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2006-04-06 by jim
Hi all ! I own an old Korg BX3 organ (the babe is near 30yrs old...) and have some trouble with the digitasts switches of the lower kbd. I project to change them but am unable to find the right model.those I found were either too small or too large. does someone know where to find the correct ones? thank you for your help jean-marie ps: I live in France
2006-04-11 by babouche369
--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "jim" <leman@...> wrote: > > Hi all ! > > I own an old Korg BX3 organ (the babe is near 30yrs old...) and have > some trouble with the digitasts switches of the lower kbd. > I project to change them but am unable to find the right model.those I > found were either too small or too large. > does someone know where to find the correct ones? > thank you for your help > > jean-marie > > ps: I live in France > Salut Jean-marie, What's bad with your switches ? Mechanically broken or only bad contacts ? I've you tried to clean them up with a contact cleaner (such as Deoxit from Caig) ? IMUO, it may worth a try. François
2006-04-20 by jmarie
hello Fran\ufffdois! thanks for your help. I think it's rather a mechanical break, I don't hear anylonger the "typical "clic" of the switch... I'll try to send a mail directly to Korg, maybe they'll find some behind a desk ?? jean-marie Salut Fran\ufffdois! merci pour to message et ton aide (j'ai cru comprendre que tu es fran\ufffdais?). Je penche plutot pour un probl\ufffdme m\ufffdcanique, il n'y a plus de "clic" et les switches sont tout mous... je vais essayer de contacter Korg par mail des fois qu'il en trouvent quelques uns dans un fond de tiroir... au plaisir de te lire jmarie babouche369 a \ufffdcrit :
> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "jim" <leman@...> wrote: > > > > Hi all ! > > > > I own an old Korg BX3 organ (the babe is near 30yrs old...) and > have > > some trouble with the digitasts switches of the lower kbd. > > I project to change them but am unable to find the right > model.those I > > found were either too small or too large. > > does someone know where to find the correct ones? > > thank you for your help > > > > jean-marie > > > > ps: I live in France > > > > Salut Jean-marie, > > What's bad with your switches ? Mechanically broken or only bad > contacts ? I've you tried to clean them up with a contact cleaner > (such as Deoxit from Caig) ? IMUO, it may worth a try. > > Fran\ufffdois > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > * Visit your group "vintagesynthrepair > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vintagesynthrepair>" on the web. > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > vintagesynthrepair-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:vintagesynthrepair-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >
2006-04-20 by Antoine Deschênes
All\ufffd Jean-Marie, S'ils en ont pas, peut-\ufffdtre que les interrupteurs sont de types g\ufffdn\ufffdriques et il serait peut-\ufffdtre possible d'en trouver d'autres \ufffd ce moment l\ufffd. Peut-\ufffdtre que l'impression qu'ils sont mous est caus\ufffd par la salet\ufffd ou un manque de lubrification. J'ai entendu dire que le DeoxIT est pas tr\ufffds bon pour les interrupteurs(\ufffda fait tout s\ufffdcher) et les condensateurs de radios analogiques. Quoique mettre une huile quelconque pourrait r\ufffdgler le probl\ufffdme. En cherchant un peu, je viens juste de trouver le DeoxIT FaderLube qui pourrait \ufffdtre meilleur dans ton cas. http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.f Le probl\ufffdme est qu'on peut pas vraiment savoir si c'est de l'usure qui se r\ufffdpare pas. ----- Translation for others : Hi, If they don't have replacement switches, maybe they are a generic type that can easily be found elsewhere. Maybe the slack feeling is caused by dirt or missing lubrification. I heard that DeoxIT is not very good for switches (It dries out everything) and tuning capactiors in tuners. Maybe putting a certain type of oil could fix your problem? By searching a bit, i found DeoxIT FaderLube that could be a better choice in your case. http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.f The problem is that we can't know if it's wear that can't be fixed. Cheers, Antoine jmarie a \ufffdcrit :
