White multiwire (roland related)

[rob]

Well, glad I could help! You cannot believe the standstills in
troubleshooting I have had because of that stupid white multiwire! I
literally gave up a few times myself. I had it happen a few times because I
could not believe the same thing would be wrong with a different unit! 

. The stuff is *very* subversive.. There really is no good way to determine
if its connected, because with no tension on it with the case off , the
junk ohms out fine, but the moment you put the sucker together it acts up
again.. Or, worse yet, you rip it open, only to find it starts working
again..

Terrible stuff.. Replace it or suffer!!

:))

Rob


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> From: BonoVox9 at aol.com
> To: cyborg_0 at iquest.net; synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> Subject: Re: MC202 problem (roland related)
> Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 6:52 PM
> 
> Hahaha!!! I'm glad I read that message. It gave me the chance to do
something 
> with the RS-09 which has been collecting dust for the past month or so. I

> tore it apart, and got to the circuit board with the buttons, and i
removed 
> the board, and i noticed that the connectors were loose. I removed the
main 
> board assembly, took it apart, and sure enough. the solder joints were
all 
> broken on one of the connectors. the volume pot had broken solder joints,

> too. I resoldered everything, sprayed a little de-oxit in the buttons and

> volume pot, put it back together, and it works like brand new. I was so 
> happy. haha. it was great. I hope that the person with the MC-202 has
just as 
> much luck as i had with fixing that stupid white wire stuff. It just made
me 
> think because the MC-202 and RS-09 are from the same era, somewhat, and i

> thought i'd take a look at it one more time. I since have bought another 
> RS-09 to replace the "broken" one. now i have two. I have the older model

> with rocker switches, and the newer one with the 808 style touch buttons.

> damn.. 
> 
> well everything is fine now,
> just waiting for my elka rhapsody to get here
> 
> thanks again
> jason
> 
> 
> In a message dated 11/14/00 4:20:58 PM Central Standard Time, 
> cyborg_0 at iquest.net writes:
> 
> << Yes. Replace it with whatever you have got.. I would say that if you
can
>  get the NEW multiwire that uses some sort of tough plastic and solid
>  conductors, get that.. They have it if you look around.. As for myself,
I
>  just used thick gauge ribbon cable. With ribbon cable, though, you have
to
>  skip every other conductor because of spacing issues, but it definetely
>  works. 
>  
>  You can use normal wire, but its a bit cumbersome in tight spots in the
>  case and doesnt have the clearance needed.
>   >>
> 
>