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Rigol DS1054Z rotary encoder mod *works!*
Jasper:
Actually, you get twenty. Ten of each size. But at 80 bucks including shipping for the lot, that's still nearly five bucks *per knob*.
Fungus:
--- Quote from: Jasper on June 02, 2016, 10:45:43 pm ---80 bucks including shipping for the lot
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Oh... :(
Send him a message and ask of they can be sent by ordinary post instead of Fedex. You never know.
--- Quote from: Jasper on June 02, 2016, 10:45:43 pm ---that's still nearly five bucks *per knob*.
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He offers combined shipping so you can get them cheaper (per knob) by buying multiple sets. :popcorn:
jjoonathan:
I asked him about alternative or combined shipping two days ago and he never got back. Ebay will ship 1 for $25, 2 for $45, 3 for $65... so the shipping discount makes the unit cost $75 instead of $80. Given the prices that other Hong Kong dealers manage to ship for, I bet he's pocketing most of that. Which is fine, but it really thins out the margins. Selling $1 encoders for $8 is an excellent business plan, selling $5 knobs for $8 carries a bit more risk if you can't match inventory to demand.
Time to see if Agilent directly sells "replacements."
StormJunkie:
Just picked up a 1054z and would really like to do the encoder upgrade. Does anyone know if all of the rotary encoders on the 1054Z are the same? And any reason not to replace all 5 of them? Thanks!
ebastler:
--- Quote from: StormJunkie on March 02, 2017, 05:38:07 am ---Just picked up a 1054z and would really like to do the encoder upgrade. Does anyone know if all of the rotary encoders on the 1054Z are the same? And any reason not to replace all 5 of them? Thanks!
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The encoders behind the two large knobs (for horizontal and vertical scale) have detents already. The eoncoders for trigger level, horizontal and vertical position are only used for continuous adjustments, not for discrete selections -- so it does not make sense to use stepped encoders for these. Only the menu selection encoder benefits from replacing it with a stepped/detented version, IMO.
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