Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I noticed that Yamaha now has a paragraph in the brochures that come 
with the various pads that state that the rubber and foam do have a 
limited life cycle depending on the amount of play and that you can 
contact them for "replacement" parts. I would have to go back and dig 
out the manuals for my DtxpressII kit pads, but I don't remember that 
being in there, specifically, talking about the foam in the KP65 
deteriorating.

Also, got out the tools and took apart some of the new pads. I will 
try and post some pics of the insides by the weekend. Specifically, 
the TP100/TP120S/PCY150/PCY130S/PCY130/RHH130. Since the latter four 
are a part of the Dtxpress IIIsp, I will post the pics here in this 
group. The TP pads are only a part of the Dtxtreme IIS, so those will 
be posted to the Yahoogroups/dtxtreme group only.

The RHH130 top is the same material used on the PCY130S, except the 
color of the plastic is black inside rather than the silver on the 
bottom of the PCY130S. The metal "clutch" that attaches to the hihat 
rod is not attached to anything inside the pad, so you don't have to 
worry about it rotating and hurting something inside. It is just a 
hunk of metal with a teflon washer on the bottom. If you look at the 
HH65 pictures you will see a rubber rocker  that presses down on some 
ribbon sensors. They have simple modified the sensor ribbon and the 
rubber rocker to accommodate the hole in the middle for the shaft and 
placed it in the bottom plastic housing of the RHH130. Instead of 
four contact points on the HH65, there are five contact points on the 
RHH130 sensor ribbon. The metal clutch simply presses down on this 
rubber rocker. Simple and elagant.

(This actually looks like a winter project in the working. Since 
there is no real need for the top rubber pad to come in contact with 
the bottom pad, there maybe a way to modify the RHH130 so that the 
top swings a little more freely, as it is a rigid as a rock as it 
comes from the factory.)

OGD