Hello,

I have an ES-Rack which I not use a lot since lack of time. Recently I played with it but I noticed that the data wheel doesn’t always respond that well. I feel the ‘clicks’ when rotating it, but not every click result in data change (for instance, when browsing through voices in a category). Sometimes 3 ‘clicks’ after eachother with no effect. It’s anoying.

Could this be a defect and, if so, is this something I could fix?

Thanks.

Not sure..

Lack of use you say, you might try gently
exercising it, if it ossified this might work.

Do Not spray or otherwise assault the
unit unless you know just what you are up to.

If you do not break it along the way,
who knows, maybe it will wake up?

John

Thanks,

Well, it works, but not flawlessly. I spinned it around both ways a couple of times but it doesn’t solve it.

Maybe it’s because my 2 year old son ‘played’ with the wheel a while ago, not sure.

I recently bought one with this exact same problem. I thought I’d be able to get used to it, but it’s frustrating beyond belief!
Sometimes I’ll turn it forward and it will actually start scrolling backwards!
If you turn it slow it works better for me, but wayy too frustrating for me to use on a daily basis.

Could this be some sort of software issues?
The wheel is in perfect shape and spins fine.

Thanks,

My ES Rack too has got this problem, after a pair of years of usage. I’m starting to think that it can be an hardware problem (the wheel).
That would be very disappointing.. Any information on that?

A search of the archives will yield quite a few similar anecdotes.  It seems the data wheel is an Achilles Heel for the racks… If it’s approaching unusability, I imagine Yamaha can repair it.

I have the same problem with mine also.

It took me years to figure out that, with my Rack ES anyway, the problem is caused by tempreture.

If the rack is not warmed up to a room temp of at least 68 degrees the wheel is slugish. Once warmed up it works fine.