[sdiy] Effectron 3 / ADM 1030 schematic / battery

[Jim Coursey]

Hi,

Someone posted in search of another Effectron schematic recently, and I wonder if anyone has a lead on an ADM 1030 schematic.  (So far google has failed me.)

I have a non-functional ADM 1030 -- haven't tested it myself but since it was sold as broken and clearly a failed repair, I haven't bothered yet.  It came to me with a dead battery attached to the outside, and a replacement battery in its place.  One immediate problem I see is the dead battery has been identified as a rechargeable 3.6 volts (3 1.2v coin cells sealed in red plastic with solder leads).  Probably Ni-Cad I assume, since it was from the 80s?  The replacement that was soldered in its place is a 3.6 non-rechargeable lithium.  Even if the battery only controls patch memory, I assume that using a non-rechargable in place of a rechargeable will cause problems elsewhere in the circuit.  So before even bothering to turn it on I figure I at least have to get a rechargeable battery swapped in there (or alter the design to use a non-rechargeable, which is possibly over my head and pretty unrealistic without a schematic anyways).

My local electronics shop only had a Ni-MH replacement.  I bought it but haven't yet installed it -- is it worth trying?  Or should I be seeking out a Ni-Cad?

I tried emailing Deltalabs but never got a reply.

-Jim