btovsky Posted December 10, 2004 Report Posted December 10, 2004 i'm sure this is a pretty obvious question, but i've searched around a bit and haven't found any mention of it, so...has anyone tried to find a source for rotary encoders with built-in led rings, such as those used on the tascam us2400, behringer bcr2000, etc.?or are these just niftier examples of what everyone here seems to be doing with multiple leds surrounding a pot/encoder? i'm in the early stages of planning my first foray into building a control surface and am trying to decide how many knobs w/rings i can stand to make...thanksbruce Quote
Screaming_Rabbit Posted December 10, 2004 Report Posted December 10, 2004 http://www.midibox.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=concepts;action=display;num=1080247144;start=5#5Greets, Roger Quote
btovsky Posted December 10, 2004 Author Report Posted December 10, 2004 that one looks interesting... too bad their site doesn't have any further info. i guess i should send them an email... i also found an item by alps, which looks fairly pricey: alps part #EM20B4014A01, 20mm size magnetic increment type. i'm checking with mouser to see if they have it and what it costs.thanksbruce Quote
Screaming_Rabbit Posted December 10, 2004 Report Posted December 10, 2004 ... please keep us informed ;)Greets, Roger Quote
btovsky Posted December 13, 2004 Author Report Posted December 13, 2004 well, just heard back from mouser on the encoders with led rings...i asked for a quote on 16 pcs., and they came back with $87.00 each. :oyikes. apparently the minimum order for the part is 480 pcs., so they quoted me a "sample" price. if ordered in bulk, starting at 480 pcs, they go for $32.42. seems cheaper to just buy a behringer and rip the pots out!oh well, it seemed like a good idea at the time...cheersbruce Quote
Skunk Posted December 13, 2004 Report Posted December 13, 2004 Seems 87$ is the usual way to keep small qty requests out of the game. I think guys like Behringer are OEM customers and have even much better purchasing conditions than the 32$. Won't be surprised about 20 bucks for a few thousand pcs.Cheers,Skunk Quote
seppoman Posted December 14, 2004 Report Posted December 14, 2004 I think guys like Behringer are OEM customers and have even much better purchasing conditions than the 32$. Won't be surprised about 20 bucks for a few thousand pcs.Behringer doesn´t buy only a few thousand pieces - the BCR has 32 encoders in one unit and I doubt there´s anything from behringer that sells under 1000 units/year. Anyway, this thing costs 200 bucks, so Behringer simply won´t use encoders from this brand if they cost more than 50 cents.Seppoman Quote
Jack Posted December 14, 2004 Report Posted December 14, 2004 Have you asked Behringer for a new LED-Ring with Encoder as replacement for a defect one?wfgJack Quote
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