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offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2004-01-20 10:20 [#01041750]
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I'm looking at an old school Sequential Circuits synth on
ebay right now, and one of the problems it has is it plays a
"phantom note" at all times. It seems to me that somehow the
connection underneath one of the keys is being bridged even
though the key itself is not depressed... Has anyone else
ever encountered this problem on other keyboards or know
what the problem probably is? Would it be
difficult/expensive to fix?


 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-01-20 10:26 [#01041758]
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nah i dont think so

just clean out the circuitry under the key

in the worst case you have to make a whole new on/off switch
kinda part for the key, would cost you 10 $ at max


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2004-01-20 10:29 [#01041764]
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well, I don't have a lot of knowledge in building
electronics, so for me it would probably be an adventure
trying to figure out how to fix it without breaking anything
else... but having an analog synth like this is really
really tempting, so I'm beginning to weigh my options, hehe.
:]


 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2004-01-20 10:31 [#01041766]
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i have sticky key problems with my computer keyboard - this
bastard seriously needs cleaning.


 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-01-20 10:35 [#01041770]
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you should try letting some gas from those cheapo bic
lighters flow under your keyboards keys. Light it, and your
keyboard is covered in flames for a sec (looks damn cool)

oh yeah and all the dust and shit underneath it burns
instantly too


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2004-01-20 10:38 [#01041776]
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as do I, I eat/drink over/near my keyboard all the time and
stuff is always falling into it.. my escape key is
practically unusable due to an applejuice spill.


 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2004-01-20 10:39 [#01041783]
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IS THAT SAFE?


 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-01-20 10:46 [#01041801]
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well.. ive done it a lot of times.. and it doesnt do much..


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2004-01-20 10:53 [#01041818]
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I know people who do this in their bare hands, so it must be
reasonably safe... The only problem you might run in to
would be the fluid dripping around your hand and burning the
underside of it.


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2004-01-20 12:37 [#01041899]
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The Gas thing just worth doing for the fun aspect!


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2004-01-20 12:38 [#01041902]
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sticky key prroblems, yep i've had them.


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2004-01-20 13:35 [#01041959]
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I was waiting for someone to make the joke!


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2004-01-20 13:40 [#01041961]
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gotta rreally


 


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