Some people on the group may be interested in a mod I've done to my FR2-LE
controls.
Having done some searching I came upon these knobs on eBay UK:
Item # 360212988939 (You get five, and mine were white)
I then removed the skirt and carefully with a sharp small penknife, removed the
vertical gripping lines inside the shaft opening. If the knobs had been
sufficiently long and stable you wouldn't have to do this, but they aren't! If
you do this correctly the knobs will hold well enough. I took a fraction too
much off my first attempt and cunningly applied a circle of insulation tape to
the base of the knob, and then made a cut across the opening. I followed this
cut with another to each side of the first to create a cross (hope that makes
sense!) This was sufficient to give enough grip when the knob was pushed on.
OK, this isn't the easiest procedure, but to a skilled person it won't take
long.
I have put a couple of pictures in a folder named Piccies from Max in the
Photos section.
A couple of points; firstly, the movement of the small shafts that were not
made for a knob of this size is amplified, but this is in my opinion not a
problem. Secondly, I will of course not accept any resposibility for any damage
caused if anyone attempts this!
Max
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