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[neolithic]

Hey

I know this question crops up all the time - I even answered one recently. I was sorting through some photos and found some I took when I cleaned the keybed on a Korg - it's a Fatar AFAIK - same as Nord use. I'm posting here just in case anyone find it useful.

The photos are pretty self explanatory:

Unplug the keybed (red plugs in these photos).

1 - keybed PCBs.jpg (2.16 MiB) Viewed 3657 times

Remove screws and lift up PCB(s)

2 - silicone contact covers.jpg (2.23 MiB) Viewed 3657 times

Remove silicone covers to reveal contacts. Clean with isopropyl alcohol (e.g. lens cleaning fluid for cameras)

3 - contacts.jpg (2 MiB) Viewed 3657 times

[Leo Castro]

Is the same keybed on my Korg Prophecy!

[neolithic]

Is the same keybed on my Korg Prophecy!

Ha! I'm guessing it will be familiar to many people once they open up their boards

[Leo Castro]

korg.jpg (272.87 KiB) Viewed 3626 times

very familiar...

[Marlowes]

Hej!

Like an old Roland too ...

Roland U 20

Roland U20.jpg (116.22 KiB) Viewed 3616 times

/Amicalement
Michael in Scania

[neolithic]

Those Fatar guys are everywhere

[Leo Castro]

Different spring system only.

[neolithic]

I hadn't noticed that - does that make it stiffer than the coil-spring system or mushier, I wonder? I could make room for another SW keyboard controller if it was (a) cheap and (b) has a nice action...

[Leo Castro]

That kind of spring is older, the same of DX7, SY22,etc. I like a lot the action on the DX7 mkl. I think the new spring system is easier to put/fix. The plastic holder under the keys, breaks easily too. I fixed some in my SY22 few years ago.

[neolithic]

I sold my DX7 (mk1) about 18 years ago - I liked the way it felt, but I'm not sure if that's real or just nostalgia (I don't think i ever opened it up)