[sdiy] Ensoniq keyboard calibration advice?

[Peter Pearson]

Hi Brian.  I know what you're talking about with the EPS keyboard.  The
ASR10 keyboard I'm looking at is mostly surface mount and nothing is
socketed.  The 2 keyboard PCBs have a ribbon cable between them.  I already
cleaned and resoldered the connectors between the boards.  Feel you on the
back sockets and oxidized pins though.  Very annoying when you come across
that.

On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 4:58 PM brianw <brianw at audiobanshee.com> wrote:

> I have no reason to doubt your statement, but...
>
> Considering that I purchased my EPS new in 1988, I'm not exactly
> disappointed that some oxidization (or whatever happens to old socketed
> chips) had to be broken free after three decades. I didn't think I was
> buying military-grade equipment, and even military-grade equipment requires
> frequent maintenance for continued reliability.
>
> At least it's not like the Apple /// ... where chips literally fell out of
> their sockets and the product stopped working.
>
> Brian
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2022, at 9:29 AM, Rainer Buchty <rainer at buchty.net> wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 Jun 2022, brianw wrote:
> >> Have you tried gently removing the main chip and then plugging it in
> again?
> >
> > Definitely good advice on Ensoniq gear. They used quite some crappy
> DIL/DIP sockets.
> >
> > Rainer
> >
>
>
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