Re: VORTEX knobs and pots

["James Winger" <jdwinger@hotmail.com>]

These aren't actually pots - they are rotary encoders (every time you feel 
that click, the little switch in there kicks over and triggers the unit to 
increment)


The encoders in the vortex are a known weak point and they should probably 
be replaced.

On the up side, Lexicon is very good about sending replacements.

The vortex breaks apart very very easily and installing new encoders is a 
short little job if you have basic soldering skills)







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The pots on my Vortex seem to be worn out. First, they feel "loose", the
steps don't seem to be very precise. Second, the pot to step through the
parameters seems to be worst. If I try to select a certain parameter to
change it, the display isn't showing it's actual value. Sometimes it
stays the same, sometimes it needs two steps forward, one step back, to
get the actual parameter value displayed. I assume it is the pot. Or is
this behaviour familiar to any other Vortex users?


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