Steve Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Someone on DJ Forums PMed me with this, but having not owned a 56 I don't know how best to answer: - I recently ordered a Rane ttm 56 on ebay. Turns out, the seller claims the magnetic fader on the Rane is bleeding, but I know it is not possible. I read that the sensors would have to be adjusted to fix that problem. With that being said, the seller stated that he "tried adjusting the spring but didn't want to break it" so he replaced the stock fader with an innofader. I then asked if it still bleeds. I have not gotten a reply. I am thinking I could send the ttm 56 over to Rane to have them look at it but I don't know how much damage the seller has caused. Does the Rane have springs in them? The seller did state that everything was in working order and worked like new, which it apparently did not. I suppose I am covered by ebay buyers protection policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanol Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 It is possible for the fader to bleed it happens on mine although not in the way it would on a regular VCA fader or similar. Mine was also bought second hand on fleebay and I assume the previous owner had adjusted the magnet sensors at the ends of the fader to tighten cut in as they were tilted quite far back towards the end blocks. After pushing them back vertical I still had the problem. But don't worry as the line faders are identical so just remove the faceplate and swap the xfade with a line fader. It worked for me. Edit. Just read the seller has installed innofader, perhaps ask him to send original rane fader also. And yes the Rane fader does have a spring inside but has nothing to do with cut in. It provides tension to the fader by rubbing along the guide rail parallel to the fader stem rail, some people pop the spring off the rail so it's no longer touching to loosen up the fader but I found it too loose (looser than a focus fader) ok for scratching but was bouncing off the ends when beat juggling. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 Nice one mate, thanks! I've passed the info on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Yeah, pretty much what ethanol said... but I've got to add that sometime on old ones the calibration changes a bit and you may actually need to bend the magnet sensors in quite severely, way past their original upright position, just to get a normal sharp cut. Also like ethanol said the spring is for feel and tension, the only way it could affect cut-in is if it was so tight it was catching and visibly pulling the fader open 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanol Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Should've used a pic to explain it nice one. Looks like it could do with a good clean though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Should've used a pic to explain it nice one. Looks like it could do with a good clean though It was the clearest pic I could find on google... but it originally came from skratchworx archive as an example of a dirty TTM fader! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanol Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 That was what mine looked like when I got it and it stunk of smoke. Bit of IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol not the beer!) soon cleaned it up though and a few drops of lubricating oil on the rails it was good as new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kian Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 You can bend the end sensors back inward if they were bent outward to reduce cut in lag time. I've owned 2 generations of ttm56; one will have plastic behind the sensor so it can't be bent outward while the other sensors are not block from behind so sensors can be pushed out. So which ever side of the fader's señor inward carefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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