K5 Repair Issues
"ink_blot2001" <ink_blot2001-/[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.music.equipment.kawai.k5 |
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I'm new to this group, so I would like to say hello to everyone out there! I purchased a used K5, without a working backlight, a few months ago. I was forced to program with a flashlight. I finally got to a point where I decided to replace the backlight myself. I ordered a backlight from one place, and decided to purchase the last version of ROMs available from Kawai, as the keyboard was using v1.0. The problem started after I installed the new backlight. After soldering the two connections, I reinstalled all the PCBs, and turned on my K5, eager to see the "new" display. Nothing happened. I didn't even get any sound! The connections I made were clean. I might have left the iron on the board a tad long, but could overheating a part on the display board cause the entire keyboard to stop function? I double checked to see if I may have created a short, but everything looked fine, and the fuses still looked good. I did notice what appeared to be rust on the connections to a raised white box located on the right side of the instrument. When closed, it would have been located near the PSU. Is this the inverter? I would love to get this instrument running again. If anybody could give me any sort of advice, I would greatly appreciate it. I was really starting to enjoy this instrument, and it would be a shame if it ended up being scrapped for parts. Thanks in advance. Ivan