And FWIW, Syntaur has found a new replacement pot that operates within the same spec as the original (1 click per value) and still provides the smoother less noisy detent. I will have them here soon to install on mine.
On Sunday, April 14, 2013, PeWe wrote:
Don´t know ...
If you have to turn the rotarys 3 times more for the same value change now,- which is exactly the case when 3 clicks produce a value change of + /- 1 only,- they will be worn out again much, much earlier than the old original ones.
But I learned here in the group, members prefer modern parts feeling smooth and being less noisy over the original behaviour.
Any new rotary encoder out there is a compromize vs the original ones,- so for me the clean job and replacing the Schmitts was the better solution.
It may be a temporary fix though,- but I don´t have to use the rotarys 24/7 a year.
Also think about that was the 1st clean job necessary after more than a quarter of a century,- so it´s possible repeatable.
And yes,- Servisol Super 10 is agressive to plastic,- I know that,- but it also depends how you deal w/ Servisol 10 for the clean job.
Don´t take much and remove everything left over AFTER the clean job.
When you flood the Xpander w/ Servisol 10,- that´s another story though.
For the heavier programming job, it´s probably recommended to buy Xplorer application for the Xpander/Matrix12 single-program editing and creations and use that in addition to make original encoders survive as long as possible.
I´m pretty sure any Xpander and Matrix-12 has a better value w/ all original parts inside working once you want to sell it.
Am 14.04.2013 17:49, schrieb Neil Loughran:
Yeah seems a shame to me as well…
Still its better than them not working at all I suppose.