On October 3, 2020 at 23:20, Mac Burks (39) said...
I think we already have these. They work perfectly for months then all of a sudden one of them starts clicking back and forth until someone manually fine tunes it. No big deal except the client thinks its an explosive ready to go off.
Consider the possibility that the switcher’s input sensitivity pots have become noisy. One quick improvement technique that I’ve used is rapidly adjusting the pot from min to max — a zillion times. Leaky capacitors in the switcher can also be an issue, accelerating pot degradation and throwing off the switcher’s timing. I have some switchers that have been in service at least as long as yours and one of them needed a pot “wipe”. For me this “wipe” operation is instinctive preventative maintenance for older equipment. I’ll “wipe” every pot that I can reach.