[sdiy] Pro one wire keyboard cleaning?

Tom Wiltshire tom at electricdruid.net
Fri Apr 1 18:17:46 CEST 2016


Hohoho "Freon-wetted cotton swab"! The good ol'days, eh?!

T.

On 1 Apr 2016, at 16:27, legion at helpwantedproductions.com wrote:

> SWEET!
> 
> Found this is the owner's manual:
> 
> "The keyboard uses self-cleaning, gold-plated contacts which will provide
> many years of reliable service. Oxidation, particularly of lesser-used
> keys, may be aggravated by ambient conditions or handling. If this occurs,
> causing "dead" keys, wipe the contacts carefully with an alcohol- or
> freon-wetted cotton swab. Don't use any abrasive techniques, as this will
> simply remove the gold plating."
> 
> I'm going to guess sandpaper and even rubber eraser might be "abrasive
> techniques". Will try the denatured alcohol first and see what results I
> get.
> 
> If anyone has a service manual (or a link to one) please drop me a line. I
> have lots of manuals to trade as well.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> There is a procedure described in the manual.
>> 
>> On 3/31/2016 7:50 PM, legion at helpwantedproductions.com wrote:
>>> Took out my pro one this week and even though it's been covered it seems
>>> to have some sporadic mistriggering of notes/contacts. It's the wire
>>> version with replaced bushings. I have a pic if that would help anyone
>>> give suggestions.
>>> 
>>> Looking for advice on how and what products to use to clean the contacts
>>> to get nice smooth note play. Any help greatly appreciated!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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