[sdiy] anybody ever managed to fix a chroma polaris with dead buttons?

[Glen]

At 01:57 PM 9/20/04 , Steve Begin wrote: 

>
> My beloved chroma polaris has falled victim to the "membrane death" that
> seems to be a common fate for these synths.
> It's not the switches themselves, first a row of them failed, then most of
> the rest failed, now i've got 2 or 3 working buttons left.
> Is it possible to repair the ribbon cable or am I out of luck?
>  
> -Steve



Hi Steve, 

My left elbow is actually laying on my repaired Chroma Polaris as I type this. 
:)

Yes, the ribbons can usually be fixed. I posted notes earlier on this list
about how I fixed mine. The subject line was  "[sdiy] Chroma Polaris Switches -
Follow up Report".

I'll send you a copy of that in a private email, in case you have difficulty
finding it.


later,
Glen