Nomad and SD faders

[pinkywinkieOZ]

Hey guys,

I could've sworn I'd once seen a picture in the 'show me your bag' section of a Nomad with Sound Devices faders (552,664), but can't seem to find it anymore. 

Has anyone seen this type of setup? I just purchased a Nomad (yay!) but discovered afterwards that I didn't love the feel of Nomad's faders.. So here we are! Is it as simple as unscrewing Nomad's faders and replacing them with SD? I suppose I don't know the diameter of what's controlling underneath and whether or not they're compatible. 

All ideas are welcome! 

Cheers. Pinkywinkle 

[KGraham045]

I have seen that somewhere on here

[Steve Foy]

Not sure Pinky, but it's definitely important to be at one with your knob........ could this be just a case of knob envy ?

Sorry mate, couldn't resist.

Cheers, Steve

[vins]

Sam Kashefi post #205 in the RX12 thread

[pindrop]

Jason 664 faders in post #36 photo - 2nd page of - 'Dipole Antennas on bag/Harness' thread perhaps?

Edited July 21, 2015 by pindrop

[Ze Frias]

Many local reality mixers I know here in NYC do it. And yes, it is as simple as unscrewing the current fader knob and screwing the SD ones instead. Beneath the fader knob is just a good ol' potentiometer with a flat side surface that operates as the grip for the screw.

This will do nothing for the fader action though, as that is all the potentiometer's doing, but if you prefer the "feel" of the sound devices fader knob, it is a very easy thing to do.

Edited July 21, 2015 by Jose Frias

[Jeff Wexler]

To be clear, everyone is talking about swapping out the KNOBS, right? I imagine it would not be easy or a good idea to change the "faders" (potentiometers) from one machine (SD) to another (Zaxcom). So, if it is just the feel of the knobs that is not to your liking, go ahead and swap them for something different.

Several of us in the early 1970s swapped out the Nagra knobs for these legacy RCA knobs. 

[Shastapete]

[Nate C]

Hey Pinkie, if you do get a set of SD knobs let us know how much they cost here in Aus. Been thinking of doing it for a while but have never gotten around to calling JB's.

[Jason Todd]

I got mine at Pro-Sound NYC. It was a few years ago so I don't remember the exact price, but it was reasonable. 

As an added bonus, you can use the same hex key to take off Lectro belt clips and tighten the SD knobs instead of having to use the smaller hex key that the Zax knobs use.