Traktor Kontrol X1 Inside

[Mert]

Hey Guys,

I bought 2 weeks ago a Traktor Kontrol X1 via Ebay. I wanted to install it, but there was a hardware problem. Native Instruments wanted to change them for 69€. This was to expensive for me so i repaired by myself. There was just a broken soldered point on a inductance(?). Just wanted to share 2 pictures inside of the X1.536938_467921636606079_995729732_n.jpg603002_467921976606045_714358266_n.jpg

greetz Mert

[DJZILCH]

so the warranty is over and they offered you to give you a new one for 69 euro? is that how it works?

[Mert]

so the warranty is over and they offered you to give you a new one for 69 euro? is that how it works?

Yes, i dont have a receipt... and i dont know date of purchase.

[Stewe]

Thanks for share mate. Didn't knew the rotary pots were made of plastic.

[photojojo]

Hey Guys,

I bought 2 weeks ago a Traktor Kontrol X1 via Ebay. I wanted to install it, but there was a hardware problem. Native Instruments wanted to change them for 69€. This was to expensive for me so i repaired by myself. There was just a broken soldered point on a inductance(?). Just wanted to share 2 pictures inside of the X1.536938_467921636606079_995729732_n.jpg603002_467921976606045_714358266_n.jpg

greetz Mert

This is what you did before there was midi and disposable gear. Good job.

[padi_04]

Didn't knew the rotary pots were made of plastic.

Yup, that's why they get wobbly relatively fast and why A&H put so much emphasis on stating that the K2 had metal nutted knobs.

[JohnnyDrama]

Thanks for the pics !

[Jester]

How easy are the X1's to pull apart? i removed all the screws on "lefty" but am a bit apprehensive pulling the thing open.

[Mert]

There is no problem to open a X1... It's best to pull only the potentiometer knobs from then do you just unscrew all on the back. Now you can remove the top shell and the bottom shell easily. Then only the few screws on the board. (Note rubber buttons are not attached). I'm an electronics engineer and have a lot to do with circuit boards, the quality of a consumer product is actually very good, I could only find one negative coil on top of the page has been reworked (this happens in the manufacturing process, but has no impact) ... I saw because there was little flux. the rest totally awesome, the only thing not so great is the plastic potentiometers and micro buttons.

Sorry for my bad english (google translater )

mfg