Half Moon switch no longer working

[dlargent]

I am very careful with my c3, but I gig with it several times a week. somehow a part of the black plastic sleeve of the rotary control input got chipped off. Everything worked fine for about a week, but then over a two day period The half-moon switch stopped working.

The rotary control buttons on the top panel still work fine.

Has anyone else had a problem like this with the rotary control input? I would rather not take my keyboard to the shop because I gig with it almost every day. And I probably cannot afford to pay for parts and labor to get it fixed right now. Any thoughts?

By the way, I do have a suspicion that the problem is in the input and not in the half-moon switch itself… but I'm not sure about that.

[flmc59]

Put in a ordonary guitarcable in the rotary control jack
Short the other end
If the speed changes then the input on the organ is fine and the problem is in the switch.

[mjbrands]

Put in a ordonary guitarcable in the rotary control jack
Short the other end

Wouldn't a regular sustain pedal work?

[DanielD71]

Yes, a regular sustain pedal works.

Regards,

[flmc59]

Then the half moon is the main suspect.
Either the cable or the switch

[dlargent]

I tried the guitar cable trip and it does switch speed, which I guess means that a normal sustain total will work for now. Thanks for the advice.

[Mr_-G-]

If the plastic was chipped perhaps it was knocked during transport or similar, and I guess that the contacts in the switch might be misaligned?
Maybe worth opening and take a look? You could probably be able to fix it easily with a tester. As far as I know the switch has nothing special in it.

[flmc59]

Actually the switches on the Lelsienhalfmoon is the same as a two or thre position switch on a fender guitar same look