I wanted to report back about this, it's not working again. I let it sit for a month at most, came back and I'm getting the same problems with my key contacts.
--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "hoggybogger" <yanbu@...> wrote:
>
> 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!
>
>
>
>
> --- In 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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