Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Damon, Rob" <rdamon@m...> wrote:
> 1. Without your foot on the hihat pedal, loosen the clutch wingnut 
and
> let the clutch drop down on the center rod until it "bottoms out" 
under
> it's own weight. Lift the clutch from this position about 1/16" up 
and
> then tighten the wingnut. Since the clutch is not touch the rubber
> rocker inside, without your foot on the pedal you should be 
getting the
> full open position sound. Now press all the way down and you 
should be
> getting the fully closed sound. There are four ridges on the 
underside
> of the rubber rocker that "rolls" down onto the ribbon switch that 
is in
> the bottom of the RHH130. The clutch is what presses down on this 
rubber
> rocker. When the rubber rocker is not touching the ribbon switch, 
then
> you will get the fully open sound, when the last (fourth ridge) 
presses
> down on the ribbon switch, then you will get the fully closed 
sound. If
> something is obstructing the fourth rubber ridge from pressing 
down on
> the ribbon, you will not be able to get the fully closed position. 
You
> may want to open the RHH130 and see if anything is obstructing the
> rubber rocker. I have take photos of the inside of it and they are 
in
> the photo gallery here to give you give you an idea of what to 
expect.
>  
> 2. The PCY80S were really bad, the PCY65S were better and the 
PCY130s
> even better when it comes to "self-choking". If you strike the 
cymbal
> pad and press down and through the rim switch, the cymbal thinks 
you are
> trying to "choke" it and the sound will immediately shut-off. 
Glancing
> strikes usually eliminate this problem. 
>  
> 3. This could be a loose connection. When you have the module on 
and the
> volume set up and you strike the pad and get a comfortable sound 
level,
> try unplugging the stereo cable from the TP65S pad. You should 
hear a
> loud snare sound as the cable shorts across the female TRS jack in 
the
> pad. If this if the "loud" sound level you are experiencing, you 
may
> have a loose connection or the plug may not be pushed all the way 
in. 
>  
> OGD
> 

thanks, i'll try those suggestions. (i never thought of the cymbal 
thinking a strike was a choke...good call!)