> hello Fran\ufffdois! > thanks for your help. I think it's rather a mechanical break, I don't > hear anylonger the "typical "clic" of the switch... > I'll try to send a mail directly to Korg, maybe they'll find some behind > a desk ?? > > jean-marie > > Salut Fran\ufffdois! > merci pour to message et ton aide (j'ai cru comprendre que tu es > fran\ufffdais?). Je penche plutot pour un probl\ufffdme m\ufffdcanique, il n'y a plus > de "clic" et les switches sont tout mous... > je vais essayer de contacter Korg par mail des fois qu'il en trouvent > quelques uns dans un fond de tiroir... > > au plaisir de te lire > > jmarie > > babouche369 a \ufffdcrit : > > > --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "jim" <leman@...> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all ! > > > > > > I own an old Korg BX3 organ (the babe is near 30yrs old...) and > > have > > > some trouble with the digitasts switches of the lower kbd. > > > I project to change them but am unable to find the right > > model.those I > > > found were either too small or too large. > > > does someone know where to find the correct ones? > > > thank you for your help > > > > > > jean-marie > > > > > > ps: I live in France > > > > > > > Salut Jean-marie, > > > > What's bad with your switches ? Mechanically broken or only bad > > contacts ? I've you tried to clean them up with a contact cleaner > > (such as Deoxit from Caig) ? IMUO, it may worth a try. > > > > Fran\ufffdois
2006-04-20 by jmarie
Hello Antoine! thanks for your answer and other thanks for your efforts to write in french! you're canadian I suppose? I already tryed to find generic switches but the size is not the right one to take place in the BX3 control panel. I think I'll unsolder one and open it to look what's wrong inside... jean-marie Antoine Desch\ufffdnes a \ufffdcrit :
> All\ufffd Jean-Marie, > > S'ils en ont pas, peut-\ufffdtre que les interrupteurs sont de types > g\ufffdn\ufffdriques et il serait peut-\ufffdtre possible d'en trouver d'autres \ufffd ce > moment l\ufffd. > > Peut-\ufffdtre que l'impression qu'ils sont mous est caus\ufffd par la salet\ufffd ou > un manque de lubrification. J'ai entendu dire que le DeoxIT est pas tr\ufffds > bon pour les interrupteurs(\ufffda fait tout s\ufffdcher) et les condensateurs de > radios analogiques. Quoique mettre une huile quelconque pourrait r\ufffdgler > le probl\ufffdme. En cherchant un peu, je viens juste de trouver le DeoxIT > FaderLube qui pourrait \ufffdtre meilleur dans ton cas. > http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.f > Le probl\ufffdme est qu'on peut pas vraiment savoir si c'est de l'usure qui > se r\ufffdpare pas. > > ----- > Translation for others : > > Hi, > > If they don't have replacement switches, maybe they are a generic type > that can easily be found elsewhere. > > Maybe the slack feeling is caused by dirt or missing lubrification. I > heard that DeoxIT is not very good for switches (It dries out > everything) and tuning capactiors in tuners. Maybe putting a certain > type of oil could fix your problem? By searching a bit, i found DeoxIT > FaderLube that could be a better choice in your case. > http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.f > The problem is that we can't know if it's wear that can't be fixed. > > Cheers, > Antoine > > jmarie a \ufffdcrit : > > hello Fran\ufffdois! > > thanks for your help. I think it's rather a mechanical break, I don't > > hear anylonger the "typical "clic" of the switch... > > I'll try to send a mail directly to Korg, maybe they'll find some behind > > a desk ?? > > > > jean-marie > > > > Salut Fran\ufffdois! > > merci pour to message et ton aide (j'ai cru comprendre que tu es > > fran\ufffdais?). Je penche plutot pour un probl\ufffdme m\ufffdcanique, il n'y a plus > > de "clic" et les switches sont tout mous... > > je vais essayer de contacter Korg par mail des fois qu'il en trouvent > > quelques uns dans un fond de tiroir... > > > > au plaisir de te lire > > > > jmarie > > > > babouche369 a \ufffdcrit : > > > > > --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "jim" <leman@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi all ! > > > > > > > > I own an old Korg BX3 organ (the babe is near 30yrs old...) and > > > have > > > > some trouble with the digitasts switches of the lower kbd. > > > > I project to change them but am unable to find the right > > > model.those I > > > > found were either too small or too large. > > > > does someone know where to find the correct ones? > > > > thank you for your help > > > > > > > > jean-marie > > > > > > > > ps: I live in France > > > > > > > > > > Salut Jean-marie, > > > > > > What's bad with your switches ? Mechanically broken or only bad > > > contacts ? I've you tried to clean them up with a contact cleaner > > > (such as Deoxit from Caig) ? IMUO, it may worth a try. > > > > > > Fran\ufffdois > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > * Visit your group "vintagesynthrepair > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vintagesynthrepair>" on the web. > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > vintagesynthrepair-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:vintagesynthrepair-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >
