Lubricant for keys

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Lubricant for keys

Post by catosim »

Hi
I'm fixing a keybed on an old Roland RD600.
Started reading about different lubricants for the plastic parts, but there seems to be many opinions about what to use.
Some suggests Silicon Greas, while other points at Lithium Grease. There are also they who only uses original grease from manufacturers like Yamaha.

Since this forum is equipped with members with great know-how, I kindly ask for your experience and advise :-)
Which lubricant do you recommend?
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Re: Lubricant for keys

Post by pterm »

Hi,
A suggestion:
If you disassembled the keybed, do you see any markings on the inside surfaces of the keys? These could indicate the material used so the part can be recycled. Using this would allow you to identify lubricants compatible with the plastic.. assuming of course the R600 was made after the creation of the plastic identification standards, and they comply with them.
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Re: Lubricant for keys

Post by catosim »

pterm wrote: Yesterday, 20:45 Hi,
A suggestion:
If you disassembled the keybed, do you see any markings on the inside surfaces of the keys? These could indicate the material used so the part can be recycled. Using this would allow you to identify lubricants compatible with the plastic.. assuming of course the R600 was made after the creation of the plastic identification standards, and they comply with them.
No marking on the keys :-)
Gear: Nord Stage 4, Nord Stage 3, Nord Lead A1, Ensoniq TS12, Roland D50, Roland D05, Roland Jupiter X, Hammond A100, Hammond M100, Yamaha GT2, Yamaha Motif 6, Virus B, Virus Snow
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