Elektron Musical Instruments

Warranty, pshaw!

Good news is it is possible to remove the bug, bad news is it requires you to remove the front panel (faceplate). The Cover is glued to the faceplate whereas the LCD is surface mounted to the first board inside your MD. So basically if u remove all your knobs and unscrew the faceplate it comes right off and the bug will be sitting on top of the first circuit board.

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??

-JC

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: roby@... 
  To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 3:18 PM
  Subject: [elektron] bug in the machine... literally!


  HELP!
  There's a freaking bug inside my Machinedrum LCD cover. What's the best
  way to remove that asshole from there without damaging the machine? And
  will it void any warranty?

  /roby
  //www.sweet-trip.net



   

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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.
.. .  .   .    .     .       .           .             .                 .
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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 .. ..


   

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hopefully the cover is all i have to remove, unless it scrawled it's way
inside the unit!!!  can i glue it back with crazy glue?


> Warranty, pshaw!
>
> Good news is it is possible to remove the bug, bad news is it requires you
> to remove the front panel (faceplate). The Cover is glued to the faceplate
> whereas the LCD is surface mounted to the first board inside your MD. So
> basically if u remove all your knobs and unscrew the faceplate it comes
> right off and the bug will be sitting on top of the first circuit board.
>
> 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??
>
> -JC
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: roby@...
>   To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 3:18 PM
>   Subject: [elektron] bug in the machine... literally!
>
>
>   HELP!
>   There's a freaking bug inside my Machinedrum LCD cover. What's the best
>   way to remove that asshole from there without damaging the machine? And
>   will it void any warranty?
>
>   /roby
>   //www.sweet-trip.net
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>


/roby
//www.sweet-trip.net

On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 04:02:31PM -0500, Jesse wrote:
> No broken encoders Niall?

I have one dodgy one that compressed air wouldn't fix.  I
really don't want to send this thing away!

-- 
Yours,
Niall.
.. .  .   .    .     .       .           .             .                 .
Aleph Null.                             A Simple Insinuation Around Silence.
http://aleph-null.net
.. .. gpg public key - http://aleph-null.net/niall.gpg .. ..

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

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
>

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