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by lotusone
Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:12 am
Forum: Korg Electribe
Topic: Fix your knob jitters or worn out buttons or even scratches?
Replies: 7
Views: 3880

i know this is an old thread, but do you have a website/email address to contact korg to order parts? i have an esx with knob drift/jitter problems, and obviously rather than hunt down a parts unit it makes sense to me to just order some new pots.

thanks
by lotusone
Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:08 am
Forum: Korg Electribe
Topic: KORG EMX/ESX KNOB DRIFT
Replies: 9
Views: 5327

awesome...seems we aren't the only ones...

i guess the next step (if you aren't afraid to take your emx apart; i am ready and willing to do so with my esx) is to find the part number for the pots. if i ever find this i will try and post a step by step, at least of my own process...
by lotusone
Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:59 am
Forum: Korg Electribe
Topic: KORG EMX/ESX KNOB DRIFT
Replies: 9
Views: 5327

that is a very good question. does anyone know of a place to get a service manual? this would make answering this prob !much! easier. I think one could check the output of the pot, to see if it is covering the range of resistance that it is supposed to (as well as check the connections to the board ...
by lotusone
Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:02 am
Forum: Korg Electribe
Topic: KORG EMX/ESX KNOB DRIFT
Replies: 9
Views: 5327

ironic, i posted just previous to this about a similar trouble with my ESX. in my case it is the fx edit 2 knob, which has gotten quite bad in the last month or so (drifting, acutally basically doesn't even work now; just drifts and must be forced to its extreme to increase the value to its max ...
by lotusone
Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:02 am
Forum: Korg Electribe
Topic: ESX Knob "drift" trouble
Replies: 3
Views: 1686

thanks for the reply. i am aware of stuff like that. fortunately i knew the previous owner, and the esx sat most of the time while it was owned by him. obviously i am aware that the pot is malfunctioning, and am interested in replacing it, and i am just posting to see if anyone else has had this ...
by lotusone
Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:45 am
Forum: Korg Electribe
Topic: ESX Knob "drift" trouble
Replies: 3
Views: 1686

ESX Knob "drift" trouble

Hey all, I have owned my ESX now for ~a year (purchased used, previous owner had it for about a year). Recently my FX Edit 2 knob has started to periodically drift (cycles back and forth a little, usually at a low level), and sometimes will not allow me increase the parameter it is controlling ...

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