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Subject: Re: [PolySix] Polysix contacts and something else

From: klosmon <klosmon@sbcglobal.net>
Date: 2005-02-26

Only way to get a replacement is to scavenge from another keyboard, or some
other device (computer keyboard, surplus keypad, etc).

The heavy wire is supposed to go to the ground strip on the left side of
the 367 board.

GMM


At 07:21 PM 2/26/2005 +0000, you wrote:


>Hello everyone!
>
>I'm new to the group and this is my first post. I recently got my
>polysix really cheap. The battery needed changing so i ordered a
>similar one (cost about 4 euros). Because i'm no good with the
>soldering iron, a synth technician fitted the battery for me for 5
>euros. So the battery thing has now been dealt with.
>
>But the problem: one key wouldn't play, so i opened the synth up and
>started cleaning the contacts, but the problem wasn't the dirty
>contact, it was the missing rubber strip! According to Old Crow's
>excellent site, there should be nine 6-cap strips and one 7-cap strip,
>but i had ten 6-cap strips... weird. So where can i get that one
>missing cap? Has anyone tried improvising with some old computer
>keyboard rubber mats? Will that work?
>
>Another thing caught my eye when i was checking things out... Is this
>supposed to be like this? Check out the picture:
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><http://img202.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img202&image=polysixklm3707ig.jpg>http://img202.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img202&image=polysixklm3707ig.jpg
>
>It's a wire on KLM-370 from R2 and R3 but where should it go?
>
>Regards,
>
>Antti
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