Re: EDP Input knob possessed

[Matthias Grob <matthias@grob.org>]

>OK, sometimes my input knob is ok, sometimes it is possessed. I have an
>older one from about '96, and I have been having some trouble with the 
>input
>gain. It is always right around 1/4 up, which is usually fine (used on the
>aux send of a Mackie 1202vlz set straight at unity gain). Problem is, more
>often than not, the difference between the input LED being off to being in
>the red is like the width of a human hair. I have had no troubles for the
>last 7 or 8 years, and all of a sudden this is happening. It takes forever
>to set the gain now, after I have left it in the same spot for years. 
>Either
>it distorts or is inaudible. Sometimes I can compensate by turning it 
>lower
>and cranking the aux return, but that is a little noisy.
>
>I read the archives about the input gain problem, but this doesn't seem to
>be it. It worked fine, now it is being erratic. Could something have gone
>horribly wrong?

yes, when the potentiometer brakes it does this, a little crack in 
the board with the resistance layer.

the input pot brakes because its the outmost and receives impacts 
from the left and front

:-(

>
>Dave Eichenberger
>http://www.hazardfactor.com


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