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Subject: Re: [AN1x] New AN1X owner!

From: Jeff <jf.serviere@...>
Date: 2011-10-11

Hi !
try first some contact cleaner sold in small canisters in any DIY
electronics shop, like KF or similar. Maybe your pot is only dirty, or
the wiper oxyded.... it works fine most of the time for any pot or selector.
Cheers.
J.F.

Reyes Perez a écrit :
> I tried out the electibe knobs and they fit great but the feel too small in the fingers to use haha. Oh well, it's not a big deal what IS a big deal is Assign 4's pot seems to be busted. I have to lean it to the left then turn it if I want it to register value, and once I let go it resets to 0.
> I may just have to email Yamaha about a direct replacement pot. If no luck there, I'll just try opening it up and see if the wiper is bent or something.
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> --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Jeff<jf.serviere@...> wrote:
>> Reyes Perez a écrit :
>>> Does anyone know where one would aquire a new set or perhaps suggestions for an improved set?
>> The Yamaha knobs are likely very hard to find, maybe second hand ? You
>> can find guitar pedals knobs which can fit for ex. :
>>
>> http://www.musikding.de/index.php/cat/c36_Knobs.html/XTCsid/b36b4b9ae7110141e5a035c49ea25d11
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>> but i' sure you can find such knobs easily in music or electronics DIY
>> shops. Farnell has some knobs very similar to the AN1x ones, except that
>> they cannot be mounted on the pots axles... I lost one (the matrix
>> selector knob) and replaced it with a Fulltone guitar overdrive knob,
>> found in a local guitar store.
>> Not a big issue...
>> It's time to customise your AN1x, the stock knobs are not the prettiest....
>> Cheers.
>> J.F.
>>
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