[sdiy] Memorymoog pots

[Michael E Caloroso]

Get out the voltmeter and measure the wiper of the pots.  If reading
is steady then the pot is fine.  Otherwise you got a rogue component
somewhere, hard to find over the the internet.

MC

On 12/27/20, Barry Klein <barryklein at cox.net> wrote:
> I took down a Memorymoog in its case from the garage rafters to check its
> condition. I was worried maybe the case foam melted into it by this time
> (maybe 7-10 years?). Case foam ok but several pot shafts are really wobbly,
> giving erroneous readings on the display.  What’s with this??? Might need
> source for new pots.  Doesn’t auto tune but sounds in tune when I play it.
> Another one I tried gets weird every 7th hit of a key and 5 out of 6 voices
> tuned.
> 3rd one is upstairs in my office, wrapped in protective foam.  Played nice a
> year or two ago.
> Dx7 needs new battery. I may install a backlit display while I’m at it.
> Life with hardware synths.
>
> Barry
>
>
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