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Elson,
    The "set screw" usually works fine.  Especially with the 1/2 moon pots.
The screw can tighten down on the flat part of the shaft and holds much
better than on a round shaft.
    Tip: Have your AN1x in a very warm place before trying to remove the
knobs (heat expands things and makes plastic smoother).  Also, to prevent
harming the pots or circuit board, or scratching the surface, use a small
flat blade screwdriver with cloth wrapped around the tip as a lever.  Force
it gently under the knob at 12, 4 and 8 o'clock to get the knob loose before
beginning to turn the blade of the screwdriver.  This is a standard
"technician procedure" for keeping knob replacement from becoming a
disaster.

Ed

----- Original Message -----
From: "Elson Trinidad" <elson@...>
To: <AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 5:42 AM
Subject: [AN1x-list] Aftermarket Knobs?


> The knobs on my "vintage 1998 Yamaha AN1x" are just fine, but I know
> they'll either break or get lost one day (after opening my softcase after
> gigs, a couple knobs seem to wind up in the case). I was browsing through
a
> catalog for a local electronics store. They didn't have the right ones but
> it got me thinking. I know the AN1x has 1/4" diameter, half-moon style
> pots. Has anyone located knobs that would fit these pots? I saw some small
> knobs at Radio Shack which fit  1/4" pots, and they were black with blue
> tops, which I thought might look kinda cool on my AN1x, but they weren't
> half-moon style (they do have a tiny screw on the side, I wonder if it can
> be screwed in further to make up for the pot shape).
>
> Happy '02,
> Elson
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