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OT - Waldorf rotary encoders

2004-12-28 by ivancu@aol.com

My apologies for taking up bandwidth for this, but I'm trying to reach as many Waldorf product owners as possible.

The Alps 16mm encoders used in the Q and XT (and other Waldorf products?) are discontinued according to Alps.  Alps has done some large runs of them for Elfa and others but it is officially a discontinued part with no direct replacement.  The issue is that it is a 16mm rotary encoder and they have replaced it with a 12mm version with different spacing for the circuit board pins.

So... I have sourced this part from a manufacturer in China and I'm trying to get an idea of how many to buy.  I'm guessing I would sell them for about $1.50 USD each, but can't guarantee that until I have more info.

Please e-mail me off list if you are interested and let me know what quantity you might need.  I'm not going to hold anyone to this, I just want to get an idea of the possible demand.

Ivan

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