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Yoa · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:59 am Post subject: AX1000G Button Repair

Hi all,

So I picked up a sweet AX1000G today for $50, and it is freaking amazing! Not as high quality as I would expect with some effects, but it makes sense.

Anyway, so it being used, I found that the buttons/footswitches 1-4 are not functional. The LEDs are, though, so I don't think it's a digital problem. Is there anything I should be aware of before taking it apart and cleaning the switches? I'm only assuming that's the problem, the rest of the unit is pretty dirty.
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Cheers! Yoa

Current electronic equipment: Korg Kaossilator, miniKP, microKORG, nanoKEY, nanoPAD, nanoKONTROL, monotron, Pandora PX5D, AX1000G, M-Audio Keystation 88es, Casio VL Tone, Soundcraft 102 mixer, laptop (which, among other things, has the KORG Legacy Collection and various NI stuffs), Acer Iconia a100 (has many music apps), Stylophone, Yamaha DX7

alland · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:14 am Post subject:

I repaired AX3000 and many of its microbuttons on PCB were bad, especially ones under footswitcses.
These microbuttons cannot be opened/cleaned, but are replaceable quite easily.
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Yoa · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:20 pm Post subject:

I was thankfully able to repair it merely by (get this) tightening the PCB. Apparently the last user knocked it about a fair bit. The 4th tactile switch is still broken, but I've found that I mainly use it in individual mode, so I can just turn it off via the upper buttons.
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Cheers! Yoa

Current electronic equipment: Korg Kaossilator, miniKP, microKORG, nanoKEY, nanoPAD, nanoKONTROL, monotron, Pandora PX5D, AX1000G, M-Audio Keystation 88es, Casio VL Tone, Soundcraft 102 mixer, laptop (which, among other things, has the KORG Legacy Collection and various NI stuffs), Acer Iconia a100 (has many music apps), Stylophone, Yamaha DX7