How to Fix a Broken Key on an Electronic Keyboard [EASY]

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
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  • @turnoffreality5333
    @turnoffreality5333  4 года назад +16

    Hey guys! Comment down below on what video should I do next :) I'm having a sem break starting this July. So I'll be having plenty of time to make some more video!

    • @nicholasxedric3123
      @nicholasxedric3123 4 года назад +2

      Can u do some cover video, maybe?

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  4 года назад +1

      @@nicholasxedric3123 alright. Thank you for your response 🤩

    • @nicholasxedric3123
      @nicholasxedric3123 4 года назад +2

      TurnOffReality no prob :D

    • @nraelserutluc8669
      @nraelserutluc8669 3 года назад

      Hello please may I ask you a question, regarding diy fix for keys fixing on a donner DEP 20 I bought and arrived damaged. Would it be possible that you could advise as to how to diy I am not familiar with the mechanics of it but would be willing to take instruction to fix, not able to get it fixed with a professional. Ty so much...

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  3 года назад

      @@nraelserutluc8669 hello there, can you explain more about the damage? I'm would love to help

  • @grinmaestro6041
    @grinmaestro6041 2 года назад +16

    UNBELIEVABLE!! At first I had my doubts but I decided to do this anyway cause I was desperate and it worked. I really appreciate you for this you don’t know how much it helped me. Guys this works!!

  • @ZuriPlaysGamesVods
    @ZuriPlaysGamesVods 2 года назад +33

    I never thought I could fix the dead keys myself, so I left the keyboard in my closet for about 3 years.. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @Ann_08
    @Ann_08 6 месяцев назад +3

    Hey there! My keyboard has broken keys yesterday and I was not able to practice, I'm just starting to play piano keyboard and does not know anything about fixing piano. But just now I did what you shown on this video and It's really Amazing! My keyboard keys are all fixed. I coudn't believe that I opened the keyboard myself. Thank you so much I really appreciate you.
    You have no idea how much this make my day today! I hope you are safe. Thank you again!😊

  • @shmndo
    @shmndo 4 года назад +210

    YOU SAVE ME FROM MY DAD!

  • @danadizon5311
    @danadizon5311 4 года назад +14

    Thank you!! This middle F has been annoying me. Its really important because its in the middle. Now, I can play without stress.

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  4 года назад +1

      Have you tried it? Did it work? I would love to hear if it works 🤩

    • @danadizon5311
      @danadizon5311 4 года назад +1

      @@turnoffreality5333 Yes it did! Thank you!!!

  • @miketzanacos9564
    @miketzanacos9564 2 года назад +8

    Sincerely, I had very little hope that this would work for my old Korg iS40 with 3 dead keys... but it did !!! Thanks alot 🙏

  • @hajariskandar9676
    @hajariskandar9676 4 года назад +27

    I wish i could give u a thousand likes. You just brought my 13 year old keyboard to life👍 after almost one year of inactivity😌

  • @LordRoG327
    @LordRoG327 3 года назад +3

    OMG TYSM!! about 2 yrs ago i spilled something on my keyboard and some of the keys stopped working. i managed to get a most of them working again, but there were still a couple that didn't. 1 of those was a key i use all the time. i was about to retire the keyboard and get a new 1, but i thought I'd try 1 last time to see if i could fix it. that's wen i stumbled upon ur vid and now ALL my keys work!!! i almost cried bc its been so long since I've been able to play and hear the songs i play in their entirety and without missing notes in between. tysm again

  • @jamy2622
    @jamy2622 4 года назад +42

    At first attempt, we fixed the 3 dead keys and then when I press the other keys, they did not work :'( but we still fixing it, hopefully it'll be fixed soon. God bless!💗

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  4 года назад +6

      I hope you succeed. I would love to hear your update! 🎉

  • @daltonbennain6757
    @daltonbennain6757 3 года назад +19

    Keep making videos my friend. There is no better way to end a video than with scriptures, they are the key to a great life🙏🏾😁❤

  • @ashikrogan8115
    @ashikrogan8115 4 года назад +38

    First part of the vedio for keyboard repairing...and last clip of the vedio is to repair the life...amen

  • @doraelenacardenas6093
    @doraelenacardenas6093 3 года назад +8

    YOU SAVED ME FROM MY SCHOOL!! OMG THANKSSSSS YOU!!!

