On Nov 28, 5:36 pm, "Ouroboros_Rex" wrote:


Just take in the supply. =)

LOL...yeah, I guess we can have a little black market going here, with
me passing out office supplies and the tradesmen passing out tools and
small hardware....

They do not necessarily open easily, and all sorts of panel buttons and
other bits can fall out if you're not careful. You can also static shock
things into scrap status. If you don't have skills in this area, it's
probably best to pay the piper here.

Ah, okay, understood! I can open up my computer and install any
hardware, so I was wondering if my electric piano situation might be
similar...guess not; thanks for the advice!

No, it would be something that turned black, or looked like a blown fuse,
or popped up or whatnot, which you would probably have to desolder and
replace, or bridge (not recommended.)

Old Apple II disk drives used a hex buffer chip as a 'fuse'. it was just
a standard part and did not discolor, so sometimes these simply can't be
seen.

Okay, one last question...'cause I'm really curious, due to electronic
gadgets failing on me all these years (and I'm not talking about
tripping over them, either, like with my piano here)...any
recommendations for a good Electronic Repair 101 book?? I mean,
geared towards complete newbies who probably haven't even heard of
static electricity....