[sdiy] My Fancy Paperweight, the ESQ

[Kyle Stephens]

Oh, had I the know how (maybe somewhere down the line), I would. The chassis and keyboard assembly are all in great shape, now if only I could get it to play a note ;P


_Kyle

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--- On Thu, 8/13/09, David G. Dixon <dixon at interchange.ubc.ca> wrote:

> From: David G. Dixon <dixon at interchange.ubc.ca>
> Subject: RE: [sdiy] My Fancy Paperweight, the ESQ
> To: "'Kyle Stephens'" <lightburnx at yahoo.com>, synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 12:34 PM
> Ah, the glories of digital!  Why
> not just redesign the whole circuit in
> software on a microcontroller?  You should be up and
> running with a far
> superior circuit before the weekend!
> 
> (Insert annoying winking emoticon here)
> 
> 
> > It was suggested that given my problems with it (after
> replacing the
> > memory battery, it still stays stuck on a screen
> telling the make, model,
> > and OS)(MIDI doesn't work either btw), there was
> liable to be some
> > something wrong with one of the logic ICs.
> > 
> > Well, how ought I go about testing that sort of thing?
> Just a logic probe
> > and datasheet handy for each chip, or need I so much
> as a logic
> > comparator? There's one on eBay now for $40 shipped,
> though I wonder if it
> > would be that worthwhile an investment. I already paid
> that much for the
> > ESQ alone (though if that'll get it to work...).
> > 
> > If a probe is enough, and precautions and things to
> bear in mind there?
> 
>