They are the “Bourns PEC16-4020F-S0024”.
Maybe it was a mistake by the supplier, but the ones I received are indented. (They click into place on every step)
I am still waiting for the company to get back to me, in case they sent me the wrong ones. They look identical otherwise, and they work perfectly. They feel very solid and when I now go to grab an encoder, there is no wiggle anymore. The behavior of the encoders is surprisingly fun, as every click is equivalent to one value on the OT. The precision is now fully there.
If you have any question regarding installation / feel, just ask.
Thus I believe I currently have one of the only OTs with indented encoders.
You can hear it a little bit, but no where near being annoying. Once you have music playing or are concentrated on making music, you can’t hear it anymore.
I’ve found that the indented encoders are not perfectly precise on the OT.
I’ve also replaced a faulty encoder of mine with the clicky PEC16-4220F-S0024. Expected to get one click per value, but Elektron made these encoders go through 32 values per revolution instead of the manufacturer-specified 24. When rotating the encoder click-by-click it means that most clicks correspond to a value change of 1, but every third or so corresponds to a change of 2. This means that with small increments I sometimes overshoot and have to go back a click.
Just wanted to post this as a warning to others who may have been inspired by the OP. @mchanger, do you get the same behavior?
Yes I do. However I don’t find it to be in the way at all. I use the OT as a live instrument - thus I don’t need exact 1 value changes very often.
And when twisting more than one value it feels much more precise - I don’t over shoot the expected value as often as I used to.
Necroposting ))
Hello. I also decided to change the encoders in my OT MK1. And I decided to try encoders with indents. Changed and was happy. Tactile very pleasant encoders. Clicks are very soft, on the verge of touch. It is convenient to work with the device. At the same time, I made and installed a stainless steel plate that fixes the encoders. It was not in my rev. of the device, but I saw it in the following revisions during the repair. A smart solution that significantly extends the life of encoders by reducing their backlash.
