[Joe[_13_]]

Aloha Mike
I am in the process of contacting JBL now. I guess I can see a dashboard
doing that after extended sun exposure. These monitors have been sitting
in the same place in my studio since being purchased new, so severe
environmental exposure is impossible. The studio is our large living
room in our home.

This morning I made a search around the house for rubberized stuff like
calculator cases, remote control cases and buttons etc. I found no trace
of this problem. This is kinda weird.

By the way, the replacement monitor shows no sign of this problem (yet)

Joe
Ola Na Mele Productions


On 5/24/2011 4:16 AM, Mike Rivers wrote:
On 5/24/2011 12:01 AM, Joe wrote:

The rubberized coating on one of the
monitors got very gummy and sticky and would even come off
with a dust rag. JBL fixed it under warranty, but now the
other monitor and my 4312SP Sub have the same problem.

This sounds like a question for JBL. Generally when this happens it's
because plasticizers have leeched out of the finish material. Auto
dashboards used to do the same thing. Maybe they'll send you the
replacements for free. This isn't a normal "manufacturing defect" kind
of warranty issue, but they're probably aware of the issue and they're
generally pretty helpful.