Hey guys,
I would like to show you some modifications and repair hints for the 2488, MKII and the NEO.
SWITCH REPAIR:
First of all, I did the tactile switch repair. So I bought some switches from ebay.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Microtaster...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
The desoldering of the original switches was very easy. I meassured the old switches and they had really really bad continuity! So, fixing it with contact spray would be only a temporary solution.
MORE LIGHT:
Next thing I did was to light up the faders. I saw this feature on some other mixer and I liked it. So, I decided to add a LED stripe on the PCB behind the faders. (see picture).
As you can see, the faders are lighted up when moved.
I also changed some LED. The Mute-LED now flahes red and the HD LED is much more brighter.
LCD:
I also tried to change the LCD backlight to white. But the semi-transparent reflective foil behind the LCD is too green in order to let it shine bright.
So as you can see in the picture, the LCD is more bright green as original. But for MKII color I have to remove the foil... I will do this in future. A replacement LCD would cost around 50 €. :-O
HARD DRIVE:
I changed the HD for a bigger one. So I found out that not only Seagate will work. Also, I made a new IDE cable because mine damaged after un-plugged it too often. No problem...
FOR FUTURE:
- I want a blue/white LCD... So I will change the polarization foil.
I would like to show you some modifications and repair hints for the 2488, MKII and the NEO.
SWITCH REPAIR:
First of all, I did the tactile switch repair. So I bought some switches from ebay.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Microtaster...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
The desoldering of the original switches was very easy. I meassured the old switches and they had really really bad continuity! So, fixing it with contact spray would be only a temporary solution.
MORE LIGHT:
Next thing I did was to light up the faders. I saw this feature on some other mixer and I liked it. So, I decided to add a LED stripe on the PCB behind the faders. (see picture).
As you can see, the faders are lighted up when moved.
I also changed some LED. The Mute-LED now flahes red and the HD LED is much more brighter.
LCD:
I also tried to change the LCD backlight to white. But the semi-transparent reflective foil behind the LCD is too green in order to let it shine bright.
So as you can see in the picture, the LCD is more bright green as original. But for MKII color I have to remove the foil... I will do this in future. A replacement LCD would cost around 50 €. :-O
HARD DRIVE:
I changed the HD for a bigger one. So I found out that not only Seagate will work. Also, I made a new IDE cable because mine damaged after un-plugged it too often. No problem...
FOR FUTURE:
- I want a blue/white LCD... So I will change the polarization foil.