Vintage Synth Repair

The static is not from dirt in the slider, it is more of a hiss than static.
I can control the hiss with the volume slider and the other buttons.  That
is not a problem that I am worried about at all.

Matt
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> From: Matt Boyle [mailto:Mboyle00@...]
> Sent: 21 December 2004 01:59
> To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Kustom 88
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> I am a semi proud owner of a kustom 88.  About 6 months ago it stopped
> working, not completely.  If I hook it up to an amp (no internal speakers)
> or headphone jack I can still hear the tremolo and the volume slider still
> control still works (there is a bit of static but that was there before).
> If I hold down the keys and turn it on I get sound and the notes sustain and
> it cannot be controlled by the sustain pedal.  After it is on no sound comes
> from the keys.  I have to wait for the power to drain before I turn it on or
> I get no sound by the method previously stated.  (ie. If I turn it on while
> holding down keys turn it off and hit different keys and turn it back on
> within about 10 seconds the previous notes are still sustaining.)  What I am
> pretty sure happened was that a capacitor or two went dead when a 12" jensen
> speaker was placed on it for an extended period of time.  I know that was
> stupid but it was not entirely my fault.  It seems as if not enough power is
> getting to the keys to produce sound.  Just the initial current of energy
> can do that.  Does anyone know any specific resistors, capacitors, etc that
> I should check.  There are an amazing amount of them there.  I am not
> expecting anyone to know much about this keyboard in particular but I am
> sure that someone has had something similar happen to a like piano.  I have
> time if this will be a lengthy process.
> 
> Cheers,
> Matt
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