Omron – The Imp of the Perverse

Korg Poly-61 – Replacing All Buttons

2020-08-132020-08-30 Laban

Replacing all push buttons on the front panel of a Korg Poly-61 as the buttons were very unreliable; some had to be pressed really hard and some of them generated multiple presses). I am using the dust sealed (IP67) Omron B3W-4050 buttons. The strems on these buttons is ever so slightly thicker than the orignal…

x0xb0x – Replacing buttons with Omron B3W-4050

2019-03-092019-03-17 Laban

The buttons in this x0xb0x had been worn out over the years. I replaced them with Omron B3W-4050 buttons. These buttons are a bit pricey (compared to No Name chinese ones) but they are sealed so dust and grime will not get into the buttons. Apparently the dirt is the main reason for the buttons…