Thanks a lot guys for your replies.
When I took it apart, I removed a couple of other keys to see how they fit, and when I put a spring back incorrectly, it broke the tiny piece of plastic holding it in. After trying a few times with glue, I went ahead and ordered a new key. A couple of weeks later I got the replacement key, put it in, took the keyboard assembly apart and cleaned the contacts underneath with meths.
After all of that, and putting it back together, it works perfectly and the dead key is cured.
Thanks again :)
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boss@...Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 04:20:27 +0100
Subject: AW: [AN1x] Dead Key
I had some Keys which didnt work anymore.
I opened the synth and there was a lot of dirt between the keys and the
trigger.
Can't remember, but u have to remove all the screws they hold the trigger
and/or the keys (many).
It was no problem to replace anything.
All keys working perfect after removing the dirt.
My new battery (cr2450) seems to be a litte bit thicker than the old one.
I had to press the battery hard in and pull the little metal up that holds
the battery with a gripper.
Don't forget to make a backup before battery change!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck
Greetings
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I changed a few keys myself because they were broken but they were still
working (besides getting stuck down). Did the key appeared OK with
everything in place when you removed it? I really have no clue but if the
key is still perfect I would just try to put it back properly.
I remember it was annoying to change mine because of the thin metal plates
that are underneath the keys. Those looked very fragile and were hard to
place properly. I just looked at my extra replacement keys, and these little
parts are not even sold with the keys so make sure you don't waste it!
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:54 AM, ackolonges <ackolonges@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hey guys,
>
> I was just wondering if any of you might have an idea of how to fix a dead
> key on my AN1X?
>
> It's the very bottom key, when I press it, nothing happens. It was like
> that when I bought it second hand a year ago, but since it's the bottom
key
> I haven't really worried much about it.
>
> But now I've had to open it up anyway to replace the battery, I thought
I'd
> try and fix the dead key. I've taken the key out, but I'm not sure what to
> look for. I did a few searches but I couldn't find any threads about
this...
>
>
> Any help would be much appreciated,
>
> thanks!
>
>
>
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J�r�me St-Pierre
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