Microkorg XL will not turn on after being dropped

Beckyg95 · Post by **Beckyg95** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:22 pm

Hi, so my Microkorg XL was knocked off the back of a chair yesterday and will not switch on since, the input where you plug it in to power was slightly misshapen but i clicked it back into place but still no power. I took it into a music shop today to to see if it was the power cable that was broken but it still didn't turn on with a different cable! i'm not very good with these technical terms sorry i'm fairly new to this, trying to learn as i go along but any help or suggestions would be really appreciated! Thanks

xmlguy · Post by **xmlguy** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:23 pm

Does it work with batteries?

Beckyg95 · Post by **Beckyg95** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:26 pm

Yes it does

xmlguy · Post by **xmlguy** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 4:29 pm

Then you're lucky. You probably only broke the DC power jack, which is a rather simple repair. But since it can run on batteries for so long, you might just consider getting two sets of high quality Sanyo Eneloop batteries and smart charger like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Crosse-Technology ... ry+charger

This kind of charger lets you know what the real capacity of the individual batteries can hold, and detect weak cells so that you can avoid using them. All it takes is one bad cell to kill the running time of the whole set in the device. I recommend this charger because I have one that works great. I got it after I had a different cheap model that nearly caused a fire by overheating some batteries, so I don't trust the cheap ones.

Also get some bungie cords and a study stand to avoid this kind of mishap. Don't let any cables run loose directly to the synth. Have the cords tied down to the bottom of the stand up the legs/supports with velcro tie downs. You can also use velcro on the bottom of the synth to firmly attach it to the stand.

Beckyg95 · Post by **Beckyg95** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:55 pm

Thanks man i'll definitely do that in future! it's not worth the risk, do you have any idea how to repair the power jack? Or where I could get it repaired? Thanks for your help

cynkh · Post by **cynkh** » Tue May 07, 2013 3:14 pm

It's a PCB-mount jack meaning that it's soldered directly to the circuit board, so if your soldering skills are decent it's probably a 30-minute job including opening the unit up and closing it back up when you're done.

I had something very similar happen to a small MIDI controller a few years back and basically re-learned soldering for that task specifically.

There are most likely videos on YouTube of people opening up their keyboards and putting them back together- if not specifically microKORGs then probably something similar enough to give you an idea of the work involved.

Good luck with whatever you choose! Cheers!

Beckyg95 wrote:Thanks man i'll definitely do that in future! it's not worth the risk, do you have any idea how to repair the power jack? Or where I could get it repaired? Thanks for your help