VOLUME CONTROL NOT WORKING

JOHNSONDONTSURF · **Posted:** Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:28 am

Wassup guys

I'm chilling in some flea bag hotel in Santa Ana, Ca with the homies and my sp was working perfectly fine one minute and the next, the volume CONTROL was no longer working. I don't know if I need new RCA cables or if it's my volume knob.

I can faintly hear sound when playing the pads or playing through EXT source but it's not loud enough. It also still peakis when I play a song on my phone with the volume all the way up (on my phone) through the EXT source.

I'm hoping it's just the RCA cables and I can go to a radioshack tomorrow and get knew ones.

Kinda worried cuz I bought it off of CL. And there is no warranty.

JOHNSONDONTSURF · **Posted:** Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:30 am

RockySullivan wrote:

Wassup guys

I'm chilling with the homies and my sp was working perfectly fine one minute and the next, the volume CONTROL was no longer working. I don't know if I need new RCA cables or if it's my volume knob.

I can faintly hear sound when playing the pads or playing through EXT source but it's not loud enough. It also still peakis when I play a song on my phone with the volume all the way up (on my phone) through the EXT source.

I'm hoping it's just the RCA cables and I can go to a radioshack tomorrow and get knew ones.

Kinda worried cuz I bought it off of CL. And there is no warranty.

Rabot · **Joined:** Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:31 pm **Posts:** 779

It's most defenitly the volume pot.

Sorry.

http://ca.mouser.com/ProductDetail/ALPS ... YCtNMLk%3d

Get this and a soldering iron.

JOHNSONDONTSURF · **Posted:** Sat Jun 21, 2014 4:13 pm

Rabot wrote:

It's most defenitly the volume pot.

Sorry.

http://ca.mouser.com/ProductDetail/ALPS ... YCtNMLk%3d

Get this and a soldering iron.

nooooooo!!!

Even if the knob doesn't feel loose at all?

Rabot · **Joined:** Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:31 pm **Posts:** 779

Yup. It happens.

JOHNSONDONTSURF · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:22 pm

Okay, it is what it is I guess.

I should be ok as long as I take my time repairing.

Thanks for help wish me luck!

Peace!

auxxmusic · **Joined:** Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:08 pm **Posts:** 5

Good luck bro! If you dont know how to fix/solder the volume pot, your best bet is to find an electronics store, or do what I did - where i contacted roland and they later gave me a third party roland electronics repairer number/email (since i had no warranty left for my 404).

Hope all is well, Peace

hseiken · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:12 pm

I'd like to give a little advice...double check your cables before opening up gear to do surgery, especially since you already said you didn't have cables to check already. It's cheaper than accidentally fucking up your shit chasing after an unconfirmed problem. I made this mistake once (killed a computer thinking the power jack needed to be resoldered when it turned out it was my actual power cable that got fucked up.

JOHNSONDONTSURF · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:22 pm

hseiken wrote:

I'd like to give a little advice...double check your cables before opening up gear to do surgery, especially since you already said you didn't have cables to check already. It's cheaper than accidentally fucking up your shit chasing after an unconfirmed problem. I made this mistake once (killed a computer thinking the power jack needed to be resoldered when it turned out it was my actual power cable that got fucked up.

Thanks, I will buy new RCA cables before I try replacing the volume pot.

HOPING THATS WHAT IT IS.

Although I think it is the volume pot. Now in retrospect I remember when it was working, when raising the volume knob about 3 quarters of the way i would get a little static/white noise sound. It wasn't too loud but you can definitely notice it faintly.

thanks again guys

JOHNSONDONTSURF · **Posted:** Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:03 pm

So it payday guys

and I bought new rya cords hoping that will fix my problem but it didn't.

so it is the volume pot! and now theres no where to purchase one!

Considering buying a whole new Sp 404 sx

someone help me save $500 and find me a volume pot!!!!

thanks guys

Om_Audio · **Posted:** Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:58 pm

I need one too. They are on back order on Mouser and they want $20 for shipping which is rape. If that turns out to be the only option maybe we could organize a group buy.
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soopington · **Posted:** Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:41 am

no luck on eBay?

wax inspektor · **Posted:** Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:42 pm

i once ordered volume and ctrl potis from roland - just contact the tech-support. they costed less then 3€ and they also shipped 'em for cheap...

JOHNSONDONTSURF · **Posted:** Wed Jul 02, 2014 4:26 pm

wax inspektor wrote:

i once ordered volume and ctrl potis from roland - just contact the tech-support. they costed less then 3€ and they also shipped 'em for cheap...

I just ordered one from a Roland.

Really simple and only $11 w/ shipping!

Roland tech support hours are Mon Wed Fri 9:00 am to 1:00pm PST

Stoked!

JOHNSONDONTSURF · **Posted:** Wed Jul 02, 2014 4:28 pm

RockySullivan wrote:

wax inspektor wrote:

i once ordered volume and ctrl potis from roland - just contact the tech-support. they costed less then 3€ and they also shipped 'em for cheap...

I just ordered one from ROLAND tech support (323) 890-3740

Really simple and only $11 w/ shipping!

Roland tech support hours are Mon Wed Fri 9:00 am to 1:00pm PST

Stoked!

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