Continuing the discussion from Relay questions:
Oldish RadioShack mixer my buddy gave me. It’s in pretty rough shape, broken switches, crusted faders, beat up paint, jacks just fall out of the sockets, etc.
It works though. And I like the case/layout
Sanded down and primed taking measurements for new pcbs for jack and switch board. (Old one had RCA and really worn out 1/4”)
Looking at doing some mods/upgrades now before build and paint
Some of you have way cooler restorations throw them up on here!
The next project coming down the pipe, broken $10 on eBay, I figure the enclosure alone is worth that
I made a video on repairing an old synthesizer drum module. Pretty funky machine!
I managed to repair the Korg Polysix I mentioned here. I brought in tune and added a MIDI interface.
Cool Well Done!
All the bargain synths seem to be drying up, prices have trippled in the last 2 years on many.
I guess it’s a good thing we like diy, but then again with chip shortages…
I did another repair video. This time it is a Yamaha SK-10.
Your next video should be to fix the Sequential Split-Eight. I need to figure out what is wrong with mine 
My Ensoniq ESQ-1 had a broken plug stuck in one of the sockets and, after taking it apart, I was struck by the beautiful vintage board. Also, nice chips!
It reminds me of native American bead work.
End Sticky Knob Misery!
A secondhand Arturia BeatStep, and after perhaps 10 years it had two problems…
1: All the “soft feel” plastic knobs were covered in a sticky residue.
2: The main encoder would jump & skip settings.
The first job was to remove the knobs and clean them:
To get at the dodgy encoder, I dismantled the whole unit:
That was an opportunity to wash the plastic parts only:
Now to fix the noisy encoder:
Reassembled, it works magnificently:
