apc40 fader problem

so i was playing a little gig the other night and one of the faders on my apc 40 started to move on its own within ableton. fader 3 is mapped to the volume on channel 3 so when i moved it up or down it would follow but then when i stopped moving it it would jump around on its own for a little.

i had this issue when i first bought my apc 40, something was wrong with the power cable and it would do that so when i bought a new one it stopped. could it be the power cable is failing again or is the fader starting to break?

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Originally Posted by littlemimus

so i was playing a little gig the other night and one of the faders on my apc 40 started to move on its own within ableton. fader 3 is mapped to the volume on channel 3 so when i moved it up or down it would follow but then when i stopped moving it it would jump around on its own for a little.

i had this issue when i first bought my apc 40, something was wrong with the power cable and it would do that so when i bought a new one it stopped. could it be the power cable is failing again or is the fader starting to break?

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If its just the one fader is very unlikely to be a PSU issue

Probably a build up of carbon or dirt on the fader ... buy a tin of this and if it doesn't work you'll most likely need to replace the fader entirely.

You only need a TINY squirt, just enough to finely coat the track - you have no idea the amount of DJ faders I've seen been permanently put out of action by spraying half a can into them.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TXVhAZy%2BL.jpg

Yeah, I can agree with the above.

I had a similar issue with my faders due to not using them.

When I did, I had a similar issue.

I used a can of compressed air and cleaned mine.

just a little update i sprayed some of that in there and it started workin again! thanks guys

Awesome!

Good Job ;)