  • @Corgiplayz776
    @Corgiplayz776 2 месяца назад

    Thank you my mom was going
    To buy a NEW KEYBOARD but now I can do my lessons without spending a single penny😃😃😃

  • @thebluemorpho6640
    @thebluemorpho6640 9 месяцев назад +2

    What kind of pencil is that please? Is it just a regular old #2 pencil?

    • @flip4man
      @flip4man 4 месяца назад

      Yes- I was wondering that too. Is it just a regular pencil?

  • @sanmikesharif345
    @sanmikesharif345 4 года назад +9

    Wow...i like the end of ur video. Its a verse. God bless u bro. Im gonna try to fix mine too. Good idea.

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  4 года назад +1

      Yesss, Its a verse. God bless you too bro! btw, done subscribe to your channel

  • @lakshyarajsinghrathore4511
    @lakshyarajsinghrathore4511 10 месяцев назад +1

    Sooo happy to find this vid my main key 'e' is dead n i think u get me how painful it is 😅😢thanku turnoffreality

  • @huey_le
    @huey_le 11 месяцев назад +1

    What kind of pencil was that? #2?

  • @nine-ten..
    @nine-ten.. 3 года назад +4

    O M G! I have been trying to fix that for 2yrs something told me to check out some vidz on youtube,thanks man

  • @atshsjan
    @atshsjan 2 года назад +1

    The A# key is not working my keyboard is yamaha psr e373 its been a year since we bought it, i want to open it but im scared what if i make it worse or broke it. We are still looking for keyboard repair shops but here in Pangasinan its hard to find when we bring it to the shop where we buy the piano they told us that they will bring it to manila to fix it and it will take a month. What can i do to fix this? can i really fix this by myself?

  • @createrroyal986
    @createrroyal986 4 года назад +5

    I agree with that,a pencil rod or leftover is ideal for electric insulation👍thank you bro

  • @martinsiyamba4950
    @martinsiyamba4950 2 года назад +1

    Its good that u put a nice scripture there

  • @Aubjmrd
    @Aubjmrd Год назад +2

    BROOOO YOU REALLY SAVE ME FROM MY MOM!!!!!!! I SALUTE YOUU

  • @spielberg911
    @spielberg911 2 года назад +1

    While transporting a Yamaha DGX-650 on the back of my car , it fell between the seats and one white key got damaged ,it sticks out half of inch , it still acts like the other ones but there is no sound. Any info will be apreciated.

  • @pauzamsiska3605
    @pauzamsiska3605 9 месяцев назад +2

    Unbelievable!!! Thank you!🙌🏾

  • @mkwyk
    @mkwyk Год назад +1

    How about my 1 F key playing or holding automatically without doing anything?

  • @sunshinegirl20064
    @sunshinegirl20064 3 года назад +1

    I draw with pencil and clean very well but my piano is not working

  • @Linchikful
    @Linchikful 2 года назад +1

    Love the Bible verse at the end :)

  • @Clementine_xvii
    @Clementine_xvii 6 месяцев назад

    YO!! THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU SAVED MY SANITY AND MONEY!! This is not the firat time i opened my keyboard, iv done so before to clean it oit from the dust but when i turned it on i found out a bunch of the keys where dead, so i opened it again to clean it properly but it still didnt work, i was devastated, i thought this was the end of my keyboard an di stowed it away for 3 months, but i later decidrd to find a solution, i was skeptical at first abt the pencil but ig that makes sense, and now they all work perfectly!!! Tysm you saved me, and for anyone worried abt this way it sure does work :D

  • @healthtipswithphelix8344
    @healthtipswithphelix8344 2 года назад +3

    Thanks a lot bro. Am so happy 😊
    About 6 keys were not working before, but they're all working now

  • @matthewc7334
    @matthewc7334 5 месяцев назад

    Wow! I congratulate you. My RJ461 keyboard looks like the one in your video so I gave it a go and it works! I am very grateful.

