Akai MPK25 Volume Knob / Pitch Bender Replacement

Written By: Serbinder Singh

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Akai MPK25 Volume Knob / Pitch Bender Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

15 - 30 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to replace the volume knob and pitch bender if either of the knobs break, stop working, or get stuck and won't move.

Tools

Step 1

Remove all the selector knob covers by pulling them off.

There’s NO need to remove all of the knobs in Steps 1 & 2…the faceplate lifts off with or without them attached.

NY Prince - 16/07/19

Step 2

Using needle nose pliers, remove the washers from the four corner selector knobs.

Please, don’t use any pliers. Try to find a wrench in order to not damage the nuts nor scratch the panel. Anyway, many thanks for the explanation. Regards.

Beto - 31/05/21

Step 3

Flip the device over. Using a Philips #2 screw driver, remove the fourteen 10.3 mm black screws holding the back panel in place.

Step 4

Carefully flip the device to the front making sure you secure the face plate and the chassis together.
Please use care in following the step above to avoid ripping the ribbon cables connecting the two sides.

Step 5

Rotate the device 180 degrees and carefully remove the face plate by slightly lifting the screen side towards you and then sliding the bottom out from under the keys.
Use care when doing the step above so that the ribbon connectors which connect the top of the chassis to the top of the face plate are not damaged.

Step 6

Rotate the device 180 degrees, so that the motherboard is closest to you.
Take caution to not damage the ribbon cable connecting the face plate to the chassis.
Remove the ribbon cable connecting the knobs to the mother board by gently wiggling and pulling it away from the motherboard.