PCR-50 dead keys

Discussion in 'alt.music.synth.roland' started by mick.ohrberg@gmail.com, Oct 13, 2007.

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    I have after some inactivity realized that most of the keys on my
    PCR-50 are dead. I'm guessing it's due to the contact pads oxidizing.
    I have carefully pried the rubber bellows off of the PCB, and I assume
    the reason the two contact points inside the bellows are at different
    depths are to capture velocity data.

    (Please see http://www.ohrberg.org/PCR50/ for detail pictures)

    How would I get my keys back? I have tried alcohol and scrubbing the
    contact points (both on the PCB and the bellows), but to no avail. Do
    I need to sand the contacts down a bit to get rid of oxidation? The
    pattern of live/dead keys does not (to me) support the notion of a bad
    line on the PCB.

    Any help greatly appreciated!

    /Mick
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