Vintage Synth Repair

Hi there.

there are a few sites providing backlights like backlights.co.uk. I 
replaced mine recently and took some photos. I'm happy to share them 
with you once you found the part. It is not that difficult but requires 
care and a bit of soldering.

Laurent


On 5 Dec 2004, at 06:20, Gwydion Elderwyn wrote:

> I got a Kurzweil K2000 with the sampling option early this year and 
> promptly
>  upgraded it to the latest OS and max sample ram, and it's been running
>  great.
>
>  However, the LCD backlight has become so dim as to be practically
>  unreadable, and due to a cramped studio space I can't easily find a 
> way to
>  shine a light directly onto the screen, so;
>
>  1. How difficult/expensive is it to replace/repair the backlight?
>
>  2. Where would I source the parts (I'm in Australia, but don't mind 
> shipping
>  things from overseas)
>
>  3. Where can I get a service manual, so I've got some sort of 
> guidelines to
>  follow?
>
>  My technical skills are, well let's say I know which end of the 
> soldering
>  iron to hold and that's about it.
>
>  Thanks,
>  Gwydi
>
>
>
>
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