MG-1 repair issue - Certain keys not triggering

Hello friends! New user here. I just joined to Moog fellowship by purchasing an MG-1 at the thrift store. Just about everything is working wonderfully after a deep cleaning and reflowing some horrific previous repairs, however, several keys are not triggering. This is how I received it, by the way. There is somewhat of a pattern to the malfunction. The following keys are not triggering: Low F#,G,G#,A,C,C#,D,D#,F#,G,G#,A. The small repeating pattern is probably a clue, but I can suss it out. Everything above this point is triggering. Voltages are passing through the keys as expected, meaning that if I hold down a functioning key and press one of the offenders the pitch will change appropriately. Using the service manual, I located the trigger extractor (?) chips and replaced them but I did make a substitution, used a TL082 rather than a RC4558. Specs looked ok to make that swap. It did not affect the key situation. I can’t really pin down the problem using the service manual. Could anyone offer any insight? I would greatly appreciate it!

vandelay

Hey Vandelay, welcome to the forum :slight_smile:

Usually, the pattern is due to frequency divider problems. That being said, I’m not an expert at all… but I’m sure some will chime in very soon!

Yep, thank you. I opened the synth up and followed the traces. It does indeed appear to be a problem with two frequency dividers. Have people been having good luck with the replacement dividers from FlatKeys? They appear to have been providing that product for several years now, which is good. I would appreciate any feedback on that, or other options.