If you need it serviced, I have good success doing a retro mod to fix
the bad ribbon in these. If a person is very careful and
electromechanically savvy they can probably pull it off. But I'm in
Montana and fedex only costs 20 some bucks just to send it. I can
usually do the work and reship it so you are out a total of 100 bucks
or something close. If it's all turned to dust we might have to pull
it all out and hardwire stuff which is a little more. -Bob

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, Astraeus000@... wrote:
>
> Tonight after opening up my Polaris to check out the appearance of my
> batteries, I noticed that after closing it back up suddenly, the "A"
vertical row
> of membranes is out. I opened it back up, poked that little cheap
plasticky
> ribbon connector, and now suddenly my "C" row of membranes is out,
as well as
> my "upper function" vertical row. Has anyone had this happen
before, and if
> so, is it because of cracking of one of those little plastic ribbon
> connectors?? Anyone know where you can get a replacement/substitute
for those two
> connectors? (if indeed that's what it would be) My Polaris
functioned perfectly
> before that. Looks like I opened up a can of worms. :)
> thanks,
> -Richard
>