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Re: key contacts

I'm not sure what Mykal is. I used the stuff you mix from oakstreet I think it
is, and the caig product for contacts and got skitzy results on various things.
It's a pain. It 1) takes time to dry 2) has shelf life 3) has to be put on
smoothly. Bumps can cause skitzy behavior or just bad contacting.

The stick on material I've been refacing contacts with overcomes all those
problems completely. Takes good close up vision I guess to precisely place the
disk before you press it down. Otherwise it's a dream. I thought about making
a tool for that and might still supply one. I'm still trying to get quantity
pricing schedule together and I'll post it on the key page on
sounddoctorin.com/synthtec/parts/key.htm when I get it figured out.

But so far I've done several polysix's and a Peavey DPM3Se and they all worked
out great. -Bob

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Jury" <andy@...> wrote:
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> Let's put it another way. The Polysix I treated with the Mykal product I
> spoke about earlier was cleaned about 9 months ago. It is played perhaps
> once a week for an hour and hasn't fluffed a note since!
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> Cheers,
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> Andy
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> From: PolySix@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PolySix@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> wasteking1
> Sent: 04 June 2009 21:59
> To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [PolySix] key contacts
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> ive tried the alcohol ...worked initially, had better results on stubborn
> contacts with lighter fluid, have also tried very fine abrasive paper...all
> worked initially ,but only for a while...i wonder if that "lube" might be an
> oxide PREVENTIVE---- indeed that might be the ticket---it makes
> sense.whatever new builds up (if indeed it is a build-up) is so thin that
> playing the note 20 times wears it away for a while.
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:47 am

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i have cleaned the key contacts on my polysix probably 4 or 5 times even using diffrent solvents at times. I always get everything back and everything is...
wasteking1
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Jun 4, 2009
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I Had this problem with my Jupiter-6. I used a potentiometer cleaning spray and also a very fine sandpaper on the most oxidated contacts. So far so good. ...
Gil Sicuro
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Jun 4, 2009
3:39 pm

Hi, There are a couple of things I have noticed which improves the longevity of a Polysix key contacts repair, without going to the lengths of covering ...
Andrew Jury
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Jun 4, 2009
4:58 pm

What about Caig Deoxit? would that work? it works perfectly for my crackly pots. I just used the trusty eraser on the contacts method. it works ok, but they...
Arturo Brisindi
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Jun 4, 2009
5:12 pm

The product I mentioned is almost like an electrical switch cleaner with a very, very light lubricant in it. This is what keeps the oxidization away. I had a...
Andrew Jury
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Jun 4, 2009
6:01 pm

Hey, god tips. I have found that my contacts are usually not to blame, as they work just fine without the keys in place, just playing pads to tracks. I have...
Oliver Fairhall
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Jun 4, 2009
5:14 pm

ive tried the alcohol ...worked initially, had better results on stubborn contacts with lighter fluid, have also tried very fine abrasive paper...all worked...
wasteking1
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Jun 4, 2009
8:58 pm

Let's put it another way. The Polysix I treated with the Mykal product I spoke about earlier was cleaned about 9 months ago. It is played perhaps once a week...
Andrew Jury
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Jun 4, 2009
9:37 pm

I'm not sure what Mykal is. I used the stuff you mix from oakstreet I think it is, and the caig product for contacts and got skitzy results on various things....
Robert Weigel
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