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RE: [AN1x] Where can I legally buy pot? (No, not what you think :))

2005-12-17 by Rhys Ladipo B.A.

U.S.A.....these guys stock everything...get them to send you the catalogue
and find the pot that looks the most like the An1X one...

http://www.mouser.com/?Ne=100&handler=data.listcategory&N=170




U.K.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?MenuNo=518&MenuName=Potentiometers&FromM
enu=y&doy=17m9&worldid=3



you'll have to determine what size potentiometer it is first 25K ,50K, 100K,
250K, 500K (Use a multimeter (£5 hardware stores or maplins e.t.c.measure
resistance on the 2 outside lugs on pot...will give correct reading)

is it audio taper for volume or linear for tone.....is it a push pull
potentiometer...e.t.c.

I'd be very careful opening up the An1X ...remember micro chips are static
sensitive so toucha bit of metal first to discharge any static electricity
from clothes..

basically stay away from anything that looks like a micro chip...handle the
board bythe edges...and take your time or you'll probably break it.......

then you'll have to do some soldering.....heat both joints.together to the
same temperature.:)....soldering a fine art just remember do everything real
fast...don't expose the joint for more than a split second of heat from
soldering iron...as soon as the solder melts get the iron away from the
joint ....have a fan nearby to get the fumes away and to help cool the joint
down.....

Rhys:)

Usefull reading:)

http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folders/potsecrets/potscret.htm









  -----Original Message-----
  From: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com]On
Behalf Of Silent Android
  Sent: 17 September 2005 12:32
  To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [AN1x] Where can I legally buy pot? (No, not what you think :))


  Haha, got your attention I can't resist...Nonono, not the weed, folks,
  I'm looking for a *potentiometer* part for my AN1x...my "Knob 4" pot
  is going crazy...Everytime I turn my AN1x on, the "Knob 4" control
  pops up on the LCD and the values go haywire (alternate quickly
  between random values). Doesn't bode well when "Knob 4" controls some
  parameter.

  I think the pot got busted when I used to transport my AN1x in an old
  keyboard case and the foam wall pushed into Knob4. Anyway, I've opened
  up the AN1x before and I've come to the conclusion that the Knob4
  potentiometer needs to be replaced. So where can I buy this part from?
  Does Yamaha still sell them? Or do I have to buy it from someone with
  a broken AN1x (or CS1x/CS6x)? Has anyone had this problem before.

  Please no stoner jokes, I'm serious, I need to find this replacement part.




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