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Loose volume knob

post #1 of 5
11/17/09 at 6:20am
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You'll have to excuse my rather rudimentary explanation of my situation, I'm not a very mechanical person (English major):

I recently purchased a used Little Dot MK III from a Head-Fi'er, which, when I received it, had a slightly loose volume knob/pot. Today, however, the looseness because more accentuated, and the knob itself came clear off, leaving only the central screw. At this point it's mostly an aesthetic/accuracy issue, as I can control the volume with the central screw, it just doesn't look very good anymore, and I can't ever be exactly sure where on the volume dial my current listening level lies.

Anyway, is there any way to fix this? I know places like Headfile offer replacement knobs, etc., but I'd rather just re-attach the metal knob that came with the LD MK III. From what I can tell, there's a slit/slot on the volume pot's "screw" within which a hole with another slit on the metal volume knob is supposed to slide into and brace itself. At this point it just won't "catch" long enough to stay put without becoming completely loose after a turn or two.

Any layman's suggestions?
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post #2 of 5
11/17/09 at 7:04am
You need to stick a torx t4 or so into the hole or possibly a small hex key, either should work, and tighten that set screw. All volume knobs are removable, as removing the knob is part of disassembling the front panel.
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post #3 of 5
11/17/09 at 8:17pm
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Thanks. So should the set screw just grip to the potentiometer shaft by the force of tightening it, or will it need to be screw into a particular area of the shaft?
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post #4 of 5
11/17/09 at 9:06pm
There's probably a notch there if the factory tightened it really tight, but really all it does is grab into the metal surface, anywhere is fine. Just make sure if the knob has a pointer on it that you line it up right so it still indicates the volume the way you want it (like have it start at 6 o clock, or whatnot)
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post #5 of 5
11/17/09 at 10:07pm
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Will do, thanks. After taking a close look with a flashlight in the knob's hole, it looks like it's probably best to use a hex key.

David from Little Dot also thought I could try and buy an aftermarket knob, since he's heard of other customers doing so. Anyone have a recommendation for a good one? Might use the opportunity to "upgrade" the stock knob.
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