argh...help please guys

[DTG]

first i am a tit !!

the volume control on my bongo was a bit bent so i thaught i would try to straighten it a bit.....yes big fat fingers broke it off.

i called the guys at my local store (the same guys who took 2 week tp place my order for the 25th ) and i have a feeling i will be making about 20 calls untill i get this part.

but the main problem is its stuck at volume off so i cant play it !!

so 2 questions

1) should i just keep calling my store to order the part,and hope that someone will bother to do it for me.

2) does anyone have a clue how i can turn the volume up so i can play it untill i get a new pot

oh and

3) anychance i can be made the Irish rep for EBMM for a week just so i can light a fire under these guys

Cheers

Dave

 

[the unrepentant]

i know jack made a post about it but this is more major than a minor cosmetic blemish, have you tried email EBMM customer service?

 

[DTG]

sorry that came out as if i was blaming the store for me breaking the volume pot ..pole ...brass thingy

only me to blame there

 

[DTG]

i know the guys in customer care would sort it out in a jiffey,but i dont want to bug them,the dealer should be able to get this.in the meantime i can live with the volume stuck on full but i cant play it stuck off.

 

[the unrepentant]

could you get a really skinny flat bladed screwdriver in there to turn it?

 

[DTG]

cheers dude,but i tried that it but it wont turn.the only thing i can think of is to drill a small hole in the pole that it left and stick a small driver into it to get it turned.....but taking a drill to my bass,jasus i dont know.

thanks again

 

[the unrepentant]

other than that, not sure there's much you can do!

 

[cellkirk74]

do you think you can solder in a new pod? As it is just the volume it should not be that complicated. I guess the Poti is 500kOhm log, but this can surely be answered by the customer service.

You get get a new poti at a local store and use it while you wait for the original part.

 

[TheStiffness]

PM Sent

 

[bovinehost]

The Stiffness to the rescue!

I did post about this once, a long time ago, when I dropped a Bongo and bent the shaft a bit (sounds painful, shut UP), but I just lived with the slightly off-kilter shaft. I tried a little bit to bend it back but realized right away that the only thing I was going to do was break it.

 

[DTG]

The Stiffness to the rescue!

I tried a little bit to bend it back but realized right away that the only thing I was going to do was break it.

i wish i had your sense

thanks stiffness i will check it now

 

[adouglas]

I bent the one on my first Bongo and did get it bent back without difficulty, so I've never actually had to replace one. But I did remove the electronics at one point, so I got good look at the pots.

They're not standard pots like you find in most instruments. I've never seen anything quite like them. I seriously doubt you'd find a direct replacement locally.

CS should be able to hook you up.

 

[five7]

Have to play a stingray while you're waiting for a replacement pot. Bummer.

 

[adouglas]

Now that's funny, right there.

 

[Big Poppa]

I was going to refer you to Adouglas but he beat me to it! heheheh

 

[oli@bass]

Have to play a stingray while you're waiting for a replacement pot. Bummer.

At least you can't bend the volume pot on them...

 

[keko]

Don't You have some friend electronics who can temporary solder down a straight wire instead that volume pot?
So, volume will be always at max. level! Of course until You get original part...etc.
Use imagination, I don't know?
It's so simple thing to me, or take some replacement part, temporary, I don't know...etc.

 

[Eggman]

I broke one off once - got a new one from customer service - replaced it myself - works great.

As for adjusting the volume while you wait for a part - you could do the drill-the-hole thing or super glue a piece of plastic or metal to the stub and give it a turn.

 

[scottbass71]

Keko beat me to the punch short it out of the circuit temporarily with a wire or the pot turns clockwise so tap a thread into the pot counter clockwise and use a screw to turn the pot

 

[TheStiffness]

We don't recommend doing anything that could potentially lead to more damage -- no need to MacGyver the pots. We're on the case!