The bugger will not work!!! ( but i know its user error )

[benhur999]

Hi all,

New user to this forum and hoping you guys can help!!!!

I have a Fatar Studio 900 and a Korg 05R/W Nice simple setup!!!

The problem i have is the sustain pedal will not work with the setup!!! It has previously worked.. We moved house set it back up and nothing...

When i pull the sustain cable out the sustain remains on an infinate!

i have tried

1) Changing polaritys on foot pedal
2) Starting fatar with pedal depressed and released.
3) Resetting Korg O5R/W
4) Cganging parameters on Korg 05RW i.e gobal midid ctrl enabled
5) Shouting it it
6) threatening with hammer.

I am all out of ideas..

Dont think im gonna get this one sorted but who knows!!!!

Your help would be appreciated!!!

Simon

[Enzo]

How about the sustain pedal jack itself?

One of THE most common repairs I do on keyboards is resoldering the jacks along the back.

And the two keyboards, try connecting only one board up at a time. Does the sustain not work on BOTH boards independently? I mean if you use ONLY the Fatar, the sustain is bad, and then if you use ONLY the Korg, also dead? Or only when both are connected? I am wondering if some sort of MIDI interaction might be happening.

[benhur999]

Thanks for replying!!!

didnt see the reply earlier thanks...

the FATAR is a motherboard only and the korg 05 does not have a sustain port!!!

I have tried another pedal and its the exact same thing... ( i have tried the pedals on a different keyboard and it is fine!!! )

So it MUST be either a MIDI problem or Sustain jack!!!

Looks like id better open it up!!!!

any further ideas????

[Enzo]

Further? No, not until we have checked out the jack.