Cambridge Soundworks FPS1600... Volume Control

Hello everyone,
I am the owner of a Cambridge Soundworks FPS1600, which used to work brilliantly. Unfortunately, the volume controller broke recently.
After reading on the internet I found that it's a common problem with this type of product by Creative/Cambridge. I've spent hours of searching for a replacement (including mailing Cambridge, who first replied with a silly oneliner and then chose to never reply to my followup). What you're reading now is a cry for help..
The volume controller for this product uses a PS/2 (a.k.a. Mini-DIN) connector. The product by default doesn't do anything without this thing plugged in.
Does anyone have any information at all about a workaround for this controller? Anything? I don't really care about controlling the volume with it, I just want the set to give me sound :'(
Thanks greatly in advance,
Rob from the Netherlands
Message Edited by Nuts on 12-23-2008 04:03 AM
Message Edited by Nuts on 12-23-2008 04:04 AM

Hello!
No, still nothing unfortunately... Thanks for kicking the topic back up though, perhaps someone out there can help us out!

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