Troubleshooting Videos

Pottery Wheels

VL-WHISPER Videos

Potentiometer: Reset

How to reset the Potentiometer on the foot pedal of VL-WHISPER, VL-LITE and ASPIRE-FP Pottery Wheels.

Potentiometer: Replacement

How to replace the Potentiometer foot pedal on the VL-WHISPER, VL-LITE and ASPIRE-FP Pottery Wheels.


Air Breaker On Off Reset

How to reset the air breaker ON/OFF switch on VL-WHISPER.

Potentiometer: Fine Tune

How to fine-tune the Potentiometer on VL-WHISPER, VL-LITE, and ASPIRE.


Adjusting the Dust Cover

Adjusting the dust cover on all SHIMPO wheel heads including the RK Series, Whisper series, VL-Lite, Master Series, and Velocity series.

Removing the Wheel Head

Removing the wheel head on SHIMPO pottery wheels.


Regreasing the Dust Cover

Regreasing the dust cover in the event the adjusting the dust cover doesn’t eliminate the whirring sound

Installing the Two-Piece Snap Fit Splash Pan

How to install the two-piece fit splash pan on VL-WHISPER, VL-LITE, RK-WHISPER, Master Series, Velocity Series, and RK-10 Pottery Wheels.


Replacing the New Style Encoder Reader

Replacing the New Style Encoder Reader on the VL-WHISPER and RK-WHISPER wheels.

Adjusting Foot Pedal Tension

Adjusting foot pedal tension for VL-WHISPER, VL-LITE, and ASPIRE-FP.


Replacing the Hol Sensor on the Whisper Wheels

Replacing the Hol Sensor on the VL-WHISPER and RK-WHISPER.

Replacing the Control Board on the Whisper Wheels

Replacing the Control Board on the VL-WHISPER and RK-WHISPER.


Mounting a Potentiometer onto a Backing Plate

Mounting a potentiometer onto a backing plate for the VL-LITE, VL-WHISPER and ASPIRE-FP.

Removing an Old Encoder Reader & Installing a New One

Removing an old encoder reader and installing a new one for the VL-WHISPER and RK-WHISPER pottery wheels.


Centering the Encoder Reader Foil

Centering the encoder reader foil for the VL-Whisper and RK-Whisper pottery wheels.

Convert Your Encoder Reader to the Current Style

Convert Your encoder reader to the current style for the VL-WHISPER pottery wheel.


Replacing the Encoder Foil on the Encoder Foil Assembly

Replacing the encoder foil on the encoder foil assembly on the Vl- Whisper and RK-Whisper pottery wheels.