Panotaker
2:51 PM - 11 June, 2010
Product: itch
Hardware: vestax-vci-300
Computer: mac
OS Version: 10.6.3
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I bought a used VCI-300 a couple of days ago. Since I didn't know anything about it, I let the previous owner demo it for me and everything seemed to work just fine. When I got home, I set it up, but only played with the left hand jog wheel for the first couple of days while I got familiar with all the buttons and knobs. Then I loaded a song on the right jog wheel and everything worked fine, but I had it on pitch bend mode. My problems started when I put it on scratch mode. On scratch mode, the minute I start to scratch, the song freezes when I take my hands of the platter. It sits there for a few seconds and then starts back up by itself. If like if I hit the pause button. The left jog wheel works just fine. I was going to contact the seller, but I got a feeling he had already spent my money the minute I left his house.
I did a little bit of research and saw other people having the same problem and it was due to dirt inside the jog wheel. I saw a video on youtube that shows you how to take the jog wheel apart and clean the brass shaft and the long copper bar that rubs against the shaft. I took mine apart and cleaned it, and it fixed my problem, and now the jog wheel works just fine. My question is, when I cleaned the shaft, I wiped off most of the clear grease that goes on the shaft. I need to know what kind of grease do I need to buy to put back on the shaft. I got a feeling, since I wiped most of the grease off, it will get dirty pretty quick from the two different metals rubbing together. I also noticed that the long flat copper bar that rubs on the brass shaft is getting black. I thought about sanding it, but just ended up rubbing it with my finger. Is it okay to lightly sand it to get the oxidation off or just leave it since it is working right now, or can I just order that one piece in case it gives me more problems in the future.
Like I said, I fixed my problem and both jog wheels are working perfect. I just need to know what kind of grease goes on the shaft, and where can I get it. I also need to know if I can order the little flat copper bar that rubs against the brass shaft on the jog wheel or if just lightly sanding it is good enough. Thanks.
