FIXING A DEAD PAD ON THE 3000?

Hey all! i think i have a dead pad #7 on my mpc 3000.how do i go about fixing it.ive opend 2000xl many times but never a 3000. where do i start and how hard is it to fix?

campsiterecords wrote:Hey all! i think i have a dead pad #7 on my mpc 3000.how do i go about fixing it.ive opend 2000xl many times but never a 3000. where do i start and how hard is it to fix?

Ok ... as clear as possible.

It sounds like the PAD SENSOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY has failed.

Verify this by confirming failure of PAD # 7 in all banks.

With your machine open and viewing the top panel circuit boards.

The DRUMPAD control board will be stamped with L4012B507A

The CONNECTION BLOCK named P702 LINKS TO PAD SENSOR board
stamped with L4003CS100.

THE PAD SENSOR on board L4003CS100 is a COMPLETE
BLOCK ASSEMBLY numbered BA-379695J1

You'll need to order a replacment PAD BLOCK ASSEMBLY.

Use the following description when talking with AKAI, VST or
FORAT.

1 x BA-379695J1, "PC PAD SENSOR"

If they go "huh"

Then you can say:

As described in the MPC3000 Service manual, "Parts
List", page 13, "18. Final Assembly Block", part REF
NO 37.

Fitting is a no brainer ... although having an assistant to help you with the process and ... using a bit of common sense along the way will help.

Rohan.

thanks for the info! i just got off the phone with Bruce from Forat he walked me through taking the sensor board out and test it by touching the sensor's with my finger(without the pads) to make sure that if pads were not lined up,that could have caused it to not respond. but my #11 pad(not #7 pad sorry for the confusion) was still not responding so he told me that i need to replace the whole sensor board.im going to send it in to hime and he said it will take a day to fix and he will ship it right back out the same day.

campsiterecords wrote:thanks for the info! i just got off the phone with Bruce from Forat he walked me through taking the sensor board out and test it by touching the sensor's with my finger(without the pads) to make sure that if pads were not lined up,that could have caused it to not respond. but my #11 pad(not #7 pad sorry for the confusion) was still not responding so he told me that i need to replace the whole sensor board.im going to send it in to hime and he said it will take a day to fix and he will ship it right back out the same day.

No problem.

Good to hear that Bruce was of some help.

Good luck with the repair.

Rohan.