Sustain Pedal issues

[arkin6]

My sustain pedal stopped working at a very precise moment. My band was practicing one night, a thunderstorm rolled in, and before we had finished, there was a lightning strike that made the power go out for a second. Everything turned off and back on. My keyboard was unaffected except that my sustain pedal no longer worked.

I’ve tried other pedals in the input without success. I’ve checked the polarity on the pedal and on the board, I’ve changed the modes in the system settings, I’ve tested my pedal on other boards.

I’m wondering whether the jack on the keyboard or the internal electronics have been damaged. Any suggestions or other options? Are there any other ways of assigning a sustain function on the 4D?

Thanks for any help!

[FZiegler]

In any case, it's very unlikely that it's the pedal itself. It doesn't have any electronics inside except for a variable resistance. Same for the jack: It's nothing but a triple metal contact - no idea how this could be affected by an electric strike (if not visible). Could quite be a problem with the internal electronics.

Maybe, an external sustain pedal that's connected via MIDI would work as intended. But why not get it checked before trying that workaround?