TI Polar one key not working.........please help - The Unofficial Access Virus & Virus TI Forum

synthfiend · #1 16.11.2011, 06:50 PM

My new polar had a dead key.
Take it to the local keyboard repair guy, it is a simple fix, there is probably some tiny piece of muck on the key contact.

Orys · #2 16.11.2011, 06:58 PM

hmmm
i wonder if there's a keyboard repair guy over here man.
i wished there was......
i'm in Cyprus.
what do you mean by muck?
dirt?
should i open it up and clean?
you mean it is inside that rubber button inside the on the board?

synthfiend · #3 18.11.2011, 05:46 AM

yes muck = dirt

what can sometimes happen is that dirt or dust can get lodged within the keyboard contact (there is one contact per key). The contact is like a switch to turn the note on and off.

check this out;

http://oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/k.../keyclean.html

Orys · #4 18.11.2011, 08:43 AM

Thanks for the info.
I took the synth to a pro to get it fixed.
Probably you're right and will end up paying for a 5 minutes job but opening up the synth would be a complete pain..........
It was hit pretty badly while in transit and want to buy new side panels now. Is that possible? Will send Access an email for this.
I haven't had a virus before.
Even with the one key not working, i noticed some patches that the synth somehow was crashing for a few seconds and there was not sound. I would hear something like an explosion, as if you pull the cable from the guitar and then no sound. After a few minutes it there was sound again and after a few seconds the same. Is that normal? On lets say a ration of 1 patch out of 127 ?
I need to know before the repair guy spots one of those patches and rips me off totally.
You know he's gonna tear my @rse apart if that is another problem.

Let me know please.
Tio