Vintage Synth Repair

Hello Antoine!
thanks for your answer and other thanks for your efforts to write in 
french! you're canadian I suppose?
I already tryed to find generic switches but the size is not the right 
one to take place in the BX3 control panel.
I think I'll unsolder one and open it to look what's wrong inside...

jean-marie

Antoine Desch\ufffdnes a \ufffdcrit :

> 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.
>
> -----
> 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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