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Re: polaris with bad ribbon wires for sale

2010-02-22 by Robert Weigel

I have one with a decent front and screwed up cpu board if this is still around.  We just fixed up another one too.  Did some detail work on it to where it's pretty great.  Some cracks around buttons though. THere must be a way to just laminate a transparent material over those? -Bob
--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "Paul D. DeRocco" <pderocco@...> wrote:
>
> > From: wasteking1
> >
> > i have a polaris that was OK - not long ago ...( a familiar
> > story)-  but the brittle mylar ribbon wires had seen a couple
> > episodes of repair (3 of 4 locations) and now are
> > shot--particularly the ones over  the right control panel .[It
> > powers up, but most patch selection switches dont work] Probably
> > will just run under MIDI control now, but a more ambitious repair
> > needed... otherwise  was not bad condition   Any interest here ?
> 
> How much do people think a set of brand new membrane switches would be
> worth? I'm thinking of having some made, but low volume production isn't
> exactly dirt cheap.
> 
> --
> 
> Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
> Paul                mailto:pderocco@...
>

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