Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

I found an EX at the thrift store for $7.00!  I just intalled the Moog 
Slayer Mod , I gotta say that it definitely breathes new life into this 
thing! Now I'm confronted with problem #2...The EX800 buttons suck!! 
Does anyone have any advice on cleaning\repair\replacement of the 
buttons, or know where I an find a board with buttons that don't suck!? 
I swear I'm going to end up cracking the board because I'm having to 
push so hard on 'em...

Erik

sablerock@...

On Thu, 4 Jan 2007, Erik Hines wrote:

> I found an EX at the thrift store for $7.00!  I just intalled the Moog
> Slayer Mod , I gotta say that it definitely breathes new life into this
> thing! Now I'm confronted with problem #2...The EX800 buttons suck!!
> Does anyone have any advice on cleaning\repair\replacement of the
> buttons, or know where I an find a board with buttons that don't suck!?
> I swear I'm going to end up cracking the board because I'm having to
> push so hard on 'em...

mine were corroded, and wouldn't make contact no matter how hard i pushed.

i ended up desoldering the lot of 'em, and replacing them with 
common tactile momentary SPST microswitches, like you would use in the 
x0xb0x. sure, it's ugly, and i used a sharpie to label them -- not a big 
deal, as i've already drilled three holes for the pots for the moog slayer 
and FM-800 mods.

the box is perfectly functional now, and is an essential component in my 
quests in sound design. :)

--darkcube [ detroit techno militia / uberhax0r ]
--email : darkcube@... / AOL IM : el8haqr
--web : http://www.detroittechnomilitia.com/main

I had a similiar problem. I was given a EX800 but all the buttons were so 
dirty and stuck they
did not function. I had a tech do several things......he added two buttons 
on back panel and moved the tune and sequence speed function to them. He 
then turned the tune button into the filter cutoff and the sequencer button 
into the Q. He also modified the filter to be very active (He said it was 
similiar to Slayer mod but his was better).
He then removed all the old buttons and replaced them with smaller push 
buttons that come directly up from the circuit board. I can't recall what he 
called the buttons....but they are smaller and a bit touchy, but they work 
very well. I can post pictures if you would like to see his handy work.

Jeff

>From: Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@...>
>Reply-To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
>To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Button help PPPlease!!
>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 08:57:08 -0800 (PST)
>
>I would love to see a photo of your "new" switches on your EX800.
>
>Or maybe I wouldn't!
>
>
>darkcube <darkcube@...> wrote:
>  On Thu, 4 Jan 2007, Erik Hines wrote:
>
>  > I found an EX at the thrift store for $7.00!  I just intalled the Moog
>  > Slayer Mod , I gotta say that it definitely breathes new life into this
>  > thing! Now I'm confronted with problem #2...The EX800 buttons suck!!
>  > Does anyone have any advice on cleaning\repair\replacement of the
>  > buttons, or know where I an find a board with buttons that don't suck!?
>  > I swear I'm going to end up cracking the board because I'm having to
>  > push so hard on 'em...
>
>  mine were corroded, and wouldn't make contact no matter how hard i 
>pushed.
>
>  i ended up desoldering the lot of 'em, and replacing them with
>  common tactile momentary SPST microswitches, like you would use in the
>  x0xb0x. sure, it's ugly, and i used a sharpie to label them -- not a big
>  deal, as i've already drilled three holes for the pots for the moog 
>slayer
>  and FM-800 mods.
>
>  the box is perfectly functional now, and is an essential component in my
>  quests in sound design. :)
>
>  --darkcube [ detroit techno militia / uberhax0r ]
>  --email : darkcube@... / AOL IM : el8haqr
>  --web : http://www.detroittechnomilitia.com/main
>
>
>
>
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Hi there. I had the same problem with my Poly 800. I desoldered all 
switches, even though many still worked fine. Replaced them with 
similar siwtches, only the new ones are smaller so I have to hit the 
Poly's buttonsright in the middle in order for them to work. 
Otherwise, they work fine. I'm uploading two pictures - halfway thru 
the process (old switches are black and bigger) and after replacing 
all switches.

hope this helps

Dave

> >From: Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@...>
> >Reply-To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> >To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Button help PPPlease!!
> >Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 08:57:08 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >I would love to see a photo of your "new" switches on your EX800.
> >
> >Or maybe I wouldn't!
> >
> >
> >darkcube <darkcube@...> wrote:
> >  On Thu, 4 Jan 2007, Erik Hines wrote:
> >
> >  > I found an EX at the thrift store for $7.00!  I just intalled 
the Moog
> >  > Slayer Mod , I gotta say that it definitely breathes new life 
into this
> >  > thing! Now I'm confronted with problem #2...The EX800 buttons 
suck!!
> >  > Does anyone have any advice on cleaning\repair\replacement of 
the
> >  > buttons, or know where I an find a board with buttons that 
don't suck!?
> >  > I swear I'm going to end up cracking the board because I'm 
having to
> >  > push so hard on 'em...
> >
> >  mine were corroded, and wouldn't make contact no matter how hard 
i 
> >pushed.
> >
> >  i ended up desoldering the lot of 'em, and replacing them with
> >  common tactile momentary SPST microswitches, like you would use 
in the
> >  x0xb0x. sure, it's ugly, and i used a sharpie to label them -- 
not a big
> >  deal, as i've already drilled three holes for the pots for the 
moog 
> >slayer
> >  and FM-800 mods.
> >
> >  the box is perfectly functional now, and is an essential 
component in my

> >  quests in sound design. :)
> >
> >  --darkcube [ detroit techno militia / uberhax0r ]
> >  --email : darkcube@... / AOL IM : el8haqr
> >  --web : http://www.detroittechnomilitia.com/main
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  __________________________________________________
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Yeah, Please post some pics. I wanna get this bad mammajamma working 
and any help would be great...