  • @indacatsoul1045
    @indacatsoul1045 3 года назад +1

    If the keyboard was fall and broke the circuit board,it is still can be fix like this?

  • @kanakdhingra873
    @kanakdhingra873 3 года назад +2

    Thanks you so much..U bought my almost dead keyboard BACK!😭❤️❤️

  • @nerdstimeprime9091
    @nerdstimeprime9091 3 года назад +4

    So I'm having a problem where all of the D's are broken on my keyboard, would this fix that?

    • @Youssef-iu8dn
      @Youssef-iu8dn 3 года назад +1

      Yep

    • @singingteacher9603
      @singingteacher9603 3 года назад

      mine to, i have all the C's from lowest to highest. First, it was only 3 adjacent keys didn't work, after i assembled back, thats when the C's problem begins. 🙁

  • @broadwayy2364
    @broadwayy2364 Месяц назад

    I have a question a bunch of my keys sounds different each time I press it volume wise and one note makes no sound at all like it’s not even being pressed

  • @alexanderwilliams1731
    @alexanderwilliams1731 3 года назад +2

    If I’m wrong let me know please I think Yamaha keyboard keys are very fragile.

  • @geekyadore
    @geekyadore 2 года назад +1

    I have the same kind of keyboard, wonder if the green and the black part is replaceable? (under the white rubber/silicone thing) Mine got broken under one key. Or just get a new electronic keyboard?

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  2 года назад +1

      I guess you mean the PCB board. Try searching it on the internet if they sell the part or just ask a technician. If you have no problem on buying a new keyboard, JUST GET IT!

    • @geekyadore
      @geekyadore 2 года назад

      @@turnoffreality5333 Thanks 😊

  • @djroboscope
    @djroboscope 3 года назад +1

    So just any pencil will work?? Or do you need a specific kind? Is this a permanent fix, or do you have to redo it every so often? Thank you!

    • @ThePiprian
      @ThePiprian 2 года назад +1

      I assume the graphite in the pencil just helps it make better electrical contact. If that is the case, a more permanent solution would be to clean the contact areas with isopropyl alcohol.
      You might wanna test how the material reacts to the alcohol at an unimportant spot but in general it is safe to use which is why it is frequently used for cleaning/repairing electronics.
      Do not use acetone! It can dissolve certain plastics that are common in electronics.

  • @1683clifton
    @1683clifton 2 года назад +1

    did you end up just doing the key that was bad, or did you go ahead and deep clean and do all the keys?

  • @Johns1082
    @Johns1082 3 года назад +1

    Crc electro wash will work too 👍🏻great video!

  • @faruqhsj
    @faruqhsj 2 года назад +1

    Great silent repair but full visual indeed !

  • @joanabellenahine8632
    @joanabellenahine8632 3 года назад +1

    Sensie.. mine's not workingg. What should i do?

  • @somnyad
    @somnyad 2 года назад +1

    Wait... Why does drawing on it with a pencil work 😂??? Amazing!!

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  2 года назад +2

      It's just a normal pencil. I used 3B pencil. The rod of the pencil can be a good electric insulator depends on the pencil's grade

  • @ezraneace
    @ezraneace 9 месяцев назад

    I have 2 keys that play the same note, any ways to fix?

  • @philipwilliams2229
    @philipwilliams2229 2 года назад +1

    I don’t understand. Is that a regular pencil? You just drew on it?

  • @carriec.fernandez1781
    @carriec.fernandez1781 Год назад

    I know I come like 5 years after you uploaded this video, but anyhow, let's get to the matter at hand. I have a RockJam RJ461 which *A lot* of keys do not work, and several had to be taken out because the little black dots that make contact to play the note fell off and they're practically gone. Do you know any place where these like silicon parts for the keyboard can be bought? It would be a huge help, as I really want to fix this issue.

  • @c3rvts163
    @c3rvts163 3 года назад +1

    Will this work if a key doesn’t sound at all?

