Alesis Turbo Mesh Kit cymbal or cymbal too quiet

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With the Turbo Mesh Kit, the 3 cymbals supplied are too quiet. You can easily change this by soldering a 4.7 KOhm resistor into each one. They only cost a few cents and you can borrow a 15 or 20 watt soldering iron from your neighbor, that's enough heat output.

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Turn the cymbal over and loosen all 8 screws on the back (Phillips PH2)

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A resistor must be soldered into each cymbal. The resistor should have 4.7 kilo ohms (4700 ohms). A quarter watt version is sufficient (they are nice and small).

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The resistor is soldered in as a jumper and if you do this well and close to the circuit board, the plastic cover does not need to be changed and fits exactly as before.

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Finally, screw the plastic cover back on (cordless screwdriver on level 1 so that the screws in the plastic do not turn)

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That's it, from now on the pools are really loud, just as they should be ;O)