How Long Does the life of a Cross Fader Last For?

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Posted by Xavier on Feb-10-2002 11:22:

How Long Does the life of a Cross Fader Last For?

I'm just starting out... I just wanna ask how long does the life of a cross fader last for if used at least once a day?

Posted by Scorchio on Feb-10-2002 13:29:

Depends.
If your a scratch DJ
then it will be worn out quickly
Id say six months
But regular Trance DJ's dont use it often, They use the volium of the PGM channels.
So most likely you wont have to replace it often if youre a Trance DJ.
However if youre going to try scratching
Let me recommend the Vestax PCV Series (003, 175 and 275)
They all have the PCV-Crossfader and PCV-Faders that have been tested for over then 2 million passes.
I Got the Vestax PCV-175 and Im very pleased with it.

Posted by DJ Darchinova on Feb-11-2002 09:32:

up to 200,00 fades for a noraml x-fader..
though the new PCV faders from Vestax can last up to 1 million fades!!!!!!

Posted by Dj Moriano on Feb-11-2002 13:38:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Darchinova
up to 200,00 fades for a noraml x-fader..
though the new PCV faders from Vestax can last up to 1 million fades!!!!!!

up to 2 million

Posted by Scorchio on Feb-11-2002 16:08:

2 million

Posted by DJ Darchinova on Feb-12-2002 09:52:

oh yeah..
i couldnt remeber.. but i knew it was in the millions

Posted by Pointy on Mar-03-2002 07:49:

Can anyone tell me why crossfaders wear out? Newbie question but hey, i gotta find out from somewhere

Posted by Great Outdoors on Mar-03-2002 09:11:

What about those digital crossfaders that Stanton is always boasting about? Do they get worn out as well?

Posted by j_spot on Mar-03-2002 21:30:

quote:
Originally posted by PointyDC
Can anyone tell me why crossfaders wear out? Newbie question but hey, i gotta find out from somewhere

well they still work they just bleed. They way i BELIEVE it works is that its a resistance. you have contacts between the fader and a point, which in turn relays to X from channel 1 and Y from channel 2, as this is worn down from friction, dust etc, they X and Y numbers dont sync up with each other anymore, so it bleeds. you can be all the way over to channel 1 and still hear channel 2(get a new x-fader right away) or the bleed could be subtle, like it being a bit louder than you wanted at a point near the other sides 0

ok..that may be completly off, but its what I think its right.