Sticky / slow arcade buttons - how to clean/fix?
Sticky / slow arcade buttons - how to clean/fix? Posted on: 25.12.2011 by Marvella Henage Hi DJTT,So I went away for 3 months and put my vci 100 arcade in a storage bin under some clothes - no case or anything. When I took it out last evening , the left deck's buttons seemed to be slow or sticky - when I press them down, they feel sticky and take a noticeable amount of time to come back up/reset. Theory 1 is that i spilled something on them and they got sticky or dirty. Theory 2 is that the weight of clothes on them may have pressed them down for so long that the springs got compressed permanently. Either way - any ideas of how to fix? Cleaning alcohol? New buttons (don't really want to go through that hassle...) Thanks, fffiiissshhh | |
| Marvella Henage 25.12.2011 | Hi DJTT, So I went away for 3 months and put my vci 100 arcade in a storage bin under some clothes - no case or anything. When I took it out last evening , the left deck's buttons seemed to be slow or sticky - when I press them down, they feel sticky and take a noticeable amount of time to come back up/reset. Theory 1 is that i spilled something on them and they got sticky or dirty. Theory 2 is that the weight of clothes on them may have pressed them down for so long that the springs got compressed permanently. Either way - any ideas of how to fix? Cleaning alcohol? New buttons (don't really want to go through that hassle...) Thanks, fffiiissshhh |
| Marvella Henage 07.01.2012 | Opened it up, popped them out, poured some alcohol in, the motion's great now. Thanks for the advice |
| Marvella Henage 27.12.2011 | arghhh okay - you're right, i'm a little scared of getting under the hood, but it'll be a good learning experience. I believe it's probably that some booze got in there during my last gig, i havent used it in a few months. Will post again with results, thanks! |
| Ned Somerset 27.12.2011 | open up the vci, its pretty easy and not as scary as you believe. once opened you'll be able to release the plunger from the arcade button by pressing a small slot screwdriver in the side to release the little nub holding them in place. take out, give a good clean with high percentage rubbing alcohol. 99 isoprophl or whatever its called. way easier then it looks. I do it a couple times a year. just to keep everything on tip top shape. |
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