Vintage Synth Repair

Does anyone know if the octopus strip key contacts on late Eighties 
Roland synthesizers are available new or interchangable? There's this 
E5 Intelligent Synthesizer from '89 that I've had to fix twice, and 
it just went out again. I assume the contacts are too worn down to be 
useful anymore. They've been cleaned, realligned, and they work for a 
few weeks. Then they're out and I get a call. I also replaced the 
missing screws that anchor the keyboard, and that didn't seem to fix 
it permanently.

I've heard something about Remote Control Repair kits. Those come 
with new pads to stick on the old ones? Has anyone used those?

Thanks
-Mike

Mike, 

I've never tried this with the Roland kb's but I've
solved this problem with Korgs by sanding down the
nylon spacers to increase the final contact pressure.
What you also might try is recoating the rubber disks
with some resistive or conductive paint. I don't know
what either of these will do to the velocity
sensitvity so your on your own.

-Bob

--- Mike Walters <mike@...> wrote:
> Does anyone know if the octopus strip key contacts
> on late Eighties 
> Roland synthesizers are available new or
> interchangable? There's this 
> E5 Intelligent Synthesizer from '89 that I've had to
> fix twice, and 
> it just went out again. I assume the contacts are
> too worn down to be 
> useful anymore. They've been cleaned, realligned,
> and they work for a 
> few weeks. Then they're out and I get a call. I also
> replaced the 
> missing screws that anchor the keyboard, and that
> didn't seem to fix 
> it permanently.
> 
> I've heard something about Remote Control Repair
> kits. Those come 
> with new pads to stick on the old ones? Has anyone
> used those?
> 
> Thanks
> -Mike
> 
> 


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Mike,

I haven't tried this product on the contacts you
describe but I know it works great on worn circuit
board traces.

CircuitWriter Pen, #CW100P from www.caig.com
 
 
 
 

--- Mike Walters <mike@...> wrote:
> Does anyone know if the octopus strip key contacts
> on late Eighties 
> Roland synthesizers are available new or
> interchangable? There's this 
> E5 Intelligent Synthesizer from '89 that I've had to
> fix twice, and 
> it just went out again. I assume the contacts are
> too worn down to be 
> useful anymore. They've been cleaned, realligned,
> and they work for a 
> few weeks. Then they're out and I get a call. I also
> replaced the 
> missing screws that anchor the keyboard, and that
> didn't seem to fix 
> it permanently.
> 
> I've heard something about Remote Control Repair
> kits. Those come 
> with new pads to stick on the old ones? Has anyone
> used those?
> 
> Thanks
> -Mike
> 
> 


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