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Re: New EII owner needs help.

2008-10-28 by George

John,

Thanks for your reply. 

Is it difficult to disassemble the keyboard to get to the contact 
board and reassemble it? And how long does it take approximately? Do 
I need any special tools? Any tips appreciated.

George


--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "jmp701" <jmp70@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, I can't help you with the IC's or voices I'm afraid but the
> keyboard is an easy fix. 
> 
> Mine was the same when I bought it. You need to detach the keyboard
> from the chassis and unscrew the back plate/strip, remove all the
> rubber strips carefully and clean these and the contact board with 
an
> alcohol based cleaner and q-tips (I used meths). You may need to do
> this a couple of times depending on how dirty they are. Re-assemble
> everything (ensure the rubber strips are correctly seated before
> putting all back together) and they should work fine after that. Let
> me know if any further problem.
> 
> Good luck with your machine.   
> 
> John 
> 
> --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "George" <trickstar303@> 
wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Another problem is the keyboard. Some keys require to be attacked 
> > twice or three times with harder velocity in order to play. What 
> > could be wrong with it. Do you think a cleaning of the contact 
board 
> > could solve this? If so, how do I go about this? Could another 
chip 
> > problem be causing this problem?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for any help.
> > 
> > George
> >
>

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