Roland FD-8 Hi-Hat Control. Actuator

It's back! anyone using the FD 8V high hat controller knows they fade over time, the control actuator becomes hard and inflexible you find you have to put your full body weight on it to close the hats, this little piece of rubber solves that! it takes minutes to fit, your pedal feels and acts like new. Only down side is its costly for a bit of rubber, but definitely cheaper than a new pedal.

My previous actuator was completely solid and I chose to give this product a try. A bit expensive and I don't know how much time I have until I've to replace it again, but definitely cheaper than a new pedal. The pedal is working again correctly, we'll see.

Unfortunately this is the only part that has a due date on my roland v drums.

Old one was a tough as old boots! This one gives a smooth response. I put some vaseline/pteroleum jelly on mine too, in order to help it last.

My FD-8 HiHat controller stopped being responsive so when i opened it for checkup, i realised that the FD-8 actuator was broken and when i was pressing the pedal it couldn't touch the sensor. So i ordered a new one from Thomann. Though it's very expensive for what it is, it does the job and saved my FD-8 controller.