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AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Jouni Airaksinen <markvera@s...>
wrote:
> Well, there are cleaning sprays specifically made for knobs and
switches
> which clean and remove jitter from the knob's moving parts - plus
those
> chemicals don't conduct. You could try to fix it first with such
spray
> (small cans don't cost much really). Also I'd suggest you open up
your
> AN1x and see the board near the knob if there's any other damage
which
> you could clean. There's other cleaning spray for such work.
>
> That repair work is easy to do, and might help unless there's some
more
> permanent damage, but as you said the volume works a bit weird -
I'd
> assume there's something in the knob moving parts which is
conducting
> and makes the knob behave wrong. If that doesn't help, then you
might be
> able to find replacement knob from any electronics shop - the knob
hat
> is just plastic part you can put to the replacement part as well.
AN1x
> isn't that old that it would be hard to find replacement, and that
> volume knob isn't special one like the assignable knobs (i.e. you
can
> press is too).
>
> I don't have AN1x service manual.
>
thanks, I'll try that! hope it works... good to hear the volume knob
isn't any special kind...