Looking for help/suggestions regarding electrical repair of drum pad...
Hey everyone,
My dm5 pro kit electronic bass drum pad recently went on the blink, and upon inspection I found that one of the wires to the peizo had broken.
Due to the logistics of the repair, I had to cut both wires and decided to replace 3 or so inches of eacy wire to the connector. The wires from the peizo are teenie, and I had a very hard time finding something in a similar size. I ended up buying the smallest guage (22ga) that radio shack had, and I soldered the connections.
When I tested he pad, it didn't work, so I hooked up a volt meter which showed that the pad was still generating a voltage when struck. I reconnected everything and tried again. This time I cranked up the sensitivity on my Alesis dm5 drum module/trigger, and lo and behold, it worked.
The problem is that I have to strike the pad pretty hard to get it to trigger, and a lot of hits that would normally trigger the sample don't get through. Would the different guage of wire make that much difference?
I guess my concern is there may be some other damage from disassembly, or some other issue that has diminished the voltage ouput of the peizo. At least I've got it to the point that it is somewhat usable, but I'd really like to figure it out and get it back to the way it was.
If it isn't a wiring issue - has anybody dealt with Alesis repair? They don't even sell parts for the dm5 pro kit anymore, so I'm not sure how much help they'll be, and I also wonder about cost. Any other repair shops for drum pads that anyone knows about?
Thanks in advance,
Vernon
post edited by quibb - 2012/06/06 06:32:56