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Ampeg
SVT CLASSIC
• shuts off
SVT-VR
• won't balance
Fender
DEVILLE
• bad input jack
MINI-TWIN
• convert to stompbox
PRINCETON 5F2-A
• re-cap
SUPER CHAMP
• replacing AC inlet
SUPER TWIN
• intermittent volume
VIBRO CHAMP
• shock prevention
Kay
703-C
• re-cap
Marshall
DSL100
• choke & o.t. install
Montgomery Ward
VALCO 62-9033
• 6973 tube substitute
• broken trem. control
Peavey
6505+
• tube filaments
CLASSIC-30
• power resistor
Selmer
LITTLE GIANT MK 3
• loose transformer
Vox
AD50VT
• power resistor
VALVETRONIX
• pot replacement
Keyboards
Akai
MPC2000XL
• bad jog wheel
Casio
PRIVIA PX-130
• broken power jack
E-Mu
VINTAGE KEYS
• broken volume pot
Ensoniq
SQ-2
• battery change
Farfisa
MINI COMPACT
• divider problems
Korg
01/W
• keybed removal
KARMA
• key contacts
KRONOS
• key clacking
M1
• worn-out buttons
POLY-61
• envelope problems
• battery upgrade
SV-1
• removing the keybed
• removing the keys
• replacing the tube
TRITON
• disassembly
TRITON
• worn-out buttons
X3
• floppy drive belt
X3
• worn-out buttons
KEYS & CONTACTS
• m1, 01w, i2, i30, t3
• triton, trinity, oasis...
Kurzweil
PC88
• worn-out buttons
M-Audio
KEYSTATION
• broken USB jack
Moog
MICROMOOG
• dirty keys & controls
• contour problems
• calibration & tuning
MINIMOOG
• key bushings
PRODIGY
• key contact cleaning
ROGUE
• broken power jack
Roland
D-50
• key contact cleaning
JUNO-60
• battery upgrade
• key contacts
JUNO-106
• 3-prong AC jack
TR-808
• cracked ribbon cable
• worn-out switches
• new battery holder
Sequential Circuits
PRO-ONE
• key contact cleaning
Vox
CONTINENTAL
• key contact cleaning
• drawbar problems
• new panel switches
Yamaha
DGX-530 / YPG-535
• no sound
MOTIF 6 & 7
• disassembly
MOTIF 6 & 7
• worn-out buttons
SY77
• battery change
KEYS & CONTACTS
• motif 6/7, w5, kx76,
• dx7, sy77/85/99 ...
Technique
• IC Sockets
• Phone Plugs

Soldering Phone Plugs View
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Sustain Pedal Cord
Cheap, molded plastic, straight barrel, quarter-inch, phone plug

This plug, cut off of a sustain-pedal cord, shows the residual effects of gravity combined with downward pulling.

As commonly happens with straight, molded plugs like this, an electrical break occurs within the bent section, causing the pedal to fail or to work intermittently.

Solid metal, Switchcraft, right-angle, quarter-inch, phone plug

This sturdy, Switchcraft #226 right-angle plug is great for keyboard pedals.  It keeps the cable wires from fraying and is less prone to broken or intermittent connections.

If you have a soldering iron and a vice, you can fix your sustain pedal plug for good.

Click for Soldering Instructions Battleship-Ready Sustain Pedal Plug
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