Hello all, I wanted to add to this thread, I tried this method
tonight and it worked wonderfully! All the keys that were not playing
before play just fine. I needed to double up the foil on one key
since it didn't play still afterwards but with an extra layer of foil
it worked great.
I only applied the foil circles to the keys that weren't working, I
let the other working contacts be (if they're not broke don't fix 'em
kind of thing)
Anyways, wanted to say thanks for this tip. I'm back in business!
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PolySix@yahoogroups.com, Johannes Hausensteiner <jo.synth@...>
wrote:
>
> I think it will not last forever - of course. But probably it will
> last far longer than when you just clean it (thats what I did
before-
> cleaning every two or three months). The foil cannot rust because
> it is made of aluminium, but it may corrode. - I can tell you that
> I did this more than one year ago and all keys are working
perfectly.
> The contact area on the PCB is coated with gold (which one brave
> guy scratched away on my Polysix...), so it should not degrade under
> normal circumstances (it should even withstand coffee or coke...)
>
> Johannes
>
>
> toorglick wrote:
> > Johannes, I saw this post of yours and have been considering this
as
> > a solution. My primary concerns are:
> >
> > Will the tape last? Will the foil last? Would the foil somehow
rust
> > or corrode (due to climate issues [I live in the North East USA
where
> > it's pretty damn cold right now, and condensation concerns me,
> > perhaps foolishly])? How would the foil affect the contacts on
the
> > pcb?
> >
> > Any insight?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I attach here one of my own posts I sent several months ago. It
> >>works until now without any problem. I can recommend this method
> >>out of this experience:
> >>
> >>
> >>>From: Johannes Hausensteiner <jo.synth@c...>
> >>>Date: Sat Mar 1, 2003 2:29 pm
> >>>Subject: Re: [PolySix] P6 keyboard repair
> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>>I had the same with my Polysix. I did the following:
> >>>You need:
> >>>∗ a piece of aluminium foil, the kind you pack food into
> >>>∗ a standard office hole-puncher
> >>>∗ dual sided adhesive tape; not a thick one like "Scotch" but a
> >
> > thin
> >
> >>> one similar to normal adhesive tape but sticking on both sides.
> >>>∗ one free evening and a few good CDs to bring you over the
> >
> > evening ;-)
> >
> >>>Take the keyboard apart and clean the PCB, if you did not
already.
> >>>Glue the adhesive tape onto the aluminium foil and punch holes
> >
> > out of
> >
> >>>it. Now take the little circles of aluminium and adhesive tape
> >
> > and peel
> >
> >>>off the coating from the other side of the adhesive tape and
glue
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>aluminium foil onto the black rubber "thingies". That's it.
> >>>Since I did this several months ago each and any key is working
> >
> > perfect.
> >
> >>>Johannes
> >
> >
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