Peterson rotary dial issue.

Dave Hepworth · Post by **Dave Hepworth** » 31 Aug 2023 7:16 am

Hi all,
I have the superb Peterson strobo tuner.Had it about 10 years.It functions as it should BUT the plastic rotary dial on the right seems to be going tacky .I presume this is some form of plastic degradation. Has anyone else experienced this on their tuner.If so is there anything I can put on the dial to stop or slow it down.
Do they offer an upgrade on this dial of a different plastic ?
It reminds me of some high end binoculars i had that went exactly the same way. Had to replace them eventually because of this.

Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 31 Aug 2023 8:26 am

I had this problem. It's like the rubber coating is starting to melt...loosing its congealed qualities.

I took the dial off and "cleaned" it with Goo Gone. It did make a difference

Dave Hepworth · Post by **Dave Hepworth** » 1 Sep 2023 12:45 am

Hi Tim,
Thanks for the reply.
How does the dial come off please?
Also I'm UK so never heard of goo gone so what is it please.
Regards Dave

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 1 Sep 2023 3:26 am

Amazon sells it.

J Hollenberg · Post by **J Hollenberg** » 2 Sep 2023 12:36 am

I have the same problem,can you describe how to take the dial off .

Thanks in advance.

Dave Hepworth · Post by **Dave Hepworth** » 2 Sep 2023 1:48 pm

Hi
It just pulls off.

J Hollenberg · Post by **J Hollenberg** » 2 Sep 2023 11:38 pm

Thanks

Dave Hepworth · Post by **Dave Hepworth** » 3 Sep 2023 2:19 am

Hi All,
Removed the rotary dial, just pulls off,and polished it with methylated spirit ( you guys in the states probably call it rubbing alcohol or denatured alcohol).It took just a few minutes with a soaked cloth to restore and remove the goo .It is now shiny and goo free again.

Bob Shilling · Post by **Bob Shilling** » 3 Sep 2023 10:54 am

I've had good results removing tacky plastic with a baking soda paste.

Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 7 Sep 2023 11:41 am

Likewise...thanks

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 7 Sep 2023 2:08 pm

Out of curiosity, what model of Peterson did this happen on?

J Hollenberg · Post by **J Hollenberg** » 8 Sep 2023 8:22 am

StroboPlus HD bought in 2014

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 8 Sep 2023 4:59 pm

J Hollenberg wrote:StroboPlus HD bought in 2014

Hmmm... I have one of those. I'll have to keep an eye on it. Thanks.