[sdiy] Roland JX-3p vca - noise

[Travis Thatcher]

I'll go over the connector cable and check for corrosion. I'll also
hit the switch with contact cleaner but it does work and reliably
switches the different sound levels.

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Doug Terrebonne <dougt55 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Usually it's the L-M-H output level switch that introduces noise. Try moving it back and forth several times...
>
> Doug
> synthparts.com
>
> --- On Tue, 2/26/13, Travis Thatcher <recompas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Travis Thatcher <recompas at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [sdiy] Roland JX-3p vca - noise
>> To: "Synth DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>> Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 9:21 AM
>> I have a kind of intermittent but
>> often occurring issue with my jx3p
>> and was wondering if anyone else had experienced this. At
>> times I get
>> a lot of distortion on the output of the jx - usually it
>> goes away if
>> I turn the volume knob, change the level on the pg200 or
>> mess with the
>> output jacks.  This isn't a typical dirty volume
>> pot/jack sort of
>> sound, but an crackling and actual distortion of the
>> signal.  The
>> right side of the output is very low in volume and doesn't
>> quite work
>> right. Was wondering if anyone had any pointers on where to
>> begin
>> trouble-shooting.  I've tested out the actual jacks
>> themselves and
>> they seem electrically okay.
>>
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