kross menu protector?

[stingray1059]

i have a new kross.. am i worried about the menu buttons..

what can i do to protect it from dust or moisture?

what can i do to make the menu buttons last long?? korg models like the x5d and the n5 are prone to menu buttons being not responding after long time of usage.

[tommymandel]

to make the menu buttons last longer, you could use the wheel whenever you have a choice between using the menu buttons or the wheel.

i would think that dust and humidity may hurt the buttons too.

and finally, (who else here thinks) it might be better to hold down the DOWN button once for a long time, instead of repeatedly pressing it over and over again, when you have to go from the 'top' menu all the way down to the MFX page, for example.

Maybe there's another shortcut for that. There is on the X50, but that has a numeric keypad...

[billbaker]

If you are truly paranoid about it you could buy button assemblies now for eventual future replacement, guaranteeing that you'll have it when it becomes necessary (eventually) to replace "normal" wear and tear.

In the mean time, don't be heavy handed with your button pushes.

x5d and n5 are way old… plastic does have a half-life; moisture, dust and environmental issues have an impact more on electronics (oxidization) in eposed switches, contacts and electronics near openings in the case like the output and controller jacks, but plastic tends to become brittle over extended time, especially under repeated stress and with heat exposure. Do what you can to reduce those and the keyboard or module will last much longer.

If you are able, do as much of the programming and "front panel" changes using a computer based editor/librarian rather than doing repetitive and button-push intensive operations on the board itself.


BB