VCI-100. Good 2nd hand buy?
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    Default VCI-100. Good 2nd hand buy?

    I'm thinking of changing up from my Herc RMX and I have the option of a VCI-100 for a reasonable price; €250 rather than the €400 they cost new in these parts. Thing is, the used one is three years old and, hence, out of warranty. The seller says it was only used for one of those three years but it's impossible to know, and also impossible to know how much use it had for one year. For an extra €150 I can have a brand new one with a fresh three year warranty, which is nice peace of mind. But, given that I'll also be dropping an extra €100 on a sound card, I'm struggling to justify that much outlay to upgrade my hobby.

    So I'd like to hear from anyone who has had theirs for a few years. Have you had to replace any faders or pots? Give it an annual service with a tin of switch cleaner? Or is it still as good as the day you got it?

    Thanks in advance!

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    It's a very solid controller that i wouldn't have a problem buying used.

    some things to watch for

    -check for signs it was dropped. scuffs in corners and/or pots that aren't straight etc.

    -check the jogwheels, its somewhat common that one jogwheel will spin more freely then the other...there are little plastic screws that you can adjust, but if there is grinding or other non-smoothness it could be a sign it was dropped. I read here i think or somewhere that this happened even in the original packaging if the packaging was dropped/mishandled.

    other then maybe opening it up to blow dust out or tighten those plastic pins, i wouldn't do much on the inside. These midi controllers should work for years with very little to no internal maintenance, provided you keep it away from all those things that can damage electrical equipment.

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    btw, there is a link to get rid of the grinding sound, Its on djtt somewhere.

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    Thanks for the replies. I picked it up today, gave him €200 in the end so happy days! Everything works as it should although the right side jog feels a bit sloppy, as in there's lateral movement as well as radial. I followed the jog maintenance advice mentioned elsewhere on the site and had a look inside but it looks like mechanical wear of the nylon bushing that supports the jog spindle, rather than anything that can just be tightened up.

    Will Vestax themselves sell me spare parts? Or will I have to go through an agent? I've searched the forum and seen no mention of a parts supplier.

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    there was a walkthrough here on making replacements for those things, dont know where it is or the keywords though.

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