Polisix, Scopes and more

[Stewart Pye]

At 10:14 AM 24/10/99 -0700, Roel Das wrote:
[snip]
>One of my friends got a dying polisix. One of the
>filterchips is probably dead, i'll be testing it next
>weekend. 
>But there's another problem. Sometimes when you put it
>on, the programmer-section acts weird. All the lights
>keep burning, and the synth seems to be in manual
>mode. The memory doesn't work then. If you put it on
>again, it might work just fine. You never know. 
>And i think there's also a problem with the mod
>switch. The MG is always assigned to the VCO, no
>matter where you put the switch.

Hi Roel,

Have you opened it up yet? Chances are the battery has leaked all over the
circuit board and has eaten away the tracks. If so you have to clean the
crap off the board, run wires for any disintegrated tracks, replace any
parts that are damaged, and replace the battery. Fun fun fun!! 

stew.