PC88: how to fix keys that always trigger full velocity

Discussion in 'alt.music.synth.kurzweil' started by boinx, Feb 11, 2004.

  1. boinx Guest

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    open up your kurzweil, see the posting on changing your battery in
    this group for how to do this.

    note that the side panels need to be slid foward (towards you if you
    were playing it) to release. they are slide grooved into the chassis.

    once you have it all open, you will see 2 long circuit boards that are
    laid out along the keys. on the underside of these boards are little
    plastic 'bubbles', which are what get hit when you hit the key. these
    connect to the circuit board thru little tabs that are simply pushed
    in. you can carefully remove a section from where you are having a
    problem and swap them with a set from the lower end of the keyboard
    where you never play anyway.

    thats it.

    note, when i reassembled the board i noticed that everything now
    worked, so i think dust and dirt gets inside the bubbles and makes
    them malfunction. by my moving things around i guess i inadvertantly
    cleaned it. so, lifting them up gently and blowing them clean with
    some compressed air may work just as well.

    dont be afraid to move the keybard around a lot to reassemble it,
    gravity is your friend, and this thing is a drag to open and close.
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