What is a Rotary Encoder?

It refers to a knob that can realize the transmission from physical actions to digital signals and then send to your computer or other electronic devices. It is a useful knob with higher precision than the ordinary press buttons. Therefore, they are always installed on your keyboard to control the volume and so on.

How to clean the rotary encoders?

These encoders are not (non-destructively) removable or replaceable, but several EEVBlog commenters recommended it's feasible to get electric get in touch with cleaner inside around the base of the encoder's housing or around the encoder's shaft.

So, with the front panel board encountering up, I splashed a percentage of call cleaner w/PPE1 at the base of the problematic encoder, at a shallow angle to the PCB. I intended to make sure the very best feasible possibility of the cleaner wicking with the small gap between the encoder's plastic housing as well as the PCB. I additionally placed a drop of call cleaner at the joint in between the encoder's shaft as well as the housing, and enabled that to wick down into the encoder.

After allowing the cleaner sit for a minute, I momentarily changed the encoder's handle and also spun the encoder around in both directions for a minute or two:

I duplicated that treatment with the other rotating encoders, as well, forever action.

When I 'd cleansed each encoder, I wiped all easily accessible excess cleanser with a paper towel. After that, I utilized some canned air to spray remaining cleaner of the base of each encoder, as well as cleaned whatever with a paper towel once more. I repeated up until the large majority of the call cleanser was gone.

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