[sdiy] Moog Source encoder issue

[Paul Cunningham]

Yeah, if you haven't addressed the "crazy source" problem, you should go about doing that first! It will dramatically effect the stability of your power supply. Chances are this is causing your problem:

http://www.encoreelectronics.com/images/crazy.jpg





On Sep 12, 2012, at 5:31 PM, Analog/DIY wrote:

> Hi Travis, there was a service bulletin regarding the 5v regulator legs being "dirty" causing things to freeze up, it might not be what is causing your freezes, but it's worth a shot.
> 
> - mike
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Sep 12, 2012, at 4:33 PM, Travis Thatcher <recompas at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> My friend's Moog Source has a weird problem. It works fine (apart from
>> 2 membrane buttons) for a while, but once it warms up the encoder
>> doesn't respond as it should. It often just gets stuck going in one
>> direction no mater which way you spin it. If i turn it off for like 5
>> minutes it goes back to normal for a bit, then heats up and gets weird
>> again.  I'm thinking a bad cap somewhere? Anyone experience this before?
>> 
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