Xpantastic!

Hi, I just fixed all the rotary encoders on my Xpander in about 1 
minute. The symptoms were that the values were jumping around, 
wouldn't go up unless you went slow, if you went too fast they did 
nothing or went backwards!

I simply sprayed a touch of Servisol Switch Cleaning Lubricant in the 
round hole on the side of each encoder(you have to remove the plastic 
covers). It worked immeadiately and now they are all working 
perfectly, good as new. Sweet!

Phil.





--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, PeWe <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Karl !
> 
> I´m also not sure if my encoders are really damaged. It is, all the 
> switches and the encoders had not been too much in use all the 
time, - I 
> used a Oberheim Bankloader by Jaques Isler for the Atari in the 
past and 
> Sounddiver later after programming and editing and creating sounds 
a lot 
> in the 1st weeks after the purchase of the new Xpander.
> I´ve found out, switches and the numerical keyboard come back to 
live by 
> using ´em more and again.
> The rotarys work, 4 of them have no issues and 2 of ´em do all I 
need 
> if  I turn ´em carefully and slow,- but I get value jumps if I move 
´em 
> fast.
> Do you think it´s more related to the chip or more to dust,- or is 
it 
> common they start to wear out totaly ?
> I´m also not sure if it´s recommended to open a rotary and trying 
to 
> clean it.
> Teslanol T6 works pretty good here w/ vintage pots and faders, but 
I 
> don´t know if a rotary is comparable to a pot and how it looks 
inside, 
> so I´m careful and better avoid any experiments I think.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Karl schrieb:
> >
> >
> > Hey All,
> >
> > I have had a situation where I thought the encoader was acting up.
> > " display does not react when turning encoader or slow response". 
After
> > some digging with a scope I discovered its not the encoader at all
> > but the schmidt trigger chip interfaced to the encoader. This 
part is
> > available and inexspensive. My guess is static damages the chip.
> > I don't remember the exact part number but If needs be I can look 
it up
> > on the schematic. If your not sure, just swap it out with the 
chip from
> > the encoader next to it and see if the problem moves over.
> >
> > Karl
> >
> >
> > .
> >
> >
>