My circle data knob keep falling off!

rob314159 · Post by **rob314159** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:13 am

What about putting a small rubber band around the plastic circle of the knob?

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:15 am

Good thought, I'm sure there is an easy fix for this, besides glue..

Looking at it more closely, I'm convinced that the inner round plastic, which is divided into sections is specifically for retention.. Bend one or two very, very little. I really think that's the ticket.

Trinity2112 · Post by **Trinity2112** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:21 am

"What a piece of junk!"

"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."

panrixx · Post by **panrixx** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:26 am

What I find strange is that after all those demos has'nt this apparent problem been noticed before they were shipped out to dealers!

Either,

there was not a problem with the batch of demo machines - so what has changed?

or

this problem did show itself on the demo machines and nobody took a blind bit of notice!

As I said, I find this strange.

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:29 am

And as usual no KORG Staff responding on this topic...

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:29 am

I don't know just how loose the rotary is, but lets face it, if you walk over to your stove and pull on the knobs, they will come off.

Now, if these knobs (Rotary) are just falling off, that a different story..

MartinHines · Post by **MartinHines** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:39 am

taurgo Production wrote:every time now since lastnite i had this problem what the heck is going on?
any one have any ideas on how to fix this? Is there a pice missing beside this
cross pice of tape that was suppose to keep this thing together? I was trying to load the picture up to show you guys anyone know how to do this.

Contact Korg Product Support (call them on the phone):
http://www.korg.com/contactus.aspx

Bach42t · Post by **Bach42t** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:44 am

And here we thought it was the end caps that were a problem, they are actually not bad at all. If the data wheel had been designed like the Trinity/Triton this would not be an issue.

sparkie · Post by **sparkie** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:07 am

OK here are better pics..
Lou You cant bend this as it is plastic. There are 4 larger notches and 4 smaller ones in between. It looks to me as though the tape fits into the notch of the drum on the bottom circuit board. It is a definitely weird pot!!
It does not take much side pressure to get it off.. not like a stove knob or metal shaft knob pot.

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:35 am

Why would they place a hole at the bottom of the pot?
There's no way they they forgot to place a male in the knob is there?
Strange..

taurgo Production · Post by **taurgo Production** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:46 am

yeah this is my I started this post, my kronons was just like that until i fixed it myself. Korg should offer us a $100 rebate. If it was really eazy to post picks mine would look like the rest.

NavidSyed · Post by **NavidSyed** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:42 am

is it possible to use stronger double sided tape (3M) or velcro to secure the knob? that tape on the data knob is very worrisome design flaw in a $3000 workstation, I don't recall even the M3 being built that cheap wondering if Japan disaster led to this poor quality control (trying to finish and release the units ASAP?? )

jahrome · Post by **jahrome** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:56 am

I want to slap the taste out of the mouths of the individuals that designed this data wheel.

I have to repeat...that this is the worst data wheel of any workstation I have ever owned (Triton Studio, Fantom X & G, and Motif ES). I own a 14 year old MPC 2000. I have never had a problem with its data wheel.

Adding stronger tape is not a good fix. The data wheel needs to be redesigned. Perhaps the data wheel should have a shaft that slides into the hole at the bottom of the pot???

panrixx · Post by **panrixx** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:44 am

sparkie wrote:OK here are better pics..
Lou You cant bend this as it is plastic. There are 4 larger notches and 4 smaller ones in between. It looks to me as though the tape fits into the notch of the drum on the bottom circuit board. It is a definitely weird pot!!
It does not take much side pressure to get it off.. not like a stove knob or metal shaft knob pot.

OK. You have not said if the ring of the data wheel fits over the outside or inside of the pot ring. It looks like it fits inside the pot ring and locates on the two black 'pegs' near the bottom.

If that is the case then the only contact points for the tape are the top surfaces of those black pegs and possible, where the tapes folds over the sides of the data wheel ring.

If the data wheel does not 'bottom' fully into position then maybe the tape will not even reach those two black pegs.

From what I can tell, the best short term solution maybe to remove the tape and put a small amount of 'blue-tack' on each of the two black pegs. Also, some standard, clear, sellotape could be wrapped around the outside of the data wheel ring so that the 'tacky' side faces outwards (overlap at the ends to get it to stay in place). Wrap enough times around to get the proper 'fit'. When the wheel is refitted the blue-tack will hold at the black pegs and the sellotape will stick to the sides (I think).

Post by **Sharp** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:56 am

My 2 cents....
Don't do anything to modify your KRONOS. The wheel should not fall off so you need to call KORG.

Regards
Sharp.

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