Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Hi,

Thanks, Greg. I'll get a few tactiles and try replacement. I've been 
slinging solder so long, I kinda like the fumes. :)

I wish a complete replacement switch existed. A couple of my switches 
are, for lack of a better description, a little droopy. The caps snap 
onto a little plastic actuator, and the the actuator itself seems to 
have grown a little lazy. I could glue the caps to the actuator, and 
that would probably help some - but I hate to do anything permanent.

I notice DigiKey carries a similar switch, part of the ITT Digitast 
line, but I bet it's not a direct replacement. Mouser also carries a 
similar switch - from E-Switch, one of their 5500 series - but again, 
I don't think it could be a drop-in replacement.

Thanks again,
fargap

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, greg montalbano 
<greg.montalbano@u...> wrote:
> Yes;  desolder the LED, then it & the switch cap will come off, 
then the 
> switch itself can be desoldered & removed.  Take care in handling 
the 
> switch caps -- once the plastic breaks, they're difficult to repair 
(& 
> impossible to replace, as far as I know).
> I've obtained suitable replacement tact switches from Mouser 
Electronics & 
> Jameco -- they're fairly standard.
> This is a fairly routine task for someone with soldering & 
electronics 
> experience -- should be VERY carefully approached by anyone else.
> 
> ~G
> 
> At 07:55 PM 9/29/03 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >A couple of the key switches on my board (bank, program, 
arpeggiator
> >type) are a little squishy. One is actually quite tempermental. So
> >I'm thinking of replacing them. So what should I replace them with?
> >The switches have a removable keycap, an led, a chassis, and what
> >looks to be a tactile switch built in. Should I replace the entire
> >switch? I've seen a couple of "current" switches which look very
> >similar, but...
> >
> >I've seen 12mm square tactiles mentioned as valid replacements, 
but I
> >can't figure out how they would work. Do they fit inside the little
> >keyswitch chassis somehow?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >fargap
> >
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