<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Randel -<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It’s actually a wholly different animal than that - it’s a rotary pot with a push-pull switch piggy-backed somehow on the end. About to start disassembly - I’ll try to snap some pics while it’s open (if I can get it open).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">e</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 14, 2016, at 8:48 AM, Randel Osborne <<a href="mailto:randel@redshift-consulting.com" class="">randel@redshift-consulting.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Eric-<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As I remember, it’s an open-frame switch, meaning that you can see the sliding portion with the conductors beneath the panel.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span id="cid:608D3DEC-95B0-4395-8229-1827075D767C@ehsd.east-haven.k12.ct.us"><PastedGraphic-1.tiff></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’d suggest soaking the whole assembly with WD-40, then applying some pressure with a punch to the sliding portion below.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As a backup, I think that I have an OB-8 bender assembly in the shop somewhere, and I’ll have a look to see if it has any switches on it.<br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 13, 2016, at 11:06 PM, Eric Frampton <<a href="mailto:eric@ericframpton.com" class="">eric@ericframpton.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">[resend]<br class=""><br class="">Hi all -<br class=""><br class="">I’ve got an OB-Xa on my bench, and the depth/waveform knob/switch combo on the bender box is stuck in the down position. The potentiometer part works fine - it’s the switch that's the stuck part. I’m afraid of breaking something by using enough force to unstick it.<br class=""><br class="">Anybody taken one of those assemblies apart who could shed some light for me? Or know of a source for a replacement?<br class=""><br class="">Thanks,<br class="">Eric<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Synth-diy mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl" class="">Synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl</a><br class=""><a href="http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy" class="">http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy</a><br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>