[A6] New to the list -hi everybody

[Susan Baird]

Welcome Tim and congratulations. One can never have too many 
Andromedas, or Andromedaaaah as Robert would say. :)

Below are some 'knobs' snippets from the A6 archives. This is all the 
info I can put my hands on atm.

Susan



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Jun 25 2003
From: analoguediehard at att.net (analoguediehard at att.net)

The knobs should just slide right off, easier than most vintage synths. 
  The smallest knobs may be tighter though.  Just slip some string under 
the knob and pull up.  The PC boards underneath have plenty of support 
so don't worry about cracking them while pulling on a knob.

The A6 is an easy service job once you remove the 20+ screws to open 
it.  If you ever struggled with servicing a Memorymoog, the A6 is a 
walk in the park :)


Jun 25 2003
From: dfevans at bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)

By "take apart" you mean removing the front panel PCBs, right?
Opening the case is no big deal, though you have to be a little
careful of some thin metal tabs near each end.  I have a post in the
archives with more about this.  The archives may also contain some
comments about the knobs; search for something like "blue panel" or
"beta panel" or some such...or "aurora", though that will yield many
many hits.  There was discussion about how difficult it would be to
affix one of the pre-release panels.

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Aug 30 2003
From: analoguediehard at att.net (analoguediehard at att.net)
Subject: [A6] Road Advise

1) Handle the knobs with care.  Some of the pots on the front panel can 
break loose from the PC board if the knobs are bumped during rough 
handling.  These are the stereo pots and they are the filter cutoff 
frequency and the master volume pots.  If the master volume pot comes 
loose from the board, your MAIN outputs are kaput and you'll have the 
AUX outputs as backup but zero effects.

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Sep  1 2003
From: scd at synthmusic.info (scd)
Subject: [A6] Switching knobs

Hi,

Someone mentioned here that it is possible to switch the softknobs with 
the ones from envelope 1 (bigger).

They seem to be hard to remove.

Since I do not want to damage my A6, is there a special way? Are there
hidden screws somewhere?

Regards, Boele


Sep  1 2003
From: richard at chorlton.com (Richard)

I used a piece of hard plastic as a lever just to shift the bottom, they
come off easily then - no damage.

I found it really worthwhile - I changed around the env, keytrack and 
fine knobs instead actually - these makes the very large knobs easier 
to access

Richard


Sep  1 2003
From: Marzzz at aol.com (Marzzz at aol.com)

Is there some source to actually buy these knobs? I would rather put in 
some new larger knobs than change around the ones I already have.....


-Marshall

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On Dec 4, 2004, at 5:51 AM, Tim Kleinert wrote:

> Hi A6-listmembers,
>
> I just wanted to drop a line to introduce myself to this list.

> Anyway -I'd love to sooner or later invest money in having my Andies
> modded with better pots and anything else beneficial to their 
> longevity.
> Does anybody know anything about the pot footprints on the panel PCB? 
> Is
> the wobbliness of the pots due to their own construction or to the way
> they are mounted? Is it easy to replace pots? And is there a more 
> sturdy
> substitute pot available? Glad for suggestions or input.
>
>
> Kind regards,
> tim/shoshin