Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi,
I had a couple of pads go flaky.
Try:
1:
spray wd40 on a 1/4 jack and insert into the pad and move it around.
This cleans the contacts which sometimes oxidize.
2:
disassemble the pad, remove the circuit board, and resolder all
connections. Sometimes hairline fractures occur which are very hard
to see right at the point the through hole connects to the traces. You
may have to 'scratch' the trace to build a small solder bridge.

3:
Replace the piezo sensor with a Radio Shack 273-091 ( about $2 ).

4:
I have seen the pot on the circuit board go bad, again, this can be replaced
at Radio Shack

That's all there is - there's not much to one of these pads.

srowe1@... wrote:

> --- In DTXpress@y..., "Boehmer, Scott A. (PSI Net)"
> <Scott.Boehmer.PSINet@s...> wrote:
> > I have been having trouble with double triggers from my high
> hat ... after
> > doing a factory reset with no resolution to the problem ... I
> exchanged the
> > pad ... no more doubles ... any way to fix that trigger? Can they
> come loose
> > inside the pad?
> >
> > If anyone has found a way to repair I would like to know the fix.
> Thanks,
> >
> > Scott
>
> The pads look pretty difficult to get into and it is the last thing
> that I would attempt, try some sensitivity settings.
>
> Prevention is better than cure, the HH and Snare take the most
> beatings so rotate the pads around on a regular basis so they all get
> thier fair share. I do mine twice a month or so.
>
> Simon Rowe
>
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