> From: Tracy
>
> I had the same freezing problem after installing the new
> membrane. Found out that the tails on the right side drooped
> too low and were touching the Output board. After I tucked
> them up under the right side panel, no more problems. No
> more freeze ups and she's singing like a birdie. In my case,
> (no pun) the tails and the board may have been too close.
> Could be slightly different specs on the top and the case for
> different synths. Who knows. Nobody here seems to want to
> answer me about this.

That's because none of us knows the answer. ;-)

Your observation of the tails touching the output board is something that I never noticed. On the other hand, I never had a problem with it. I can't see what's going on when the unit is closed, but it would have to be bending substantially around the edge of the board (which has no metal) in order to contact the lead of some component mounted near the edge of the board.

The newest batch of panels have the insulation on the tails cut back. I did that so that if the ends of the tails are ever damaged, they can be shortened. Perhaps that's why no one had a problem before. That's probably why it's now an issue. It's probably a good idea to tuck them under, or put a piece of tape along the top edge of the output board. Or just cut them shorter, although then you lose the ability to cut them in the future if they're ever damaged.

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Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
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