[sdiy] Memorymoog pots

[Barry Klein]

I left it on over dinner and came back and it read “5 out of 6 tuned”.  Hit Autotune and got 6 out of 6!  Played with pots and auto tune failed. I remember now that autotune will fail if the numbers are unstable. Maybe some deoxit and they’ll be good. But I’m not going there.  It’s playable for now.

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> On Dec 27, 2020, at 7:18 PM, Michael E Caloroso <mec.forumreader at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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