Service woes - Siel dk600

[Rob Zero]

OH, btw, in the old shop I worked in, we had 3 of them that we had taken in
as trades. 1 worked for a few weeks but died while it was on display at the
shop, another broke after we sold it and ended up coming back, and another
was DOA.

Theres not much luck to be had with the dk600.

Sorry

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Montalbano <Greg.Montalbano at ucop.edu>
To: <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 3:14 PM
Subject: Service woes - Siel dk600


> Well, I've about had it;  been building & servicing synth devices since
> about 1980, and I've NEVER had as much grief as I've had from this
> @*&#%$&^%$ dk600 -- I'm just about THIS CLOSE to giving up & using the
> thing for a boat anchor.
>
> (or, more realistically, taking the voice board & creating my own synth
> from that)
>
> Before I do, has anyone out there had experience with these?  The ORIGINAL
> problem was with reading the control board pots & switches -- random data.
> After replacing a leaking backup battery, repairing destroyed board
traces,
> replacing affected ICs, and testing the ADC/DAC circuit and all
> connections, the problem remained.  I've swapped boards, swapped ROMs,
> tested the DIP connectors, and STILL the problem remains.
> Anyone had experience with this?
>
> Thanks.
>