little tip if your faders are staring to crackle/be intermittant

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Posted by Rick D on Oct-29-2004 19:28:

little tip if your faders are staring to crackle/be intermittant

took my mixer into work today as the faders were starting to get a bit crackly, i was expecting an 'It's fucked you need a new mixer' from our sound engineer, but he said to spray some contact cleaner/lubricator in the groove of the faders, and hey presto, they work fine now.
He said its only temporary, but it's worth a try if you cant/dont want to fork out for a new mixer.

Posted by D Dubya on Oct-29-2004 19:33:

Re: little tip if your faders are staring to crackle/be intermittant

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Originally posted by moondog
took my mixer into work today as the faders were starting to get a bit crackly, i was expecting an 'It's fucked you need a new mixer' from our sound engineer, but he said to spray some contact cleaner/lubricator in the groove of the faders, and hey presto, they work fine now.
He said its only temporary, but it's worth a try if you cant/dont want to fork out for a new mixer.

Ohhhh I am going to have to try that. Also, do you know an easy fix to the left side of the audio not working on a specific channel. I took it apart and didn't really notice anything out of place.

Posted by sleepydragon on Oct-29-2004 20:02:

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Originally posted by Dirk W.
Ohhhh I am going to have to try that. Also, do you know an easy fix to the left side of the audio not working on a specific channel. I took it apart and didn't really notice anything out of place.

ur cartridge could be wired up wrong for the side thats not working

Posted by Rick D on Oct-29-2004 21:50:

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Posted by auujay on Oct-29-2004 22:01:

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Originally posted by sleepydragon
ur cartridge could be wired up wrong for the side thats not working

They way he says it for a specific channel makes me think the cart works fine when played through other channels, in which case it is indeed a mixer problem.

Posted by Rick D on Oct-29-2004 22:33:

it could possibly be a dry solder joint on the back of the board, you'll be able to see it if you look carefully. It will just need reflowing
Not actually sure if this would cause the problem that you have, just something that i thought of.

Posted by Cosmic Realm on Oct-30-2004 05:02:

thanks for the tip man... really useful for some people more then likly ...

Posted by D Dubya on Oct-30-2004 10:42:

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quote:
Originally posted by sleepydragon
ur cartridge could be wired up wrong for the side thats not working

I appreciate the infor, but yea, everyone is right. This is a Concorde cart, hence, no wiring, and the problem remains. Even when switched out. It is a mixer problem, just wish I knew the exact answer. Thanks for the tips guys

Posted by sleepydragon on Oct-30-2004 10:46:

ok i said it cose thats what was up with mine the left channel had no sound so i swaped a wire round and it started working

Posted by djkoolaide on Oct-30-2004 13:35:

Thanks man, I will keep this in mind!

Posted by Cheetah86 on Oct-30-2004 23:46:

Does it fix leakage as well or only crackling... right now I have to unplug my left output wire if I want to attempt any fader scratching on my crappy Numark DM-1002. I want to get a new mixer anyways though, I just need to save up for a little. Luckily I mix most of the time so it doesn't become a problem.

Posted by DJ-MarkHills on Nov-02-2004 23:03:

before i sold my old gemini ps626i i noticed the x-fader was getting really crackly and leaking badly, i cleaned the x-fader out using a small paintbrush, a credit card, household polish spray like mr sheen or something and a tissue.

first i took the x-fader out (not touching the wiring of course) so i could get inside it better with the brush, then i sprayed a little bit of polish onto the table and dabbed the paintbrush in it, then wiping it off with my fingers so its just kinda damp.. i then brushed the inside of the x-fader to get some of the dust and shit out... after that i took a credit card and a tissue, i wrapped the tissue around the credit card and sprayed it with polish. using this i went inside the x-fader and thourougly cleaned it. the amount of dust and dirt i picked up was amazing...

when i put it all back together it was good as new.

Posted by Cheetah86 on Nov-03-2004 00:25:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ-MarkHills
before i sold my old gemini ps626i i noticed the x-fader was getting really crackly and leaking badly, i cleaned the x-fader out using a small paintbrush, a credit card, household polish spray like mr sheen or something and a tissue.

first i took the x-fader out (not touching the wiring of course) so i could get inside it better with the brush, then i sprayed a little bit of polish onto the table and dabbed the paintbrush in it, then wiping it off with my fingers so its just kinda damp.. i then brushed the inside of the x-fader to get some of the dust and shit out... after that i took a credit card and a tissue, i wrapped the tissue around the credit card and sprayed it with polish. using this i went inside the x-fader and thourougly cleaned it. the amount of dust and dirt i picked up was amazing...

when i put it all back together it was good as new.

Nice, I gotta try that soon, this cracking is getting bad, in addition to the leaking.

Posted by PVD fanatic on Nov-03-2004 18:12:

when you say faders do u mean "just ther fader" or the volume control that slides up and down too?? Cause when i increase volume on one of my channels, there's a crackly noise in my speakers... just wonderings...

Posted by Rick D on Nov-03-2004 18:27:

quote:
Originally posted by PVD fanatic
when you say faders do u mean "just ther fader" or the volume control that slides up and down too?? Cause when i increase volume on one of my channels, there's a crackly noise in my speakers... just wonderings...

i put it all my faders,and they work now

Posted by Quantized on Nov-03-2004 19:32:

thanks for the tip, although i dont think ill have to do that for a looooonng time with my new pcv275

Posted by PVD fanatic on Nov-03-2004 20:51:

quote:
took my mixer into work today as the faders were starting to get a bit crackly, i was expecting an 'It's fucked you need a new mixer' from our sound engineer, but he said to spray some contact cleaner/lubricator in the groove of the faders, and hey presto, they work fine now.

what exactly is contact cleaner and lubriator ?

Posted by Rick D on Nov-03-2004 21:07:

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Originally posted by PVD fanatic
what exactly is contact cleaner and lubriator ?

I'll take a pic tomorrow and post it

Posted by D Dubya on Nov-16-2004 19:15:

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Originally posted by moondog
I'll take a pic tomorrow and post it

still waiting on that pic

Posted by Rick D on Nov-17-2004 23:12:

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Originally posted by Dirk W.
still waiting on that pic

sorry dude completely forgot, here you go

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