2006-04-20 by Antoine Deschênes
jmarie a \ufffdcrit : > Hello Antoine! > thanks for your answer and other thanks for your efforts French is my primary language... > to write in french! you're canadian I suppose? Or Qu\ufffdb\ufffdcois if you prefer. > I already tryed to find generic switches but the size is not the right > one to take place in the BX3 control panel. > I think I'll unsolder one and open it to look what's wrong inside... I don't know in your case but it's often simpler to have the switch attached to something. (To pull out the PCB and leave the switch on it)
> > jean-marie > > Antoine Desch\ufffdnes a \ufffdcrit : > > > All\ufffd Jean-Marie, > > > > S'ils en ont pas, peut-\ufffdtre que les interrupteurs sont de types > > g\ufffdn\ufffdriques et il serait peut-\ufffdtre possible d'en trouver d'autres \ufffd ce > > moment l\ufffd. > > > > Peut-\ufffdtre que l'impression qu'ils sont mous est caus\ufffd par la salet\ufffd ou > > un manque de lubrification. J'ai entendu dire que le DeoxIT est pas tr\ufffds > > bon pour les interrupteurs(\ufffda fait tout s\ufffdcher) et les condensateurs de > > radios analogiques. Quoique mettre une huile quelconque pourrait r\ufffdgler > > le probl\ufffdme. En cherchant un peu, je viens juste de trouver le DeoxIT > > FaderLube qui pourrait \ufffdtre meilleur dans ton cas. > > http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.f > > Le probl\ufffdme est qu'on peut pas vraiment savoir si c'est de l'usure qui > > se r\ufffdpare pas. > > > > ----- > > Translation for others : > > > > Hi, > > > > If they don't have replacement switches, maybe they are a generic type > > that can easily be found elsewhere. > > > > Maybe the slack feeling is caused by dirt or missing lubrification. I > > heard that DeoxIT is not very good for switches (It dries out > > everything) and tuning capactiors in tuners. Maybe putting a certain > > type of oil could fix your problem? By searching a bit, i found DeoxIT > > FaderLube that could be a better choice in your case. > > http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.f > > The problem is that we can't know if it's wear that can't be fixed. > > > > Cheers, > > Antoine > > > > jmarie a \ufffdcrit : > > > hello Fran\ufffdois! > > > thanks for your help. I think it's rather a mechanical break, I don't > > > hear anylonger the "typical "clic" of the switch... > > > I'll try to send a mail directly to Korg, maybe they'll find some > behind > > > a desk ?? > > > > > > jean-marie > > > > > > Salut Fran\ufffdois! > > > merci pour to message et ton aide (j'ai cru comprendre que tu es > > > fran\ufffdais?). Je penche plutot pour un probl\ufffdme m\ufffdcanique, il n'y a plus > > > de "clic" et les switches sont tout mous... > > > je vais essayer de contacter Korg par mail des fois qu'il en trouvent > > > quelques uns dans un fond de tiroir... > > > > > > au plaisir de te lire > > > > > > jmarie > > > > > > babouche369 a \ufffdcrit : > > > > > > > --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "jim" <leman@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi all ! > > > > > > > > > > I own an old Korg BX3 organ (the babe is near 30yrs old...) and > > > > have > > > > > some trouble with the digitasts switches of the lower kbd. > > > > > I project to change them but am unable to find the right > > > > model.those I > > > > > found were either too small or too large. > > > > > does someone know where to find the correct ones? > > > > > thank you for your help > > > > > > > > > > jean-marie > > > > > > > > > > ps: I live in France > > > > > > > > > > > > > Salut Jean-marie, > > > > > > > > What's bad with your switches ? Mechanically broken or only bad > > > > contacts ? I've you tried to clean them up with a contact cleaner > > > > (such as Deoxit from Caig) ? IMUO, it may worth a try. > > > > > > > > Fran\ufffdois