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savont
Joined: 27 May 2015 Posts: 13 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:14 am Post subject: Kronos Screen protection |
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Hi there,
I have been looking for a way to protect the Touch screen on the Kronos from accidental damage "when its not in use", and given that the kronos is useless without a working screen.
And, repairing the screen is obviously something no one wants to do. what a hassle it would be!.
So I ordered some perspex from ebay.
Clear Plastic Acrylic Plexiglass Perspex Sheet A5 Size 148mm x 210mm x 6mm and it fits over the kronos screen with about 20mm overhang on the sides and 10mm top and bottom.
No cutting required.
Before I fixed it in place I used a very fine file to take off the very sharp edges of the perspex to make it nicer to handle when removing, and also rounded the corners a little in case they come into contact with the kronos itself.
To fix it in place I used some stick on velcro (the "soft" stuff) on the outside of the screen, ie on the kronos desktop see (pic2),
(and yes I could have cut the velcro better, but it will do for now) and a little velcro on each corner of the perspex itself, using the "rough" bit of the velcro.
The photos explain it better. At the time of ordering I really didnt know how stiff the plastic was going to be. ie should i have got 7mm, or 8 mm?.
I got the 6mm thick perspex. (4 or 5 mm may have been too thin?)
But having got it in place now, I think you would have to hit it with a hammer or something very very heavy, its got no bending at all, so its pretty safe for me.
Looks pretty good too for something thats protecting the screen, took 5 minutes to do; and the perspex also comes in flouro colors on ebay. Cost? $12.
Maybe there will be a better way in the future, until then this will do for me.
Last edited by savont on Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:41 am; edited 1 time in total |
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AdDeRoo Platinum Member
Joined: 20 May 2009 Posts: 524 Location: Northern Italy
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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Nice idea. I have to train our cleaning lady to stay away from my equipment, which until now works; but some additional safety might not harm.. _________________ Ad
Current gear : Korg Kronos 88 (SN 0979) / Nektar LX88+ / Korg PA2X / Kurzweil K2500R / Korg Nanopad2 / Neo Ventilator / Akai EWI USB / Cantabile / Reaper / Cakewalk / Reason / way too many VST's |
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dionimusic
Joined: 04 Jul 2016 Posts: 4 Location: Albania
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 2:04 am Post subject: |
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Great idea _________________ Korg Pa5x
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ferchis Platinum Member
Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 558 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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I did something similar for those few times when I have to carry it around, but with a piece of hard cardboard, which holds its own just fine and provides protection. Just like you, I thought the screen is the most important part of the K _________________ Fernando
Music IS EnTeRtAiNmEnT
Kronos 88 - Korg M50 61 - Morphwiz - Alchemy synth |
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Derek Cook Approved Merchant
Joined: 20 Jul 2014 Posts: 1279 Location: Wales, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Surely (don't call me Shirley ) a proper, foam padded hard case is the best protection?
After spending £2.4K on the Kronos X 61, I did not baulk at purchasing the Korg hard case for it at £200.
And in transit, the Kronos hard case is on top of the other hard cases, with nothing else on top of it. _________________ Derek Cook - Java Developer
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