<div dir="auto"><div>Hi Tom<div dir="auto">Up in Scotty-land, we've had two phantom springs so far.</div><div dir="auto">One more short winter to come and it'll be cruising in to the real spring, with any luck.</div><div dir="auto">:-)</div><div dir="auto">Gerry</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 28 Mar 2026, 21:38 Tom Wiltshire, <<a href="mailto:tom@electricdruid.net">tom@electricdruid.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
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> On 28 Mar 2026, at 21:22, Richie Burnett <<a href="mailto:rburnett@richieburnett.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rburnett@richieburnett.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Are Polysix synths particularly prone to battery leakage damage? I have a friend who is also currently grappling with some really quite extensive corrosion issues due to a leaked battery in a Polysix!<br>
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Hi Richie,<br>
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Yes, they're absolutely famous (infamous!) for it. Pretty much every Polysix at this point has either suffered from it, been repaired, or had evasive measures taken!<br>
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I've owned three, I think. One was past help, and served as a parts source for the other two. But they're a reliability nightmare in general. The keyboards are terrible too, and keeping all the conductive rubber contacts in a condition where they make a decent contact is difficult and a continuous effort. Plus it's rammed full of fairly cheap connectors.<br>
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Hope all is good with you. How's Spring in the UK? Underway yet?<br>
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Regards,<br>
Tom<br>
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