>On Jul 30, 2:54 pm, hanuman@dot. wrote:
>> We have a Panasonic WJ-MX20 video mixer that is ghosting
>> between A and B. When the slider is moved to one position
>> or the other there will be faint ghosting at first that will continue
>> to increase until it looks like a cross-fade between the two.
>> Moving the slider slightly and in the right way reduces the
>> ghosting again. Can the problem be corrected by changing
>> out the slider, and if so where could we get one?
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>> David
>
>
>Assuming you're doing a dissolve from camera 1 to camera 2, this is
>what's supposed to happen.
>The image from camera 2 is barely nooticeable at first and, as yo
>umove the alider, becomes more visible while camera 1's image becomes
>fainter until it disappears completely.

>Something tells me you're very new at this and need some help.
>http://www.internetcampus.com/tvp_ind.htm is a link to a a free
>interactive course in studio and field production.
>
>Mike

>On 7/30/2007, hanuman@dot. posted this:
>> We have a Panasonic WJ-MX20 video mixer that is ghosting
>> between A and B. When the slider is moved to one position
>> or the other there will be faint ghosting at first that will continue
>> to increase until it looks like a cross-fade between the two.
>> Moving the slider slightly and in the right way reduces the
>> ghosting again. Can the problem be corrected by changing
>> out the slider, and if so where could we get one?
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>> David
>
>If the slider is a standard potentiometer, you might be able to buy one
>ant any big electronics supplier.
>
>If you don't want to disassemble the unit to find out what the
>component is, maybe you can find a repair manual at Panasonic to help
>you.
>
>I would worry that the problem is in a different circuit component
>connected to the slider, such as a capacitor or transistor, whose
>misbehavior is the actual cause of the bad behavior. If you can find an
>appropriate slider, changing it out might help to answer that question
>;-)

>On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:40:24 -0700, Gene E. Bloch <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote:
>
>>On 7/30/2007, hanuman@dot. posted this:
>>> We have a Panasonic WJ-MX20 video mixer that is ghosting
>>> between A and B. When the slider is moved to one position
>>> or the other there will be faint ghosting at first that will continue
>>> to increase until it looks like a cross-fade between the two.
>>> Moving the slider slightly and in the right way reduces the
>>> ghosting again. Can the problem be corrected by changing
>>> out the slider, and if so where could we get one?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help!
>>> David
>>
>>If the slider is a standard potentiometer, you might be able to buy one
>>ant any big electronics supplier.
>>
>>If you don't want to disassemble the unit to find out what the
>>component is, maybe you can find a repair manual at Panasonic to help
>>you.
>>
>>I would worry that the problem is in a different circuit component
>>connected to the slider, such as a capacitor or transistor, whose
>>misbehavior is the actual cause of the bad behavior. If you can find an
>>appropriate slider, changing it out might help to answer that question
>>;-)
>
>    Last week we took it apart and I cleaned the pot with fader
>cleaner. A bunch of dirty crap came out of it. Unfortunately my
>boss was there and took control, closing it up again before I
>got to look for numbers. I didn't even get to finish cleaning the
>pot good, but what I did made a huge improvement so maybe
>that is the problem. I need to take it apart again when he's
>not around, so I can take my time instead of rushing though
>as he likes to do. I've emailed Panasonic several times trying
>to get them to sell me a pot and the handle that fits on it, but
>so far they haven't responded at all.