My keys are Sticky .. EEEWWW

Relic

Voice of Illmuzik Radio
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 83
Ok a few years ago I was doing a big no no; Drinkin beer over the equipment.
I have become much more cautious since.
Yes thats right, oops pkuusshh!!!
SO ever since the keys on the lower end tend to stick.Especially B.
I have tried Q-tips underneath with rubbing alcohol and that only works for say the session,
Next day its back to sticking.
It sticks just enough to screw up doing quick drum kiks or bass lines or whatever.
Does anyone have a good homemade remedy for this problem of drunkin sticky keys?
I sure appreciate the help...
 

Relic

Voice of Illmuzik Radio
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 83
Reaches for pencil on same table and..OOPS.Kpusshh!!Coffee with sugar all over 5th's keyboard!!
Stresswon had some advice and said try putting light amounts of wd-40 on it.
Thats doesnt sound damaging, so if it cant hurt even if it's silly I'll try it.
And yes I have tried rubbing alcohol and it only lasts for a few hours until it starts sticking again.
 

booya_nang

A breath of fre$h air!
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Battle Points: 76
5th Sequence said:
I just learned a lesson from you guys. Thanks.

*places future beers on coffee table*

Word...don't wanna ruin equipment I need on a daily basis lol
 
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Burna

Guest
*points and laughs* HAHAHA FUCCCCCCCKERSSS!

*runs, and trips over the coffee table and spills shit all ova new rug*
*curls ina ball to aviod the wife's beating*
 

Chrono

polyphonically beyond me
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I was a cell phone repair technician for 3 years and have fixed this issues with cellphones. We used "Techspray" General Purpose Cleaning Alcohol, which I understand you have to have a license to purchase. It's 99.8% alcohol compared to over-the-counter alcohol which is 70% concentrate. We soaked the equipment in that for 24 hours and then remove it until completly dry instide and out. This will most likely fix your problem because midi equipment is less complicated than a cell phone.

hope this helps, and be very cautious using store bought alcohol.. it is very likely you will ruin your equipment with from water damage, via 30% water from the 70% alcohol.

EDIT i found a link
http://www.techspray.com/cleanersdegreasers.htm#isopropyl alcohol

You Might be able to purchase it after all. gl
 

Relic

Voice of Illmuzik Radio
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Battle Points: 83
Burna said:
*points and laughs* HAHAHA FUCCCCCCCKERSSS!

*runs, and trips over the coffee table and spills shit all ova new rug*
*curls ina ball to aviod the wife's beating*

LMAO!!! damn you stoopid!!!!LOL!!!
How many times I tell you about runnin in the house?
 

Hypnotist

Ear Manipulator
ill o.g.
With light amounts of water on your equipment and circuitry, it doesn't harm much unless you turn it on while it's wet, and the water becomes conducive and shorts shit out. But if you cleaned it carefully, then used a fan for a while, then turned your equipment on the next day, it would be fine. It just depends on how much water we're talking about.

My advice would be to take the thing apart. To clean just the keys and the chassis of the keyboard, you really wouldn't run much risk in fuckin up your keyboard.

But do it carefully...

Every screw you take out, have a piece of paper down with a small diagram (just a little box) of your keyboard. Lay the screws on specific parts of the diagram so you remember where they were. You may have to buy a hex bit or torx, depending on what model it is. There may even be information on how to take apart your keyboard online, if it's complicated. I took apart my entire G4 Laptop, and it was a pain in the ass, just to install a DVD burner. But I found the info online, and studied the diagrams, then did the procedure backwards. There were more than 40 screws, but it worked fine. And if I could do it, then you can do it too.

Some keyboards are really hard to get to, like the Korg Triton. Here's an example of someone who has replaced keys on his Triton:
http://209.35.182.75/trinityhaven/HTML/tritonTUTbrokenkey.htm

Found this on another forum:

This may help.
Place your motif on the cushions of your couch or on your bed, then remove the end sections like you did before. Flip the motif over, and remove the many screws on the bottom. Carefully flip the motif back over, holding the control panel in place, so it won't flip open as you turn motif over. The panel is hinged in the back, and will easily open when you lift it up from the front. This will give you a better perspective and will expose the keys for inspecting. I replaced the control panel on my motif 8 last year.
If you're not comfortable doing this, by all means take it to your nearest Yamaha dealer. They will probably only charge you about $150. You must remove all the screws from the bottom, except for the keybed lip rail along the front. You do not have to remove the end panels. There's one you can leave in the bottom, but it isn't obvious, so just take them all out... A powered screwdriver or VSR drill w/phillips bit helps. Good luck.


I didn't really look that hard... I'm sure you can find more material on the subject. Not to mention I don't know what kinda keyboard you have.
 

Fury

W.W.F.D
ill o.g.
Heres an idea.....STOP BEATIN OFF OVER UR KEYBOARDS!!!!
 
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