Many thanks! I will give it a try... I tried with a penknife but I honestly felt like I would break the unit if I applied anymore pressure.
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--- In xpantastic@..., Omar <holografique@...> wrote:
I recently replaced the encoders on my Xpander and it was not that
difficult to get the caps off the encoders. they should come up with a
slight amount of pressure. The tricky part is that they are fitted very
tight with very little "space" between the cap and the rim of the encoder
shaft (at least mine were fitted very tight. It may vary from unit to
unit). I had to use an exacto-blade and carefully work it underneath the
cap edge as to not damage the encoder or the cap itself. Once I got the
blade under the edge, I only had to apply a small bit off pressure to lift
them off.
Also make sure you use the right desoldering technique when replacing the
actual encoders. The old solder on my Xpander was difficult to get off on a
couple of the encoders, and eventually I had to clip a couple of them which
made it diificult to get the new ones to get a solid connection. I
eventually got a stable solder down. Long and tedious work though.
good luck. Its worth it in the end. I love the feel of new encoders on the
Xpander. They are still detented, but nowhere near as loud and "clicky" as
the originals were. Much smoother and quiter operation. And they turn much
faster while still giving pecise movement when slowed down.
On Saturday, March 23, 2013, orangefunk wrote:
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Thinking of replacing the encoders at some point as one of them is out and
another is intermittent. I have the excellent Xplorer software but
functions like pan position aren't possible from it.
But I am having some concern about how to remove the caps from the current
encoders. The ones on my Matrix 12 feel like they are glued on and won't
budge a millimetre. How are they fastened? Should they come off easily?
Best regards
