CF card problems/solution

[Jokeyman123]

I often switch out CF cards between my 2 8HDs, and I have had problems with the one CF card slot-cards do not fit in it unless it is exactly right, and even then, I think I bent pins inside my older *HD-and d*****t, I will have to disassemble this one again. So in frustration, I came up with this nifty little adapter.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124971051158

Notice that many of these adapters have the SD card inserted in the side of the CF card adapter-which defeats my purpose, as I'd still have to remove and insert the CF card just to get to the SD card. This one has the slot in back. I can remove and insert the SD cards and leave the finicky delicate and very breakable CF card slot intact. This has been a nasty problem, I actually shorted something with one of my metal-cased CF cards somehow, and literally smoke came out before I powered everything down immediately. Seems like no harm was done (not sure though) but this happened once before (a short a puff of smoke at the CF card slot) in this old rather shop-worn beat-up Fusion which may be why this CF card slot is not physically right. and I am OCD careful about things, a word to the wise if you swap out your CF cards alot. 2 4GB SD cards and that should solve this problem. There are also Cf card extender cables-used for tchnicians/test purposes I imagine, but are very costly, and would only cause more clutter.

[Jesse]

Good idea, that will work and keep from accidentally bending any pins

[Jokeyman123]

The mainboard from Keyboard Kountry is arriving today. This might be the solution for this foobar serial number problem, and also the now defunct CF card slot. I might get in touch with Dekatronix, a tech company that restored my RM-1X Yamaha, to see if they might try to repair this burned out CF card slot. I also just found this....

https://rocketreach.co/alex-souppa-email_2022774

Alex is the engineer who created the firmware for the Fusion, at least according to the Fusion's screen credits. Looking at his credentials, I think this is the right person. Looks like he is located in Bulgaria now though, so I have no idea if this is another dead end. Might try anyway-I still wonder, if the firmware can be opened up, possibly be re-programmed. Maybe he would know something we don't know. However, he also worked (or works now) for InMusic, so the ever present copyright issues might prevent him from doing anything anyway.