[sdiy] 606 weirdness - help

[GRAHAM ATKINS]

Keith,

Without knowing too much could the firmware be corrupted
or is that part of the micro ?.

Graham

On Jun 25, 2008, at 23:28, Keith Winstanley wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> my trusty 606 seem to have gone senile. Its been on the
> shelf for a bit and starting it up was not too successful the
> other night. All the right LEDs light up but when I press 'run'
> only the first LED flashes and only one sound is heard
> repeating on every step. The LEDs dont scan the sequence as
> they should.
>
> Pressing other steps will alter the instrument playing and the
> LED will light but again it flashes and sounds on every beat.
> Something isn't right.
>
> I have taken it all apart and re soldered the ribbon connections
> and the processor - wiggled a few things and gently flexed
> each board, I am worried the processor has gone.
>
> I also hope its not my stupidness setting the machine up to write
> a track - its not had batteries in for a while.
>
> Has anyone experienced something similar, can anyone offer
> any help or advise - I will be grateful for any tips.
>
> Service manual anyone?
>
> Regards
>
> Keith
>
> http://home.freeuk.net/lowpass
>
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