Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

Hey Ed

Okay, ultra-dumb followup query:  Which "down" do you mean?  As I 
recall from my look at it yesterday, besides the pot's shaft, there's 
an opening in the back of the potentiometer.  And I recall the 
warning to avoid the grease that provides the turning tension (or is 
that only in the little knobs?)  So, squirt down along the shaft, or 
squirt in from the back?  (Which is "down" for me, since I prop the 
box upright most of the time.)


(I'm still loving that World Expediton ROM, by the way!)



--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "vibesart" <edmann@p...> wrote:
> 
> Hey John
> 
> I squirted some contact cleaner down into the pot of the Big Knob - 
it
> did help some but not completely, my understanding is that the 
rotary
> brush contacts wear out and the pots need to be replaced. They cost
> about $10, available from EPR Pro (Emu's service contractor) and my
> understanding is that it is easy to remove the worn out pot and
> install the new one, altho I have not done it yet. That guy at EPR
> said "Easy" -
> 
> good luck - keep us posted
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "just john" <pumi4v802@s...> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi, all.
> > 
> > I've started getting the famous flakey data knob behavior.  Not 
bad 
> > yet, but getting worse.
> > 
> > Looking at my xl7 message archives from 2002 or so, I see 
> > recommendations of squirting de-oxidizer stuff on the contacts.  
So I 
> > want to verify WHERE to squirt the stuff, once I've got it.  And 
I've 
> > come back to the group to ask:
> > 
> > Does anybody have a photo or graphic with an arrow pointing to 
the 
> > ideal spot, and does anybody have any special warnings I should 
heed?
> >  
> > Is this still considered the best way to clean the contacts?