    • @Blossom_3
      @Blossom_3 3 года назад

      Anoxmous X try it maybe it will

  • @r2bkill228
    @r2bkill228 2 года назад +1

    it didn't works with me help me plz my keyboard is
    RINGWAY ck62+

  • @shikhakrishna
    @shikhakrishna 4 месяца назад

    Hello, @turnoffreality would this work on a RockJam5061 keyboard if the middle C key is not working

  • @tombruzo1494
    @tombruzo1494 2 года назад

    My problem is the pcb itself, the contact metal in the PCB has eroded so its missing a few "arms?" so its not properly touching/making contact with the conductive rubber. Its the part that you added the pencil lead like a two inverted M markings in the PCB. Do you guys know how to fix that?

  • @weebarea347
    @weebarea347 Месяц назад

    What did you do with that pencil 😭
    Marking or scratching something? 😭 i didn't get it

  • @ksohan
    @ksohan 2 года назад +1

    Cool! It worked for me... But didn't understand how could a pencil ✏️ work?

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  2 года назад +1

      It's just a normal pencil. I used 3B pencil. The rod of the pencil can be a good electric insulator depends on the pencil's grade

  • @Deeee69
    @Deeee69 Год назад

    Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!! I had 3 keys that were not working!

  • @saukachannel6850
    @saukachannel6850 Год назад

    if the keys are all off what is the cause?

  • @beatjunky1
    @beatjunky1 3 года назад

    Thanks for posting this. I appreciate it.

  • @xsunsetii2510
    @xsunsetii2510 3 года назад +3

    bro i literally just tapped it multiple times and now it works-
    no need to open the wHoLe thing-

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  3 года назад +2

      Haha good for you. I opened the whole thing just for the sake of teaching

    • @oty2012hy
      @oty2012hy 3 года назад

      How do you tapped?

  • @Rusli1659LPSoldier
    @Rusli1659LPSoldier 4 года назад +2

    wow, You're a music keyboard tech dude. I never broke my piano keys. Im hiring music techs (Such as Guitar tech repair man, Drum tech repair man and piano tech repair man) for my gig or concerts after hiring musicians for making my own band.

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  4 года назад +1

      Thanks bro 🙏
      Wow cool. I hope I can hire myself music techs in the future. In the meantime, I still have so much to learn and still improving. Thank you for spending your time watching my video. It means a lot 👍🏻

    • @Rusli1659LPSoldier
      @Rusli1659LPSoldier 4 года назад

      @@turnoffreality5333 no probs. At least the Piano has wire sockets and sustain pedals than without pedal.

    • @slayridah
      @slayridah 7 месяцев назад

      ​@turnoffreality5333 what kind of pencil should i use? Real lead? Graphite?

  • @marylorrainerigua8197
    @marylorrainerigua8197 4 года назад +1

    Ey bro i don't know what to do i accidentally pour a water on my cousin's piano and the inside idk wet or something can you plss help me with this🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  4 года назад

      Hi, sorry for the late reply. It should be okay. Just open the components of the keyboard (where you accidentally pour the water) and let it dry. Please let me know if it still doesn't work.

    • @godminadtoon2646
      @godminadtoon2646 3 года назад

      Men my yamaha keyboard was pissed by my cat, the keys are not working properly

  • @Born2Game09
    @Born2Game09 Год назад

    What if it has popped upwards?

  • @sarahsanchez150
    @sarahsanchez150 3 года назад +2

    so uhhhh, me and my friends were hitting my keyboard and now it randomly turns off when I hit a key or few so can u tell me how to fix it? Thank u if u can. My mom is going to kill me 😄.oh also I took out the batteries and uhh yeah now it won't turn on👍

  • @798nicolas
    @798nicolas Год назад

    It worked perfectly, god bless you ❤

    • @798nicolas
      @798nicolas Год назад

      For anyone wondering if this is going to work for you, it worked for me, but my situation was this: the key was working find and then suddenly it started to not play the note all the times you press it, so I needed to do it harder or several times until it started playing again the note, but just for a few seconds.
      So if your keyboard have a similar issue, then give it a try

    • @798nicolas
      @798nicolas Год назад

      And I know it wasn't a mechanical issue or something like that because I armed and disarmed it a few times but it worked just until I decided to use the pencil

  • @mejhon6592
    @mejhon6592 2 года назад

    So everytime that is a dead key it just to open the keyboard and clean it?

