Maintenance And Service - Arrakis Systems X-mixer-14-14 Technical Manual

MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE

Maintenance
The X-mixer console requires no periodic maintenance with the exception of occasional cleaning.
Cleaning Switches
All switches are sealed and require no cleaning.
Cleaning Slide Faders
The slide faders are high quality conductive plastic. The slide faders may be cleaned using warm water. They do not require disassembly.
Remove the fader's knob by pulling up on it. Remove the fader from the console by removing the two mounting screws, clipping any cable ties if
used, and then carefully unplug the connector from the PC board.
To clean, simply hold the fader under a stream of warm tap water and operate the fader back and forth for 50-100 times. For extremely dirty
faders, a mild soap solution may be used. Allow the fader to dry totally before using. This may take as much as 10 hours.
IMPORTANT- do not use solvents, cleansers or sprays on the faders. The warm water with mild soap technique is recommended by the manufac-
turer.
Replacing Rotary Faders
All rotary faders are sealed conductive plastic units with stainless steel shafts. They require no periodic maintenance and can not be cleaned.
To replace a pot you must first remove the knob. To remove the knob, pry the knob cover off the top of the knob to reveal a collet nut. Loosen
the nut to release the knob. Lift the knob off the shaft. Next remove the nut on the threaded shaft of the pot. The pot is then removed from the
back of the panel.
Cleaning Console surfaces
Use mild soap and warm water only. Abrasive cleaners and solvents will ruin the console paint and plastic surfaces.
Routine Parts Replacement
Typical control part life specifications are listed below. Abuse can reduce the life or destroy a control.
On Off switches
Momentary switches
Faders
Fader lamps (LED)
4,000,000 operations
10,000,000 operations
20,000 operations (for 10% resistance change)
no routine replacement
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