Heehee, well, I'll keep that in mind. :) Anyway, thanks for all the
tips. I'll screw around with it and let the group know how it turns out. At
the very least this'll give me the chance to change the battery. I'm
surprised it hasn't given out yet. Thanks. -Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Moho Disco" <moho@mohodisco.com>
To: <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>; <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [PolySix] [Poly 6]-Cleaning or replacing the key contacts
And if that doesn't work, I have a full keyboard of polysix key contacts
that works that I'd sell you for cheap...
Lava
At 11:54 AM 8/12/01 +0200, André Hartung wrote:
>Hi Scott,
>
>under www.oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/korg/polysix/index.html you find a
>detailed instruction on cleaning the contacts of your P6.
>If this doesn't help (but it helps in most cases), there is also the
>possibility to renew the coating of the rubber contacts. I saw a special
>conductive rubber fluid, which can be used to repair such contacts (I saw
it
>in a mail-order catalogue in germany called 'Conrad').
>
>André
>
>
>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: Scott Shingle <raydeen@mindspring.com>
>An: PolySix@yahoogroups.com <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>
>Datum: Sonntag, 12. August 2001 10:02
>Betreff: [PolySix] [Poly 6]-Cleaning or replacing the key contacts
>
>
> > Hi. I've got an old Poly 6 that I found moldering in a friends
>basement. Everything worked on it except several of the keys have to really
>be mashed in order to produce sound, and even that's not consistent. I
>finally got up the courage to take it apart to see just what needed to be
>changed or cleaned. I got the keyboard unscrewed and removed the contact
>board. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the rubber contacts but
>it's possible they need to be replaced. Also, I noted that there were
>several spots where there could be missing plastic clasps. That is to say
>there are grooves under the keyboard where 2 or 3 plastic clasps (to hold
>the contact board in place) might have been but weren't. Just curious if I
>need to have all the slots filled or if several were left empty when these
>units were manufactured. To sum up, I have problems with the keys, the unit
>is apart, and I'm not sure how to continue. TIA for any and all
>advice. -Scott
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