music@... skrev 2014-02-27 17:09: > Hi Everyone... > > I have an SDS7 Selector Pad that until recently was working flawlessly. > Now, when pressed or tapped, several of the 16 pad buttons on the thing > do not respond and the program on the SDS7 fails to advance to the > assigned Pgm. I've recreated the Prog Sel Pad Pgm assignments again but > same result. > > Before I pop the thing open, would anyone have an idea of what might be > the cause of this? The unit has never seen the Road or been mishandled.. > and resides in a smoke free studio. > > Broken or cracked wiring? Button Contacts corroded? > Thoughts? > > Cheers and thanks! > Alan I have two and have seen the inside... I deem the selector pad to be the crappiest Simmons product ever as far as hardware goes. A thing you're meant to hit isn't a good thing to design with flimsy electronics inside... The pads are sending info by connecting two grids of contact surfaces. These are basically tinfoil. Imagine what time and wear does to that... So yes, broken _and_ cracked wiring. You might have a look inside, but I decided that one of mine was usable (two dead pads) and one is beyond repair (three working pads). -- electronically yours, jesper - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- - www.electronic-obsession.se --- Angaudlinn on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/angaudlinn/id582356650 Angaudlinn on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B00AI3LNNM?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Angaudlinn&index=digital-music&search-type=ss Angaudlinn's playlist på Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/simplyanalogue/playlist/540Srd3zA15pK7G1S8qLHo Angaudlinn on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Angaudlinn
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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Program Selector Pad issues
2014-02-27 by jesper