Erik

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "JEFF HOPP" <jhopp21@...> wrote:
>
> I had a similiar problem. I was given a EX800 but all the buttons 
were so 
> dirty and stuck they
> did not function. I had a tech do several things......he added two 
buttons 
> on back panel and moved the tune and sequence speed function to 
them. He 
> then turned the tune button into the filter cutoff and the 
sequencer button 
> into the Q. He also modified the filter to be very active (He said 
it was 
> similiar to Slayer mod but his was better).
> He then removed all the old buttons and replaced them with smaller 
push 
> buttons that come directly up from the circuit board. I can't 
recall what he 
> called the buttons....but they are smaller and a bit touchy, but 
they work 
> very well. I can post pictures if you would like to see his handy 
work.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> >From: Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@...>
> >Reply-To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> >To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Button help PPPlease!!
> >Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 08:57:08 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >I would love to see a photo of your "new" switches on your EX800.
> >
> >Or maybe I wouldn't!
> >
> >
> >darkcube <darkcube@...> wrote:
> >  On Thu, 4 Jan 2007, Erik Hines wrote:
> >
> >  > I found an EX at the thrift store for $7.00!  I just intalled 
the Moog
> >  > Slayer Mod , I gotta say that it definitely breathes new life 
into this
> >  > thing! Now I'm confronted with problem #2...The EX800 buttons 
suck!!
> >  > Does anyone have any advice on cleaning\repair\replacement of 
the
> >  > buttons, or know where I an find a board with buttons that 
don't suck!?
> >  > I swear I'm going to end up cracking the board because I'm 
having to
> >  > push so hard on 'em...
> >
> >  mine were corroded, and wouldn't make contact no matter how hard 
i 
> >pushed.
> >
> >  i ended up desoldering the lot of 'em, and replacing them with
> >  common tactile momentary SPST microswitches, like you would use 
in the
> >  x0xb0x. sure, it's ugly, and i used a sharpie to label them -- 
not a big
> >  deal, as i've already drilled three holes for the pots for the 
moog 
> >slayer
> >  and FM-800 mods.
> >
> >  the box is perfectly functional now, and is an essential 
component in my

> >  quests in sound design. :)
> >
> >  --darkcube [ detroit techno militia / uberhax0r ]
> >  --email : darkcube@... / AOL IM : el8haqr
> >  --web : http://www.detroittechnomilitia.com/main
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Exactly what I needed, Thanks! Now it's just tracking 'em down at the 
electronics store. 

Erik

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Bowman" <davidmochen@...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi there. I had the same problem with my Poly 800. I desoldered all 
> switches, even though many still worked fine. Replaced them with 
> similar siwtches, only the new ones are smaller so I have to hit 
the 
> Poly's buttonsright in the middle in order for them to work. 
> Otherwise, they work fine. I'm uploading two pictures - halfway 
thru 
> the process (old switches are black and bigger) and after replacing 
> all switches.
> 
> hope this helps
> 
> Dave
> 
> > >From: Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@>
> > >Reply-To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> > >To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> > >Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Button help PPPlease!!
> > >Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 08:57:08 -0800 (PST)
> > >
> > >I would love to see a photo of your "new" switches on your EX800.
> > >
> > >Or maybe I wouldn't!
> > >
> > >
> > >darkcube <darkcube@> wrote:
> > >  On Thu, 4 Jan 2007, Erik Hines wrote:
> > >
> > >  > I found an EX at the thrift store for $7.00!  I just 
intalled 
> the Moog
> > >  > Slayer Mod , I gotta say that it definitely breathes new 
life 
> into this
> > >  > thing! Now I'm confronted with problem #2...The EX800 
buttons 
> suck!!
> > >  > Does anyone have any advice on cleaning\repair\replacement 
of 
> the
> > >  > buttons, or know where I an find a board with buttons that 
> don't suck!?
> > >  > I swear I'm going to end up cracking the board because I'm 
> having to
> > >  > push so hard on 'em...
> > >
> > >  mine were corroded, and wouldn't make contact no matter how 
hard 
> i 
> > >pushed.
> > >
> > >  i ended up desoldering the lot of 'em, and replacing them with
> > >  common tactile momentary SPST microswitches, like you would 
use 

> in the
> > >  x0xb0x. sure, it's ugly, and i used a sharpie to label them -- 
> not a big
> > >  deal, as i've already drilled three holes for the pots for the 
> moog 
> > >slayer
> > >  and FM-800 mods.
> > >
> > >  the box is perfectly functional now, and is an essential 
> component in my
> > >  quests in sound design. :)
> > >
> > >  --darkcube [ detroit techno militia / uberhax0r ]
> > >  --email : darkcube@ / AOL IM : el8haqr
> > >  --web : http://www.detroittechnomilitia.com/main
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  __________________________________________________
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