RE: VORTEX knobs and pots

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

Just let lexicon know that YOU KNOW they are weak...and be nice to the 
tech 
support guys -- they are cool and they really are trying to help you over 
there







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Yes, that's possible, because sometimes the values de/increment in
bigger steps then +/-1, like they're jumping. So programming and
adjusting sounds is quite incomfortable. Thanks for that advice.



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 > Subject: Re: VORTEX knobs and pots
 >
 >
 > 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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