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Newbie tech question re EMAX II - key not working intermittently

Newbie tech question re EMAX II - key not working intermittently

2010-03-01 by mud_plugga

Hi,

Having only just purchased my EMAX II recently, I've never had cause to open it up until now.  (Never had any keyboard open except my M1 when I replaced the internal battery actually).

However, I noticed last night that the A4# key on the EMAX II nly plays intermittently - sometimes it sounds on first pressure, sometimes I have to press it a few times or for a few seconds before I get a sound out of it.  All other keys are fine.

Is this likely to be a simple contact problem or something?  What should I be looking for when I open it up?

Many thanks,

Steve

Re: [emax] Newbie tech question re EMAX II - key not working intermittently

2010-03-01 by RJ

Sounds like a contact problem to me...just get to the contacts and use a
pencil eraser on it.   You may not see any buildup or anything.  Just clean
them and check if it works.  Worked like a charm for my keyboards :)

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 1:26 PM, mud_plugga <steve.limbrick@...>wrote:

>
>
> Hi,
>
> Having only just purchased my EMAX II recently, I've never had cause to
> open it up until now. (Never had any keyboard open except my M1 when I
> replaced the internal battery actually).
>
> However, I noticed last night that the A4# key on the EMAX II nly plays
> intermittently - sometimes it sounds on first pressure, sometimes I have to
> press it a few times or for a few seconds before I get a sound out of it.
> All other keys are fine.
>
> Is this likely to be a simple contact problem or something? What should I
> be looking for when I open it up?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Steve
>
>  
>


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Re: Newbie tech question re EMAX II - key not working intermittently

2010-03-02 by mud_plugga

Thanks for that.

Looks like none of the contacts have ever been cleaned - they were all in varying degrees of black!  Did a quick clean of most of them, concentrating on the one I knew was having problems and any others that looked worse than most - all is good again!

At least having opened it up I can see how easy it would be to add a HD.

Anyone have any preferred HD brands/models that don't cost an arm or a leg?  And what about mounting it?

Regards,

Steve

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, RJ <errorspending@...> wrote:
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>
> Sounds like a contact problem to me...just get to the contacts and use a
> pencil eraser on it.   You may not see any buildup or anything.  Just clean
> them and check if it works.  Worked like a charm for my keyboards :)
> 
> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 1:26 PM, mud_plugga <steve.limbrick@...>wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Having only just purchased my EMAX II recently, I've never had cause to
> > open it up until now. (Never had any keyboard open except my M1 when I
> > replaced the internal battery actually).
> >
> > However, I noticed last night that the A4# key on the EMAX II nly plays
> > intermittently - sometimes it sounds on first pressure, sometimes I have to
> > press it a few times or for a few seconds before I get a sound out of it.
> > All other keys are fine.
> >
> > Is this likely to be a simple contact problem or something? What should I
> > be looking for when I open it up?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Re: [emax] Newbie tech question re EMAX II - key not working intermittently

2010-03-02 by jammie

needs cleaning
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: mud_plugga 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:26 PM
  Subject: [emax] Newbie tech question re EMAX II - key not working intermittently


    
  Hi,

  Having only just purchased my EMAX II recently, I've never had cause to open it up until now. (Never had any keyboard open except my M1 when I replaced the internal battery actually).

  However, I noticed last night that the A4# key on the EMAX II nly plays intermittently - sometimes it sounds on first pressure, sometimes I have to press it a few times or for a few seconds before I get a sound out of it. All other keys are fine.

  Is this likely to be a simple contact problem or something? What should I be looking for when I open it up?

  Many thanks,

  Steve



  


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