Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

When I turn the DATA wheel fast towards any direction the value I'm 
trying to edit seems to "jump".... Perhaps if I should explain it 
like this: The value is 64, I want it to be 0, so I rotate the data 
wheel, and suddenly it says 127 or anything...

Very strange. No, I did not rotate the data wheel in the wrong 
direction.

Something wrong with the encoder? No idea. But it's getting worse. 
I'm thinking about trying to making an XL-7 mod, changing the data 
wheel to another one.

The warranty period is over anyway... so why not?

Any suggestions? What components should I look for in order to 
repair / change the data wheel?

//Nifflas

Nifflas,

There is a device connected to the data wheel called an encoder.  
That is what's going bad.  What I do on mine is to apply slight 
pressure on the indentation(on the wheel)while turning in either 
direction.  That eliminates the jumping for me.

Later,  

M2


--- In xl7@y..., "nifflas" <nifflas@m...> wrote:

> When I turn the DATA wheel fast towards any direction the value I'm 
> trying to edit seems to "jump".... Perhaps if I should explain it 
> like this: The value is 64, I want it to be 0, so I rotate the data 
> wheel, and suddenly it says 127 or anything...
> 
> Very strange. No, I did not rotate the data wheel in the wrong 
> direction.
> 
> Something wrong with the encoder? No idea. But it's getting worse. 
> I'm thinking about trying to making an XL-7 mod, changing the data 
> wheel to another one.
> 
> The warranty period is over anyway... so why not?
> 
> Any suggestions? What components should I look for in order to 
> repair / change the data wheel?
> 
> //Nifflas