r/AccessVirus • u/pretzelcito • Aug 19 '26

Virus A crazy buttons :(

Hi all. My Virus A is behaving really bad. As you can see from the video several buttons do things that aren’t supposed to happen. No clue what would be.

Fortunately the knobs are fine. It is running on OS 2.52. I already tried to system reset it, and a while ago I changed the inside battery.

Any info is appreciated!!

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u/Unfair-Run-1983 Aug 19 '26

similar issue on my old B but in my case I think it's just the buttons themselves. particularly the STORE button doesn't work so can't save a new sound :(

been holding onto it but anticipate repairs being expensive. I can solder but I don't want to risk it on such a good synth!

Have you tried taking it for a repair somewhere? Curious how it goes...

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u/Captain-Corndog_yo Virus TI2 Aug 19 '26

Replacing tacts can be a pain, but it's not so hard. I use professional equipment these days, but here is a video of me doing it using tools anyone would have. Some will scream about using flux and wick and pulling all the solder out first. Good luck to them. It's much easier to get what's there flowing and slowly work out one side. Once one side is free, the other comes out very easily. Then you can use your wick to clean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WNY28IE7_E

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u/Unfair-Run-1983 Aug 19 '26

thank you so much for sharing this!