so i havnt used my Vestax PMC 05 pro III in quite a long time and have recently discovered that the rubber parts on the knobs on it have become sticky.
Has anyone else had this issue with rubber on knobs before? did just cleaning them help?
so i havnt used my Vestax PMC 05 pro III in quite a long time and have recently discovered that the rubber parts on the knobs on it have become sticky.
Has anyone else had this issue with rubber on knobs before? did just cleaning them help?
Pontus.
That's a member I remember.
Now having problems with your sticky member.
Rest assured that all materials have a shelf life.
When Vestax (RIP) made that mixer they certainly weren't thinking "Will Pontus get sticky knobs in 17 years?". They just went with something tactile.
I have various equipment, some made by Vestax, and, yes, most of that rubberised stuff does end up sticky, regardless of brand or if I kept in a hermetically sealed container in a museum.
Same with audio equipment, same as anything - industrial, "pro", or amateur.
Unless its hewn from rock or metal, it aint gonna last 1000 years. Eventually you will run out of spare part suppliers and be unable to replace the bits.
As for cleaning, you will just rub the rubber off. Any strong cleaning solvent will dissolve it right off.
There are some products made to prolong the life of rubber polymer parts (like for cars or whatever).
But eventually you will need to replace it.
bored, curious, deaf or just bad taste in music?
finally a mix by me
and what's this, another shoddy mix...another dull mix
you wanna get technical?
Lets get technical
Originally Posted by teh internetz
bored, curious, deaf or just bad taste in music?
finally a mix by me
and what's this, another shoddy mix...another dull mix
thanks for the reply pete
I didnt even realize that vestax went out of business
will probably try to buy some replacement knobs somewhere
I have successfully dried some sticky crap before, playstation controller sticks gone gooey. I also de-gunked a remote control using some Sticky stuff remover successfully treated the gunk without attacking all the remote button labelling. Thought you have to be careful, that stuff is potent so to use in a well ventilated area, using gloves. I'd give them knobs a nothing to lose last try before sourcing new ones.
Last edited by Manu; 06-20-2021 at 06:13 PM.
That's it. The SSR kind of neutralises the compound that makes it all go gluey and nasty. I still use that remote control too, it's never gone sticky again, and it used to be absolutely disgusting, trapping any dust and dirt etc.
Also, I forgot, before going for the hardcore version, please try the old simple version of take your entire knob kit out (no pun intended), and leave all that overnight in some dish soap water. Come back in the morning, dry it out gently and see what happened. Don't know about your dish soap in the USA, but in ours, like Fairy Liquid™ it contains some types of salts that do neutralise oily compounds. Use a rag because you may get some dark dirty traces, by all means just dry gently and never ever rub.
Try soaking them in vinegar. I had a synth with plastic end panels that over time had this problem so.. I read that vinegar could clean them.
. well, it took some elbow grease rubbing them with a vinegary rag but it worked.
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