Bad electronic smell

Engine DJ Hardware Media Players
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Hi, one of my 3 sc6000’s startend to smell bad. Only 3 months old. A distinctive burned electronic smell. Sofar no defects detected yet, but doesnt smelll reassuring. Anyone with same symptoms here? Or is it something being new/wears off… what to do?

Any advice is welcome…

Greetings

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Have you left it switched on under one of those plastic greenhouse decksavers, or added one of those tacky vinyl skin coverings?

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Hi, no addition, no desksavers, not build into case or booth. Standing freely with 1 cm (1/4 inch) from each other.

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What happens if you pull the power plug during operation? Does it perform the ~10sec safetey-shutdown?

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Hi after pulling the power the player remains playing for a few seconds. Exactly the same times as the other 2 sc6000’s I have. Thank you for the suggestion, the powerthing works as it should be i guess. Sofor I did not notice any defects….

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Not long after I purchased my Prime4+ last August 2023, I also kept noticing an odd electronic smell coming from the unit. At the time, I did leave some of the new plastic protectors around the top areas of microphone knobs,USB areas and around the center of the platter wheels. When I removed it all, I did not immediately notice any change. However it eventually went away. I did not have any electronic problems with the unit at any time.

I believe I was running engine 3.1 at the time. Then I downloaded and ran the Stems Beta version for a few months. I don’t recall noticing the smell at this time. Now since running version 3.3, and using the unit every day, and leaving it on for several hours, sometimes without touching it, I have not had any electronic issues or smells thankfully. Right now I’m awaiting the next update.

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My SC Live 4 has a distinct electronics smell to it also and come to think of it, it’s only really something I’ve noticed since getting a Decksaver. Is this a common issue? Obviously I don’t have the Decksaver on while the unit is powered on but I must admit it never really occurred to me that I should probably let the unit cool down/rest for a while before putting the Decksaver back on. Which I guess is pretty obvious in hindsight :grimacing: