My Sansa Fuze is melting!
Sep 18, 2012 at 6:04 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 13

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After just a couple years, the rubberized back on my Sansa Fuze is melting away. It looks like half melted wax and everything is sticking to it. I can easily scratch it off down to the metal with my fingernail. I can get a cover for the rig but I'd rather clean it up.
 
Anyone else experience this? Any suggestions on how to remove the gunk? Thanks-
 
Sep 18, 2012 at 6:15 PM Post #2 of 13
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After just a couple years, the rubberized back on my Sansa Fuze is melting away. It looks like half melted wax and everything is sticking to it. I can easily scratch it off down to the metal with my fingernail. I can get a cover for the rig but I'd rather clean it up.
 
Anyone else experience this? Any suggestions on how to remove the gunk? Thanks-

 
Maybe scrape it all down to the metal with something softer than the metal, and then put a clear screen protector over it when it is cleaned up ?
 
Sep 18, 2012 at 6:23 PM Post #3 of 13
Thanks for the suggestion.
 
The front of the Fuze is fine, as is the glossy plastic frame that surrounds it. But the back is nothing but a coating of goo. This rig has never been in sunlight or a hot environment so I'm at a loss as to why it decided to melt. I think scraping it all off might be my only recourse.
 
 
Sep 18, 2012 at 6:28 PM Post #4 of 13
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Thanks for the suggestion.
 
The front of the Fuze is fine, as is the glossy plastic frame that surrounds it. But the back is nothing but a coating of goo. This rig has never been in sunlight or a hot environment so I'm at a loss as to why it decided to melt. I think scraping it all off might be my only recourse.
 

 
I had a few of them, but never for as long as you've had yours, and I always had a silicone skin on the ones I had.
 I remember seeing a picture of a DAP somewhere where somebody had done this....I think it was one of the metal-backed ipods, where they buffed out the scratches and then covered it with a screen shield....so that's where the idea came from. Best of luck with it! 
 
Sep 18, 2012 at 6:33 PM Post #5 of 13
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I had a few of them, but never for as long as you've had yours, and I always had a silicone skin on the ones I had.
 I remember seeing a picture of a DAP somewhere where somebody had done this....I think it was one of the metal-backed ipods, where they buffed out the scratches and then covered it with a screen shield....so that's where the idea came from. Best of luck with it! 

 
Thanks. I never though the SQ of the Fuze was that great compared to my Zune or Clip Zip, but after Rockboxing it I thought I've give a LOD and an amp a try just to see if I can make it really sing. Have you had any luck with that?
 
Sep 18, 2012 at 6:34 PM Post #6 of 13
I'm surprised they even continued using metal on them. The E200 series had those metal backing but they were clearly visible. I really enjoyed my E280 Version 2 (same sound quality as the Fuze) plus it had replaceable battery. I have to admit the difference between Version 1 and 2 were quite noticeable and really got me started on this expensive journey....
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Sep 18, 2012 at 6:39 PM Post #8 of 13
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Thanks. I never though the SQ of the Fuze was that great compared to my Zune or Clip Zip, but after Rockboxing it I thought I've give a LOD and an amp a try just to see if I can make it really sing. Have you had any luck with that?

I Rockboxed several of mine, but i never had an LOD for them. Set your volume at 0db in Rockbox if you want to amp from the headphone-out.....it's a clean signal and works fine that way.(at least it did with my ReplayGained files)
 
Sep 18, 2012 at 6:42 PM Post #9 of 13
I found the line out dock to sound slightly better than the HO. The sound stage was wider, better separation.
 
 
Sep 18, 2012 at 7:08 PM Post #11 of 13
Yeah when I bought mine it was through Fiio while they still made them. I've since moved on to better sounding products. My Fuze was lost or stolen during my move (didn't care so much though, but some of my other stuff.....).
 
 

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