Vintage Synth Repair

Some possible subs for the switches along the left side (and number pad):

http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/979968-switch-tact-12mm-mom-n-o-130gf-b3f-4050.html

http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/979969-switch-tact-12mm-mom-n-o-260gf-b3f-4055.html

Plus it turns out that I have tons of the Alps ones at work (the ones used for the instruments).

GB
www.musictechnologiesgroup.com

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roger J 
  To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 6:58 PM
  Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Help identify these switches please


    

  The blue one was used on many products,  the Kurz k1000 and k2000. Although the color is black on the later versions, the knob and foot print are the same. I think I once used the blue ones on something and found that the knobs that worked with the black one would not clear the slightly smaller plunger, although the knob mounts were the same.

  R




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  From: GB <grantbt@jps.net>
  To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Sat, July 3, 2010 3:51:12 PM
  Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Help identify these switches please

    
  I'm working on a dorked Kawai R100 drum machine and I need to locate some 
  replacement switches. See the photo here:

  http://musictechnologiesgroup.com/temp/switches.jpg

  It's the blue one I'm mainly after. I think the black one is a standard Alps 
  switch (like you'd find in some PC keyboards from days gone by). The blue 
  one that I'm looking for appears to say JAE and D0 on it. It also looks 
  like I could disassemble and clean them, but while I have the beast open I 
  thought I would try to source replacements. They are used on the drum 
  machine for function selection and they bounce like crazy so it's hard to 
  make the intended choice.

  GB