellason wrote:

> On Wednesday 27 February 2008 18:20, Julian wrote:
>> hello,
>>
>> my friend has just bought himself a waldorf pulse, and, as per  
>> normal, it
>> ends up here as its got something wrong with it...
>>
>> at some point, someone broke one of the pot shafts, and, in the  
>> process of
>> trying to fix it, poured glue inside, not only sticking the knob to  
>> the pot
>> itself, but filling up the workings of the pot (rendering it somewhat
>> useless), and even sticking the pot to the pcb! ; )
>>
>> anyway, the pot and knob probably both need replacing.  im not even  
>> sure if
>> drilling out the knob would be ideal, as i think theyre D-shaft.
>>
>>
>> the hard bit is probably the knob.  anyone got any ideas?
>>
>> the pots look as if theyre alps or somthing, but if anyone could  
>> confirm
>> that as well, id be gratefull?
>
> Ouch...
>
> Been there, and encountered that situation before!
>
> What kind of glue did they use?
>
> It *might* be possible to get the broken bit of shaft out of the  
> knob,  using
> the point of a scriber,  which I've had some success doing in the  
> past,  once
> you get the glue out of the way.  If it's some type of glue that's  
> soaked the
> whole way down in,  then you're not going to have much luck with that.
>
> Last time I encountered this was with a Tapco mixer,  I think.  :-)
>
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