Re: Backlight [etc.]

Hi Antoine,

yes, I can hear a high pitched noise coming from the power supply zone, so I guess that the inverter is working?!?! now I need to ask a friend to do the soldering job, hoping this will cure it...

all in all my K5 needed and still needs some tlc...

...consider that it is opened since day 1: one panel side is broken so I'm gonna have some custom made WOODEN sides [that would also provide a more vintage look; I'm thinking my K3 would look cooler too with some wooden sides, so I intend to also scrap those ugly plastic things...]

aftertouch was a big problem too, so I tweaked VR1 and VR2 in MI-004... before doing that, not evern the hardest pressure could result in any aftertouch action... midi-ox showed that aftertouch had no vital signs at all! it was virtually disengaged... 
now aftertouch works OK... actually, I think K3's aftertouch is better, but velocity-wise there's no contest: K5's is far better!


greetings


Fabio

--- In [email protected], Antoine Deschênes <antdes45@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Fabio,
> 
> First try to add solder, that sometimes work. Then, if that doesn't work,
> you could try a new backlight if the inverter still works (audible whine
> when the synth is turned on). If it doesn't work, then replace the inverter.
> Often, both the inverter and EL film are dead.
> 
> Cheers,
> Antoine
> 
> 2010/5/15 somethingkillingyou <somethingkillingyou@...>
> 
> > my K5 has the well known 'no back-light' syndrome...
> >
> > could this be solved by adding a bit of soldering to the inverter in the
> > MI-010 board or do I absolutely need to replace the backlight?!
> >
> > I've read something about that in this group and @ kfuenf.org but it's not
> > clear if some simple solderings would be enough or not...
> > do I need a new backlight foil? a new inverter? both? none?!
> >
> > please help!
> >
> >
> > Fabio
> >
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