  • @gilly.7
    @gilly.7 4 года назад +1

    It worked and my keys are working.....tq

  • @mudkipith6065
    @mudkipith6065 4 года назад +2

    Was that just a normal pencil you used or some tool?

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  4 года назад

      Yes. It's just a normal pencil. I used 3B pencil. The rod of the pencil can be a good electric insulator depends on the pencil's grade

    • @enielobejo6043
      @enielobejo6043 4 года назад +1

      @@turnoffreality5333 can i use 4b graphite pencil? Or 4b Charcoal pencil?

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  4 года назад

      @@enielobejo6043 graphite because it can conduct electricity 👍🏻

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  3 года назад

      @Martin Dable I wouldn't recommend you to solder. It might not work properly 😅

  • @szwos
    @szwos 3 года назад

    Great vid man trick winth a pencil worked form me, didnt knew it might work like that good job

  • @charlesincharge6512
    @charlesincharge6512 3 года назад

    Great video man!! What was the background music you used?

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  3 года назад

      I forgot. Haha but it's probably a free copyright music that I got from youtube

  • @ALEXPEAK
    @ALEXPEAK Год назад

    wtf the music in this sounds rlly cool at 1.5 speed lol

  • @jasonambervargas5741
    @jasonambervargas5741 3 года назад

    What's that gray thing that you used your pencil for.. Mine isn't connected now and There's no way to fix it without replacing the gray thingy

  • @MP-cf8lw
    @MP-cf8lw Год назад

    kidding me! i am def going to try this as my old portable yamaha has been sitting for years for this reason. i will come back and update either way when i try it. Thank you so very much.

  • @raygenluna
    @raygenluna 3 года назад

    Thanks for this! It really helped:)

  • @YourLocalCamera1229
    @YourLocalCamera1229 3 года назад

    You save me form my mom and dad
    Thanks a lot

  • @LeFingal
    @LeFingal 28 дней назад

    not much help when you hide what screws you're unscrewing and I fast forward...

  • @Navya_373
    @Navya_373 3 года назад +1

    What if the rubber strip is damaged..? Where can I get it..?

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  3 года назад

      You can try buying it online 😊

    • @Navya_373
      @Navya_373 3 года назад

      @@turnoffreality5333 can you please help me out on how to get it through online...?

    • @alexapadilla7388
      @alexapadilla7388 2 года назад

      Mine are broken too but I can’t find them online :(

  • @terryklownboi8501
    @terryklownboi8501 4 года назад

    I dont know why my casio sa 45 have not working the kick and cymbal pad and the buttons 0 and 5. It is suèr clean and I make that and I dont know if i made it bad

  • @bruggbruh
    @bruggbruh 2 года назад +1

    this is literally what a technician would do if you brought your keyboard to them but instead it's on a tutorial which means same process but less money

  • @shannnikolaiurbina2927
    @shannnikolaiurbina2927 3 года назад +1

    specific pencil?

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  3 года назад

      I used 3B pencil. The rod of the pencil can be a good electric insulator depends on the pencil's grade

  • @fnaf7397
    @fnaf7397 2 года назад

    I have a keyboard and no sound comes out no matter what. What shall I do

  • @senpaimotto1666
    @senpaimotto1666 7 месяцев назад

    Mine got erased what should i do

  • @zanjs2900
    @zanjs2900 4 года назад +7

    Im scared to try that
    I can broke my piano if made a single mistake doing that

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  4 года назад

      Haha no you won't bro. Trust me 👏🏻😆

    • @zanjs2900
      @zanjs2900 4 года назад +5

      @@turnoffreality5333 dud i tried that. It didnt work plus it broke my piano. Whenever i play one note, its glitching like, there are so many random sounds in one key

    • @ned4414
      @ned4414 4 года назад +2

      @@zanjs2900 holy shit dude this is the problem with my keyboard

    • @zanjs2900
      @zanjs2900 4 года назад +2

      @@ned4414 yeah its so annoying. Thats why i dont play my piano anymore:( i need a new one.

