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The first thing I look @ is the output jack on the pads. They might be
dirty. Use some contact cleaner like DeOxit or Blue Shower w/ a cottom swap to
clean them. Double triggering sometimes indicates that something is loose. Open
your pads and check their piezo disc. It might not be glued in place anymore.
You may even have a detached wire that is just resting where it was once
soldered. When you strike a pad in this condition the wire jumps off the piezo
and triggers numerous times. The malfunction in the brain is probably from a
faulty memory backup battery. Ni-cad batteries usually last 15 years. If you
got 20, consider yourself lucky. But beware. Cycling power through a worn PCB
mounted battery may cause it to explode and damage the board it's soldered
to. This is something I learned the hard way w/ an SDS-7. As for your shells,
it sounds like you have some worn or broken plastic. Shells appear on Ebay US
from time to time. Senso may have a few in stock. He's a member of this
groups so contact him or check the links for his URL.


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