2 weeks and encoder button is down

Could you please send an email to support@eventide.com about this?

Of course you're disappointed.  I would be too.  That's a lot of money.  For what it's worth though, we specifically designed that encoder to be press-able, and the encoder bottoms out against metal.  For that reason we very rarely hear about people having any problems with the encoder.  I don't necessarily hear about every return, but this is only the second time I can remember hearing about someone having this particular problem.

3 of my 4 Stomboxes have a "funny" encoder as well; not every "click" is actually doing something. So now I'm wondering if there's an official replacement that Eventide offers for a good price.

Hi 

Do you mind explaining what you did to fix the encoder button problem. I received an H9 Max yesterday and the encoder button does not work. It does not push in and when I turn it, none of the parameters change. Not sure if I should fix it or just return it

Thanks

O. Sroubek

Sorry to hear that.  If you just bought your Max, you certainly should be able to return it to the store you bought it from for a new one, but here are the instructions in any case:

If you look at the encoder, there is a cap on top, the inner most circle, which you should be able to gently pop out with a pick or similar type of tool.

You should now see the nut. Gently loosen the nut

Lift the encoder knob at the sides and make the nut level with the top of the shaft.

Then tighten the nut without the letting the sides drop down.

It’s important that the nut is level with the top of the shaft. That will allow it to have the push function and to make the popping noise.

Thank you. I worked it out and now all is well!

Just to let y’all know, I have had the exact same issue with my H9. The encoder switch stopped clicking up and down whilst retaining its rotary function. I had to use a ton of pressure to use it as a switch, and eventually the whole thing ‘froze’ up, with the rotary function suffering too by becoming very ‘sticky’. Definitely something Eventide should look into. Fantastic pedal other than this flaw… To clarify, I pop off the button, and below is the shaft and so on that I fix; I don’t need to unscrew the shell of the pedal to access this stuff right?

I don't need to unscrew the shell of the pedal to access this stuff right?

Correct you don’t need to unscrew the shell of the pedal. The top of the encoder comes off to reveal a screw. If you want further help with the issue, please send an email to support@eventide.com. Perhaps we could make a short video showing how to adjust the encoder to fix this problem.

Thanks for clarifying. I managed to fix the issue like the original poster, but perhaps a video would be a good idea if you guys get the time. The only thing that stumped me was that the cap of the encoder button itself came off. I thought i just removed the entire button and didn’t realise its center came out – it looks like one piece of plastic to the naked eye! Easy fix after that. Thanks for the fast support

Hi. I had this problem before and each time I was able to fix it by moving the nut. But now it doesn’t matter what I do. The encoder is rigid. No click or anything. With the cap off, the click works perfectly. Any ideas?

Hey all, I know this is an old thread but I ran into this problem and found this video:

https://youtu.be/Vfw5-1iETv4

The guy goes way further than necessary; he has the whole thing apart and adds a few steps I don’t think are necessary, but it still helped to see how the knob comes apart and the process described above. Hope this is useful to somebody – I’m def glad to have my Hotknob back in working order. Thanks all!