    • @ned4414
      @ned4414 4 года назад +2

      @@zanjs2900 I only had a break with music for like a week then just yesterday while I was playing I heard random sounds

  • @hiruniliyanage98
    @hiruniliyanage98 3 года назад

    I also have the same problem one side works but the keys on the other side doesnt work!!!

  • @AnonymouslyAnnoyingBoy
    @AnonymouslyAnnoyingBoy 2 года назад

    Im 12 years old is it safe to do it or will i mess something up?

  • @notraiden
    @notraiden 3 года назад

    Thank you bro💛

  • @Username-ot9bl
    @Username-ot9bl 3 года назад

    My piano key when I press done on it it won’t make a sound dose anyone know how I can fix?

  • @Flooky.
    @Flooky. 10 месяцев назад

    Does this work on any piano?

  • @silentpeasant5600
    @silentpeasant5600 3 года назад

    Is there any solution ? My only eflat key working but it sometimes sounds waay loud than the other keys. Its so random sometimes working fine but sometimes sounds so loud and it scares me. 😨

  • @engie1433
    @engie1433 3 года назад

    You're a lifesaver I've been suffering this at first with my C# and then C# miracly fixed by itself and now B flat is broken but I'm gonna do this

  • @pinayglobal2609
    @pinayglobal2609 2 года назад

    Any pencil will do?

  • @slayridah
    @slayridah 7 месяцев назад

    What kind of pencil should i use? Graphite? Lead? If they even make lead pencils lol

  • @user-sl4fi6yw6f
    @user-sl4fi6yw6f 3 года назад +1

    I have the same issue on a non electronic piano D:

  • @parisenconerious6733
    @parisenconerious6733 4 года назад +1

    How can I remove keys inside an EZ-30

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  4 года назад

      It should be the same bro or you can try search it on youtube to be more specific. Btw thanks for dropping by.

  • @kimvieber5416
    @kimvieber5416 3 года назад

    Can't fix mine! I have 8 keys not working what will I do? 😭

  • @SigmaSachin222
    @SigmaSachin222 Год назад

    Bro my keyboard key haves many scratches how to remove scratches

  • @joshuacometa4118
    @joshuacometa4118 4 года назад

    Please help me😭. Cleaning and using pencil is not working for me. My piano was stck for almost 2years and now most of the keys are not working. Please tell me what to do😭😭😭

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  3 года назад

      Sorry to hear that bro. You can try searching other alternatives on youtube.

  • @HinaSoftwares
    @HinaSoftwares 2 года назад

    Very good solution,

  • @diavolosoup1902
    @diavolosoup1902 4 года назад +1

    So I have a ctk 2100 and every 9nth key doesn't work ill try and tell you

  • @georgegates526
    @georgegates526 3 года назад

    Nice repair job.. Too bad it was not my model :(

  • @Jebusisabasser
    @Jebusisabasser 3 года назад

    God bless! gonna give it a shot!

  • @donaldlee427
    @donaldlee427 3 года назад

    Why did you use a pencil and draw on the circuitry?

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  3 года назад

      hey there, thank you for stopping by. It is a pretty good conductor. So it helps. The harder the pencil lead like 6H - the worse a conductor/higher vresistance it will have.

  • @00p1u3---
    @00p1u3--- 2 года назад

    Can you make a video on how to fix the sound my electric keyboard sounds horrible I want it to sound like magic or something lol please

  • @roopaliagarwal4767
    @roopaliagarwal4767 3 года назад

    What does the pencil do that the key started working???

    • @turnoffreality5333
      @turnoffreality5333  3 года назад

      Glad you asked. I used 3B pencil. The rod of the pencil can be a good electric insulator depends on the pencil's grade