Anybody have any idea of how to install the rotary encoder..

For the 2000xl?...If you don't know what im talking about here is a pic from mpcstuff.com:

http://www.mpcstuff.com/rotary-encoder- ... eel-p.html


I was thinking of jsut getting a nearby shop to install it...but it would be good to do it myself

It's a basic circuit soldering job. To do it you would need a 30 watt fine tip soldering iron, a solder sucker and some thin soldering wire and a phillips head screwdriver. All of that ran me about $25 at radio shack when I had to replace the button for my left cursor. Removal of the old button and installation of a new one was rather quick and easy. Most of my time spent was in taking apart the MPC. The procedure for the rotary encoder is very similar.

Unfortunately for doing repairs on the circuit board that has the rotary encoder and most of the buttons, you have to unplug a few things and shimmy a few things around but having never worked on an MPC before I was able to figure it out pretty easily.

If you feel uncomfortable doing the above, then yes take it to an electrician specializing in small electronics.

BKWRM wrote:It's a basic circuit soldering job. To do it you would need a 30 watt fine tip soldering iron, a solder sucker and some thin soldering wire and a phillips head screwdriver. All of that ran me about $25 at radio shack when I had to replace the button for my left cursor. Removal of the old button and installation of a new one was rather quick and easy. Most of my time spent was in taking apart the MPC. The procedure for the rotary encoder is very similar.

Unfortunately for doing repairs on the circuit board that has the rotary encoder and most of the buttons, you have to unplug a few things and shimmy a few things around but having never worked on an MPC before I was able to figure it out pretty easily.

If you feel uncomfortable doing the above, then yes take it to an electrician specializing in small electronics.

Soldering? no thank you im going to a nearby electrician lol thnaks for the reply man