Rhodes Chroma Polaris

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "nickwest16" <nickwest16@...> 
wrote:
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> --- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, greg rudd <compactor24@> 
> wrote:
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> > 
> > Brian, Thanks for the cautionary words. For me dealing with the 
> edge connector is no problem. I do a lot of soldering, but the 
ribbon 
> connector is the critical part. I will be very careful applying 
the 
> nail polish remover. I did some testing on some ribbon I had left 
> over from my other Polaris membranes. I metered out the traces 
after 
> i was finished and had good continuity. I'll post the results when 
i 
> have completed the repair. I'm leaving it for a weekend project. 
> >  
> > Thanks again :)
> >  
> > Tek
> > 
> > 
> > To: chromapolaris@: sounddoctorin@: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 20:25:25 
> +0000Subject: [chromapolaris] Re: any advice on rebuilding the 
front 
> panel needed .
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Good news. It appears I've secured a 'shell' that has good 
> membraneswitch panel that was lying in a music store somewhere. 
This 
> guy Iknow bought out like three floors of old combo organs and 
> synths! Unless I get a lot of money for it though I'll probably 
pick 
> off acheap ebay one with broken switches and just fix it 
up.However 
> in case people don't know I've had 100% success 
> repairing'permanently' front panels that break ribbon connectors 
and 
> do NOThave punched out switch covers. I never documented what I do 
> becauseI figured about half the people would screw it up and 
> permanentlydestroy the unit trying it. It is very very tricky to 
get 
> mypercentage success on this operation you are attempting. Be 
> carefulnot to stress any of that brittle material. --- In 
> chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, Brian Murray <bjmur58@> wrote:>> 
Good 
> luck with yours, I had a similar problem. I had to removed theedge 
> connector from one of the boards and re-attach wires to connectit 
> back to the board. I also mounted one of the connectors on 
thebottom 
> of the boards because the ribbon was too short.> Brian> > > greg 
rudd 
> <compactor24@> wrote:> Hey Brian,> > Thanks for the information. I 
> will get some tomorrow. Muchappreciated The membrane in question 
has 
> very little material left soI'll only get on shot at it. > > 
Thanks 
> again> Tek> > > > ---------------------------------> To: 
> chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> From: bjmur58@> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 
2008 
> 02:58:19 +0000> Subject: [chromapolaris] Re: any advice on 
rebuilding 
> the frontpanel needed .> > Hi,> > "right solvent for the job?"> > 
> I'ved used nail polish remover with a Q-tip (cotton applicator), 
use 
> > it very very slowly and it will leave the silver conductor and 
> remove > the green insulation. > > Brian > > > > > > > > ----------
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> > evenin' all, I too have shot wafer on my membranes and have been 
> racking my brains on a solution (apart from butchering the front 
> panel with a load of mechanical switches).The idea of relocating 
the 
> edge connectors is a magnificent piece of lateral thinking that I 
> wish had occurred to me five years ago!                         
> Thanks everyone.                                         
> 
Nick.                                                               
> Now where did the missus put that nail varnish remover!
> > 
> > P.S. does anyone know where I can find a slide potentiometer of 
the correct spec for the assign. I can only find logarithmic not 
linear, or 50k not 10k in the right dimensions.I'm located in England 
so I'm  a bit limited in my supply options. 
> > Thanks again 
Nick
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