korg pa3x loose/broken button?

omarnawabi · Post by **omarnawabi** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:58 pm

Hey guys so I ve had my pa3x for about 8 months now and I have noticed that my ensemble button seems to have wiggle/looseness/movement left and right.... The button works perfectly fine, its just something you notice because all the other buttons are nice and firm. Is this normal and occurs with usage????? Is the button broken or something, it s funny because thats the button I use the least. Does korg warranty cover this.

omarnawabi · Post by **omarnawabi** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 2:06 am

Hey guys so I ve had my pa3x for about 8 months now and I have noticed that my ensemble button seems to have wiggle/looseness/movement left and right.... The button works perfectly fine, its just something you notice because all the other buttons are nice and firm. Is this normal and occurs with usage????? Is the button broken or something, it s funny because thats the button I use the least. Does korg warranty cover this.

DonM · Post by **DonM** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 3:56 pm

No, it's not normal. I would contact Korg about repairing it under warranty.
I'm not saying buttons don't ever get loose, but after two years none of mine did!
DonM

omarnawabi · Post by **omarnawabi** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 5:57 pm

DonM wrote:No, it's not normal. I would contact Korg about repairing it under warranty.
I'm not saying buttons don't ever get loose, but after two years none of mine did!
DonM

Yea i agree , my pa 800 after a while had some loose buttons aswell. I mean its functional but still long term i do not want to have a problem that once i run out of warranty. At the same time i am not sure if i should go through the hassle of shipping to korg to replace one little button that is loose. I will still message korg about it to get their view on the matter. Thanks for the reply, I hope some other people will comment and shine some light on this matter.

omarnawabi · Post by **omarnawabi** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:28 am

Can anyone share their experiences plz.

omarnawabi · Post by **omarnawabi** » Fri May 16, 2014 3:20 pm

Can someone please post their experiences with the pa3x buttons over here! Should I send the board for repair and go through the hassle and horrible wait times or should i just keep the board and get extended warranty for it from the authorized korg retailer i bought it from( this scenario being for the sole reason that if these keyboards undergo such button problems, then there bound to multiply in the future and so i should get extended warranty and have the keyboard sent in at a point in time where more than one button is affected)...

omarnawabi · Post by **omarnawabi** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:50 am

AntonySharmman · Post by **AntonySharmman** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:28 am

These rectangular gray buttons of Pa3X aren't exactly the main switches but extension intermediates parts to reach board micro switches
This rectangular boxes have plastic mounting base that reset the pressure torque and can easily break if overstressed , that's probably your issue !

In that case , a broken button will temporary work for some time until get completely out of position and loose contact , if not fixed and
will also affect neighbor buttons , since mounting case hosts a group of 4 buttons.

Pa3X has the very best quality construction of all PaSeries (not to mention of all latest Korg models) , these buttons can be broken only
under heavy mistreatment and obviously this can't be covered by guarantee , except if you can prove that Pa3X was shipped defective !

kgardner53 · Post by **kgardner53** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:31 pm

omarnawabi wrote:Can someone please post their experiences with the pa3x buttons over here! Should I send the board for repair and go through the hassle and horrible wait times or should i just keep the board and get extended warranty for it from the authorized korg retailer i bought it from( this scenario being for the sole reason that if these keyboards undergo such button problems, then there bound to multiply in the future and so i should get extended warranty and have the keyboard sent in at a point in time where more than one button is affected)...

Welcome to KORG. With all due respect to Antony Sharman, these parts are indeed intermediate sort of push sticks to press the actual printed-circuit-board-mounted switch beneath. Spring tension to return them back up to their position when untouched is achieved with a fin of plastic quite similar to those inexpensive plastic lunch box hinges made out of a thinner strip of the same relatively-soft plastic. Imagine that you take a credit card and fold it back and forth and you know what will happen. This is one of my pet peeves with KORG. This design is sub par to say the least. I am tempted to wax profane and say something about how they haven't learned their lesson after so many years of this make-work-for-technicians design! This is not worthy of the price tag. It is something I would expect in a $50 disposable child's toy!

I have had my two PA1X-pro-76 units apart several times to replace the most-used ones. I am not ham fisted or abusive... I treat my units like the fine musical instruments they are and play them for many hours each week.

The conclusion of the matter is this: this is clearly a stubborn manufacturer's worst decision. Be prepared to treat ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL the buttons like the fragile parts they are and you may avoid breakage. You may get this one on warranty but be prepared for the future. Treat them like fine crystal. NO excited slams or jabs EVER!

Additionally, be absolutely clear in your mind what you are doing when you press one of the buttons; you are simply reaching down inside the case to gently tickle a fragile printed circuit board switch. It is the KORG version of the "G" spot!

You will be rewarded if you truly know what you are doing!

All this a bit of downer but keep in mind that I just dropped $5000.00 CDN for a new PA3X ! There is more good than bad here.

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