[sdiy] Re: [AH] EMS Synthi AKS capacitor count

[JH.]

> Power amp IC?

Yes.

JH.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Gravenhorst" <music.maker at gte.net>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Re: [AH] EMS Synthi AKS capacitor count


Hmm.  Big ol' heat sink on it.  Power amp IC?

"RMC" <RMC at richardcraven.plus.com> wrote:
>> http://www.richardcraven.plus.com/EMS/whatisit.jpg
>>
>> That's a design bug.
>
>It's certainly odd. An optocoupler or something?
>
>> Think twice before disassembling the matrix. Its a real puzzle to get
>> it back together again.
>
>I guessed it might be. I read somewhere that it is possible with care to
>service it, but I can also imagine a big "sproing" noise followed by shims
>and clips and loadsof bits of phosphor-bronze strip littering the workbench
>... I had best tread carefully.
>
>> Robin at EMS sells sevice manuals which are a quite a bit more useful 
>> than
>> the Hinton pages. He is also very nice
>> and helpful.
>> Good luck dude!
>
>That's a very useful tip - looks like I had best get a manual off Robin. I
>didn't know that so thankyou for your help and for the good luck wish too
>
>Cheers
>
>RMC, England
>
>

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