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Re: [elektron] bug in the machine... literally!

2007-02-23 by roby@sweet-trip.net

lol


> actually......makes me think.  Maybe you cold try some 'upside down'
> compressed air to freeze that damn bug in it's tracks, then you can
> just gently shake your MD with the 1/4" jacks on the bottom and try to
> shake the bug outta there?   Goofy, I know..but why not?
>
> you might also try something a little more intellectual... If it is an
> ant, then put some yummy food outside of the MD by one of the 1/4"
> jacks, and watch him find his own way out of there.  You should also
> leave the MD off, as the bug might have liked the warm environment and
> have been attracted to the smell of some of the boards when warm in
> the first place.  Between a cold MD, and a piece of fromage on the
> outside of it, you might let the bug do the work for you....  better
> than breaking encoders over a silly insect!  :p
>
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, roby@... wrote:
>>
>> thnx
>>
>> > No broken encoders Niall?
>> >
>> > my MD is gettign old and the last time i opened her up I had to
> replace
>> > one of the encoders due me pulling it out of its socket!
>> >
>> > Good luck Roby!
>> >
>> >   ----- Original Message -----
>> >   From: Niall Munnelly
>> >   To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>> >   Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 3:54 PM
>> >   Subject: Re: [elektron] bug in the machine... literally!
>> >
>> >
>> >   On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 03:36:22PM -0500, Jesse wrote:
>> >   >
>> >   > Warning!!: Removing your front knobs is very hard and may break an
>> > encoder... I recommend if you decide to do this you remove them with
>> > equal force on all sides, so use a tool preferably over your hands...
>> >   >
>> >   > Anyone else have any ideas??
>> >
>> >   A tool comparable to a "cat's paw" works fine - I've opened
>> >   up my MD a few times in recent months, for various reasons.
>> >
>> >   --
>> >   Yours,
>> >   Niall.
>> >   .. . . . . . . . . .
>> >   Aleph Null. A Simple Insinuation Around Silence.
>> >   http://aleph-null.net
>> >   .. .. gpg public key - http://aleph-null.net/niall.gpg .. ..
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> /roby
>> //www.sweet-trip.net
>>
>
>
>


/roby
//www.sweet-trip.net

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