so replying to my request, looks like no
one here knows an answer to the named issue,
it never happend before?
any repair address in berlin?

hopefully
harald



scotty beam the fender to the electronical graveyard

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "sacateca2001" <harama@...> wrote:
>
> hi christopher,
> it seems like the cable is ok,
> but i don't know how it looks like under
> the panel..have a look:
> http://home.vrweb.de/~harama/polar/polar.htm
>
> so in case the cable is fine, what else can i do
> to get this "lower function" butt running?
> any suggestions??
> harald
>
>
> --- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "jenna_pher" <jenna_pher@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Y'know... Funny you should mention that, because I had that exact
> > problem. You may have a bad switch (the membrane), in which case I
> > think you're pretty much screwed. But one thing I did, was to take
> > apart my polaris, remove the plastic ribbon cables (not the
> > computer-type wire-in-cable cables, but the painted-on jobs that
> > typically crack), you should have 4. You probably will also have to
> > remove the screws on the pc boards in the front panel of the synth,
> > and all the chrome knobs for the sliders. Then I bought a Sharpie (r)
> > silver marker, and carefully repainted the traces on that cable. I
> > used Sharpie because they haven't got any real dangerous solvents in
> > their paint marker. There is enough aluminum in the sharpie paint to
> > act as a decent trace repair. This may be your problem. If something
> > goes desperately wrong you can always try acetone and a q-tip to clean
> > the paint off the ribbon cable, and trim it back using a nice sharp
> > pair of scissors. If your membrane switch is out, you might have to
> > develop a repair of some sort (remembering that membrane switches are
> > still used).
> >
> > ummm... THat's about all I can think of.
> >
> > Let me know if that helps at all. I'm still a polaris novis, but
> > I'm really loving mine!
> >
> > Christopher
> > --- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "sacateca2001" <harama@v...>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > hi knob fiddlers,
> > > my old darling(100102) needs some help,
> > > the left down press-knob doesn't work ,-(
> > > (lower function). is there any possibility to remove
> > > it, change it or even bridge it?
> > > maybe someone knows any older posts about that issue,
> > > any quick solution?
> > >
> > > regards
> > > harald
> > >
> >
>