100% Pad Failure

yo you can upload a photo to anony.ws or http://tinypic.com/ very fast and simple - please do as im curious what yall are talking about as well.

Just go with the new sensors from MPCSTUFF. I did, now my MPC3000 is like brand new.

tapedeck wrote:yo you can upload a photo to anony.ws or http://tinypic.com/ very fast and simple - please do as im curious what yall are talking about as well.

I am using an iPhone
I can't do s**t like that lol

Anyone interested in tricks or tips can email me

man i think i finally got it!!!

what i need to cut out is this?:

philip morris wrote:man i think i finally got it!!!

what i need to cut out is this?:

YES!

That's exactly it

Cut squares in the clear channel for each pad like this.

PAD PAD PAD PAD
Cut  Cut Cut Cut
PAD PAD PAD PAD
Cut Cut  Cut Cut
PAD PAD PAD PAD
Cut  Cut Cut  Cut
PAD PAD PAD PAD

Hopefully that makes sense 

Sorry I can't get a photo

that is one crazy sounding technique, gonna have to pull out the exacto knife.. but if i can just revive one pad then i know its not pcb related and will order a new sensor array. thanks again pal

No worrys bro

Best of luck

Yeah, failing or failed sensors use to be a sure way to get a deal on a cheap MP.
People would think it was something major and not want to pay the diagnostic fee most shops would charge and just sell the unit as non-functional.
The good thing about replacing the pad sensors is that most 60/3k/2ks probably need them replaced anyway so it breaths real life into them when you do it.

philip morris wrote:ok let me better explain, i bought the mp second hand in 2002 for a ridiculously cheap amount, obviously though it had been banged up, possibly dropped as the back casing has some serious dents. a year later a pad went dead, then 2, then 3, 4,5... at the time there was no mpcstuff.com and getting it repaired in my country was mad expensive. i put the mp in storage and bought a new one (which i later sold). fast forward to 2012, i decided to revive the XL and perhaps thanks to you guys get it up and running again, but before i order anything (i'd also like to upgrade a MCD drive) i wanna make sure the thing is fixable..

again about the pad failure, at best i can remember, they died slowly until maybe 3 or 4 were left. after 6/7 years of storage failure is now 100% ... could the remaining pads have died on their own? if not maybe there is a blown component but if thats the case i'm not sure i have the technical knowledge to investigate it further..

i will try the pencil eraser trick as well as the cutting trick, btw is there a yt video or tutorial about the cutting trick, i'm not sure where exactly and how big i need to cut the sensor???