On 19/02/15 20:25, Gareth Magennis wrote:
I'm sick of this ****.


Someone brings me a Pioneer mixer or CDJ to repair, and I need to order
spares.

Get this. A KNOB costs £15.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pioneer-DJ...em258036 6f8f

How do they get away with this?

I have just placed an order for some DJM and CDJ Pioneer spares with a
company I used to work for, and THEY quoted me £57.24 for 4 of the above
knobs, so this really is the real price.
The switches and pots I need cost more than this.



Seethe, seethe.




I've looked at 3D printers as an alternative, but from the few samples I've
seen, the plastic is rock hard and not suitable for a comfy knob, and I
don't think its possible to produce a grey knob with a white line pointer
anyway.
The Pioneer ones I want are squidgy.




Gareth.


Upset.

Oh, it's not just electronic stuff:
http://www.espares.co.uk/product/es1...facturerId=254

And you thought the Pioneer knob was expensive! A dozen years ago it
cost me over £70 to replace the 6 knobs on a Stoves unit (all the
markings had worn off, and a couple were loose).

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Jeff