Nov 08, 2005 11:21 pm Does the FC4 have a switch to let it change? If I recal though doesnt the Casio have the ability to see if it is open or closed when you power up with it plugged in? I know they used to do that.
blankety blank damper vs. sustain
Posted on Nov 08, 2005 06:03 pm
kennethwsmithjr
The Eternal Student
Member Since: Oct 08, 2005
Hello all,
Ok, so I bought my rockin Casio PX-300 keyboard and wanted to replace the crappy damper pedal it came with. Now... the jack on the keyboard says "damper"... and the Yamaha FC4 pedal I bought to replace it is only for "sustain". And it works backwards as to what it should (it sustains keys when I don't have it pressed).
This is a bit comedic. I can't freaking send the dumb thing back because nothing's wrong with it and they'll just keep sending me the same pedal.
Can I just cut off the cable end, and rewire it backwards (switch polarity?) to what it originally was to make it work? Or would I be better off just to buy one that'll work as a damper pedal?
Thanks in advance.
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Nov 08, 2005 11:21 pm Does the FC4 have a switch to let it change? If I recal though doesnt the Casio have the ability to see if it is open or closed when you power up with it plugged in? I know they used to do that.
Nov 08, 2005 11:34 pm No switch on the FC4, and the makers of Casio must have removed that feature. Am I out of luck?
Nov 08, 2005 11:38 pm Unless you can open the footswitch and it has another leg on the contact switch that is oposite of what it is now. In other words if its Normally open now the other leg should be Normally colsed.
Nov 08, 2005 11:48 pm Doh! I opened it up, and I think I'd have to change the switch mechanism to get it to work. Think I'm SOL. Thanks for your help.
Nov 10, 2005 06:40 pm failing that, have it closed when you turn the Casio on. that often works
Nov 11, 2005 10:08 am Yeah, the new Casio's don't have that blankety blank feature anymore. So short of finding a normally closed switch and fitting it to the Yamahamer pedal, I couldn't have made it work.
I had to send it back for a Roland Damper pedal. :-( Darn post office Charged me $7 to ship it too. Least I'll have something that works now though.
Nov 18, 2005 06:59 pm FYI: Update on this thread... the Roland Damper pedal is incompatible with a PX-300 as well.
I guess Casio came up with their own special way of wiring their damper pedals. The only glaringly obvious problem I see between the two is the damper pedal that came with the keyboard is a TS jack, and the Roland is a TRS, but the pedal is switchable between continuous and momentary switch operation, so I'm assuming the TRS is converted, electrically, to a TS when the switch is in the "momentary switch" position.
Anyways, I'm going to make this one work rather than spending another $7 sending the *&$%#@# thing back... heh.
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