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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: repairing my Korg BX3

2006-04-20 by Antoine DeschĂȘnes

All\ufffd Jean-Marie,

S'ils en ont pas, peut-\ufffdtre que les interrupteurs sont de types 
g\ufffdn\ufffdriques et il serait peut-\ufffdtre possible d'en trouver d'autres \ufffd ce 
moment l\ufffd.

Peut-\ufffdtre que l'impression qu'ils sont mous est caus\ufffd par la salet\ufffd ou 
un manque de lubrification. J'ai entendu dire que le DeoxIT est pas tr\ufffds 
bon pour les interrupteurs(\ufffda fait tout s\ufffdcher) et les condensateurs de 
radios analogiques. Quoique mettre une huile quelconque pourrait r\ufffdgler 
le probl\ufffdme. En cherchant un peu, je viens juste de trouver le DeoxIT 
FaderLube qui pourrait \ufffdtre meilleur dans ton cas. 
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.f
Le probl\ufffdme est qu'on peut pas vraiment savoir si c'est de l'usure qui 
se r\ufffdpare pas.

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Translation for others :

Hi,

If they don't have replacement switches, maybe they are a generic type 
that can easily be found elsewhere.

Maybe the slack feeling is caused by dirt or missing lubrification. I 
heard that DeoxIT is not very good for switches (It dries out 
everything) and tuning capactiors in tuners. Maybe putting a certain 
type of oil could fix your problem? By searching a bit, i found DeoxIT 
FaderLube that could be a better choice in your case. 
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.f
The problem is that we can't know if it's wear that can't be fixed.

Cheers,
Antoine

jmarie a \ufffdcrit :
> hello Fran\ufffdois!
> thanks for your help. I think it's rather a mechanical break, I don't
> hear anylonger the "typical "clic" of the switch...
> I'll try to send a mail directly to Korg, maybe they'll find some behind
> a desk ??
>
> jean-marie
>
> Salut Fran\ufffdois!
> merci pour to message et ton aide (j'ai cru comprendre que tu es
> fran\ufffdais?). Je penche plutot pour un probl\ufffdme m\ufffdcanique, il n'y a plus
> de "clic" et les switches sont tout mous...
> je vais essayer de contacter Korg par mail des fois qu'il en trouvent
> quelques uns dans un fond de tiroir...
>
> au plaisir de te lire
>
> jmarie
>
> babouche369 a \ufffdcrit :
>
> > --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "jim" <leman@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all !
> > >
> > > I own an old Korg BX3 organ (the babe is near 30yrs old...) and
> > have
> > > some trouble with the digitasts switches of the lower kbd.
> > > I project to change them but am unable to find the right
> > model.those I
> > > found were either too small or too large.
> > > does someone know where to find the correct ones?
> > > thank you for your help
> > >
> > > jean-marie
> > >
> > > ps: I live in France
> > >
> >
> > Salut Jean-marie,
> >
> > What's bad with your switches ? Mechanically broken or only bad
> > contacts ? I've you tried to clean them up with a contact cleaner
> > (such as Deoxit from Caig) ? IMUO, it may worth a try.
> >
> > Fran\ufffdois

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