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Re: Moog Source membrane switches

2013-07-04 by Nicolas

Hi,

Thanks for the information. I sent them a message and wait for a response.

I was wandering if I could remove the front cover and try to repair the defective trace circuit of the membrane.
Anybody ever tried that?

Thanks!

Nicolas

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "Lorne Hammond" <lhammond@...> wrote:
>
> Chipsforbrains/technology transplant, which may or may not have gone out of
> business remanufactured that front membrane.  Try sam at syntaur.com in case
> he still has old stock of it from them.  He used to buy wholesale off them.
> 
> 
> Feedback on shipping from technologytransplant.com has been uncertain in the
> last six months, they may or may not ship. Its listed at the old real
> bargain price of 89.90
> 
> http://www.technologytransplant.com/index.php?cPath=30_62_54  I asked them
> directly what was up and got no answer.  Feel like a gambler?  
> 
>  
> 
> Years ago I had zero feedback from them and received eventually 2 kits for
> an 808 & a 909 rebuild.  I notice they have disappeared off ebay.
> 
>  
> 
> Lorne
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> From: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolas
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 9:03 AM
> To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Moog Source membrane switches
> 
>  
> 
>   
> 
> Hi everybody,
> 
> I'm trying to repair a Moog Source that has a few problems. So far I was
> able to fix the problems by reinstalling a new 5 volts regulator and doing a
> cleanup of the internal connectors. 
> 
> But the problem I'm having is that there is a few membrane switch that does
> not work.
> The defective switches are located at the right of the synthsizer: OSC1, all
> of the switches of the Voltage Controlled Filter, all the S and R switches
> of the ADSR.
> So far I've tried to swap the chips in the matrix circuit but that did not
> help. 
> I guess the membrane itself is defective.
> 
> Is there any way to repair the membrane if only a group of switches are
> defective?
> Thank you!
> 
> Nicolas
>

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