Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

You should open it up and spray directly into the pots. Remove all 16
bolts/screws (3 different sizes) on the bottom and fold it open. Just
remember that the 4 fat bolts go into the keyboard action itself, the 3
short ones go under the front of the keyboard, and the rest go around the
edges. Spray into the holes in the side of the pots. The volume control is a
stacked pot, 3 high, probably one for Left, one for Right and one for the
on/off switch. Definitely use a zero residue spray like Deoxit. The ones
with lubricant just seem to collect more dust.
 
Don B.


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From: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com [mailto:korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of J.
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 5:45 PM
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: Scratchy volume pot


  

Thanks, I think I can do the removal of the eprom and such. I still need a
few tools and things to get started, so I'll let you know if I need a
pre-assembled Hawk. Once I get my head around everything I need, and acquire
said stuff, I might even be willing to do it all. 
So, with the volume pot.... Just pull off the nob and spray de-oxit on the
post? Wiggle the post around...ect.... Or is there a small opening somewhere
on the pot to where I would have to open up the Poly?
I see in the photos section this mod for the chorus feedback. Does the Hawk
implement that? I haven't see any examples of that mod online. 

Thanks for taking the time to answer these newbie questions.
I do, and will do more of my own research before asking questions, but
sometimes its just easy to ask.

Thanks again,
J.

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogro <mailto:korgpolyex%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com,
Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@...> wrote:
>
> Hi J,
> 
> We could agree to a price for a pre-assembled kit but the real challenge
is pulling the EPROM socket and IC29 out of the main board.
> 
> So if you don't feel comfortable with a soldering then the challenge is to
find someone who can do the socket removal for you.
> 
> De-oxit is the way to go with cleaning pots and you probably won't have to
pull the pot apart. You just spray into the pot and de-oxit does its magic.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: J. <lovgh2000@...>
> To: korgpolyex@yahoogro <mailto:korgpolyex%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com
> Sent: Wed, April 21, 2010 5:07:08 PM
> Subject: [korgpolyex] Scratchy volume pot
> 
> 
> Hello everyone!
> 
> I just got my first Poly-800 MK1 last Saturday. I'm super stoked cause its
my first analog synth! I'm also very grateful for you all in this group. So,
I am very interested in the Hawk-800 and atomahawk mods, but I'm a little
timid to try the upgrade because I don't have much practice with a soldering
iron. I guess when I get tired of the functionality, or lack of, then I'll
give it a go. 
> 
> Anyway, my volume pot is scratchy. I think I can pull it apart and clean
it but what does one use as a cleaner? I've cleaned wha wha pedals pots
before and they just get dirty over and over again. 
> 
> Also is it possible to get the Hawk-800 pre-assembled? 
> 
> Has anyone totally destroyed their Poly trying to install the Hawk-800? 
> 
> Thanks,
> J.
>