Registered: Sep 2003
Location: In The Chillout Room!
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.
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.
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Oct-29-2004 19:33
sleepydragon
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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: doncaster, england
Re: Re: little tip if your faders are staring to crackle/be intermittant
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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
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: In The Chillout Room!
Re: Re: little tip if your faders are staring to crackle/be intermittant
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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.
Re: Re: Re: little tip if your faders are staring to crackle/be intermittant
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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.
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Registered: Sep 2003
Location: In The Chillout Room!
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.
thanks for the tip man... really useful for some people more then likly ...
Oct-30-2004 05:02
D Dubya
Deeper
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Over there
Re: Re: Re: little tip if your faders are staring to crackle/be intermittant
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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
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Oct-30-2004 10:42
sleepydragon
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: doncaster, england
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
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.
Oct-30-2004 23:46
DJ-MarkHills
tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: East Anglia
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.
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.
