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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Poly 800 help!

2006-05-31 by David Mochen

Hi,

Yes, go that way. Unfortunately I havent got any pix from that repair but I can tell you it works. YEs, by filling the space around the spring, you'll be creating a tight unit that will prevent the tab from unglueing. Just make sure to have a "healthy" key around so as to compare and be sure the epoxi doesnt go over. should that happen, you can always remove it with a cutter or something similar. Of course, the "free" part of the spring, i.e. the one that proturudes from the key, shouldnt be glued at all. Just the part that sits IN the key.

best luck!

Dave

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From: Philip Linde

To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 2:15 PM

Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: Poly 800 help!

Wow, thank you!

Yes, it was the tabs that broke off. I found the pieces and I will try
gluing them together tomorrow.

Just making sure I get this straight: I should fill the space around
the spring with epoxi so it can't wiggle from side to side?

Thanking you again for the helpful information,
Philip

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Bowman" wrote:
>
> Hi Philip,
>
> Don't despair so quickly. I've had a similar problem myself and fixed
> it.
>
> As long as you still have the broken bits you're not lost
> altoghether. I assume the broken parts are those tiny tabs that fit
> into the pair of holes that the metal keyboard chassis has per key.
>
> If that happens to be true, do the following: glue the tabs --
> provided they still lodge into the remaining part of the key-- with
> some cyanoacrylate. ONce it's dry, put the spring in place. THen fill
> the space surrounding the spring with epoxi adhesive, taking care not
> to let the glue go over the void space between the two tabs. Take an
> unbroken key and figure out by comparing.
>
> ONce the epoxi is dry, you'll have the spring fixed, which is not bad
> since anyway that's the way it should be. The epoxi and spring will
> form a tight bounding unit, so the broken tabs or latches will have
> enough resistance for the task required. Just stick the key carefully
> in place and that's all. It worked for me and so it should work for
> you. BTW I had other issues with my keys, such as broken keys at the
> playing surface and breaking of the tiny tab located under the keys
> that prevents them from going upwards beyond the normal level. I
> succedeed in fixing those problemas as well.
>
> Best,
>
> David
>

Poly 800 help!

2006-06-04 by Philip Linde

Hi!
I have a Poly-800 MkII and today I found that two keys (G#1 and A1)
were broken. They are unplayable now! I opened up and it turns out
that a few plastic bits on the keys had snapped making the keys crooked.

If you have a broken Poly-800 1 or 2 I'd be VERY thankful if I could
buy  these keys (I guess any G# and A will do). I live in Sweden but I
will of course pay for shipping.
Please contact me ASAP!

Best regards,
Philip Linde

Re: Poly 800 help!

2006-06-04 by Dave Bowman

Hi Philip,

Don't despair so quickly. I've had a similar problem myself and fixed 
it.

As long as you still have the broken bits you're not lost 
altoghether. I assume the broken parts are those tiny tabs that fit 
into the pair of holes that the metal keyboard chassis has per key.

If that happens to be true, do the following: glue the tabs --
provided they still lodge into the remaining part of the key-- with 
some cyanoacrylate. ONce it's dry, put the spring in place. THen fill 
the space surrounding the spring with epoxi adhesive, taking care not 
to let the glue go over the void space between the two tabs. Take an 
unbroken key and figure out by comparing.

ONce the epoxi is dry, you'll have the spring fixed, which is not bad 
since anyway that's the way it should be. The epoxi and spring will 
form a tight bounding unit, so the broken tabs or latches will have 
enough resistance for the task required. Just stick the key carefully 
in place and that's all. It worked for me and so it should work for 
you. BTW I had other issues with my keys, such as broken keys at the 
playing surface and breaking of the tiny tab located under the keys 
that prevents them from going upwards beyond the normal level. I 
succedeed in fixing those problemas as well.

Best,

David

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "Philip Linde" <philip.linde@...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi!
> I have a Poly-800 MkII and today I found that two keys (G#1 and A1)
> were broken. They are unplayable now! I opened up and it turns out
> that a few plastic bits on the keys had snapped making the keys 
crooked.
> 
> If you have a broken Poly-800 1 or 2 I'd be VERY thankful if I could
> buy  these keys (I guess any G# and A will do). I live in Sweden 
but I

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> will of course pay for shipping.
> Please contact me ASAP!
> 
> Best regards,
> Philip Linde
>

Re: Poly 800 help!

2006-06-04 by Philip Linde

Wow, thank you!

Yes, it was the tabs that broke off. I found the pieces and I will try
gluing them together tomorrow.

Just making sure I get this straight: I should fill the space around
the spring with epoxi so it can't wiggle from side to side?

Thanking you again for the helpful information,
Philip

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Bowman" <davidmochen@...> wrote:

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>
> Hi Philip,
> 
> Don't despair so quickly. I've had a similar problem myself and fixed 
> it.
> 
> As long as you still have the broken bits you're not lost 
> altoghether. I assume the broken parts are those tiny tabs that fit 
> into the pair of holes that the metal keyboard chassis has per key.
> 
> If that happens to be true, do the following: glue the tabs --
> provided they still lodge into the remaining part of the key-- with 
> some cyanoacrylate. ONce it's dry, put the spring in place. THen fill 
> the space surrounding the spring with epoxi adhesive, taking care not 
> to let the glue go over the void space between the two tabs. Take an 
> unbroken key and figure out by comparing.
> 
> ONce the epoxi is dry, you'll have the spring fixed, which is not bad 
> since anyway that's the way it should be. The epoxi and spring will 
> form a tight bounding unit, so the broken tabs or latches will have 
> enough resistance for the task required. Just stick the key carefully 
> in place and that's all. It worked for me and so it should work for 
> you. BTW I had other issues with my keys, such as broken keys at the 
> playing surface and breaking of the tiny tab located under the keys 
> that prevents them from going upwards beyond the normal level. I 
> succedeed in fixing those problemas as well.
> 
> Best,
> 
> David
>

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