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#192340 - 25/09/2004 09:40 Re: My volume knob is possesed [Re: tfabris]
maczrool
pooh-bah

Registered: 13/01/2002
Posts: 1649
Loc: Louisiana, USA
We've done this mod many times and always use cyanoacrylate. If used properly it should not be a problem. Perhaps some glue worked its way onto the contacts? If this is the case he might have used too much glue. Without some form of adhesive, we've found that the board tends to not stay in proper position.

As for the encoder, it's quite possible to remove it from the board without damaging either one. I've done about 5 of them and the encoders have always come off unharmed.

Stu
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#192341 - 25/09/2004 09:42 Re: My volume knob is possesed [Re: schofiel]
mdavey
enthusiast

Registered: 06/03/2003
Posts: 269
Loc: Wellingborough, UK
Tony said:
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First, don't ever use cyanoacrylate near anything with electronic contacts. That stuff puts off nasty fumes and seeps into every nook and cranny. I wouldn't be surprised if it were the cause of your problem.



I didn't know about the dangers cyanoacrylate. I prefer hot melt glue too, but the instructions called for superglue, so that is what I used

Rob said:
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I'm pretty sure it's a dying encoder. I tend to replace the encoder as a matter of course when I get a button kit in to do - the cost is so low you may as well do it while it's all apart.



Okay, thanks. Does anyone have part number and supplier details for the UK?
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#192342 - 25/09/2004 10:22 Re: My volume knob is possesed [Re: mdavey]
maczrool
pooh-bah

Registered: 13/01/2002
Posts: 1649
Loc: Louisiana, USA
EC11E15244C0. There are no known sources however. We've had some luck with Alps part EC11E15244B2 available at mouser.com.

Stu
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#192343 - 25/09/2004 16:36 Re: My volume knob is possesed [Re: maczrool]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31596
Loc: Seattle, WA
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Without some form of adhesive, we've found that the board tends to not stay in proper position.


Sorry, I didn't realize that CA was part of your instructions. My unglued knob board stays in position just fine, based entirely on the wires that it's soldered to being stiff enough to keep it from moving around inadvertently. It still moves around, just not very much, and the springy-ness of the wire pushes it back into place.
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#192344 - 25/09/2004 18:28 Re: My volume knob is possesed [Re: mdavey]
schofiel
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
I should be able to post one to you around the end of the month.
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