Roland D50 Repair

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Roland D50 Repair:

Roland D50 repair – this unit was in a real sorry state of affairs. It had been in storage for about 20 years, well storage is an understatement…it was in a shed and actually had bamboo sprouting out of, and through it.

Faults:

  • Looked in too bad a condition to even attempt turning on and causing potentially any further damage.

Opening up a Roland D50

These units require internal parts access from underneath. So to get to the front panel board everything below needs to be removed first from the bottom up.

Works Done:

  • Refurbished power supply and tested before plugging in.
  • Treated internal rust.
  • Cleaned keybed and keys.
  • Cleaned key contact strips and PCB.
  • Removed all internal debris.
  • Cleaned felts.
  • New tact switches.
  • Cleaned potentiometers.
  • New battery.
  • Loaded presets

roland D50 before restoration

roland d50 battery board

d50 rotten keystop felt

roland d50 rotten keystop felt 1