Thanks for the info.
Is it possible to buy the new pots for the MAQ 16/3 in the Doepfer website or better (because of my poor electronics skills) Is it possible to send the MAQ 16/3 to have it upgraded
Thanks
Ric

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , <yahoo@...> wrote:
>
> There was a mistake in my message. It should read "not like those in the
> A-100" ("not" was missing)
>
> Sorry
> Dieter Doepfer
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com ]Im Auftrag von yahoo@...
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Mai 2010 11:36
> > An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > Betreff: AW: 1 MAQ 16/3 loose pots
> >
> >
> > > Hi all ,
> > >
> > > I bought this MAQ 16/3 sequencer secondhand one year ago and it
> > > came these kind of loose pots ( different from the Doepfer
> > > modules which are very nice and firm) .
> > > It's kind of frustrating because I own other step sequencers and
> > > I believe the MAQ 16/3 is the best of all but there is that issue
> > > with the pots.
> > >
> > > The serial number is : 960518
> > >
> > > Is there a way to get similar pots as the Doepfer modules in my
> > MAQ 16/3
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Ric
> >
> > This MAQ16/3 was manufactured in 1996 (ser.no = 96 ...). At this time the
> > MAQ16/3 were manufactured still with the potentiometers without thread
> (!!!not!!! like
> > those in the A-100). We changed the potentiometers of the MAQ16/3 as soon
> as
> > we discovered how much better the potentiometers of the A-100 are (about
> end
> > of 1997). Unfortunately your MAQ16/3 is still the old version (and it was
> > also much cheaper at that time than the new version with the better
> > potentiometers). It's possible but very time consuming to replace all 48
> potentiometers.
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Dieter Doepfer
> >
> >
> >
> >
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