[sdiy] diagnosing polysix output noise (fwd from AH)

[The SynthiMuse]

Hi Tom
Up in Scotty-land, we've had two phantom springs so far.
One more short winter to come and it'll be cruising in to the real spring,
with any luck.
:-)
Gerry



On Sat, 28 Mar 2026, 21:38 Tom Wiltshire, <tom at electricdruid.net> wrote:

>
>
> > On 28 Mar 2026, at 21:22, Richie Burnett <rburnett at richieburnett.co.uk>
> wrote:
> >
> > Are Polysix synths particularly prone to battery leakage damage? I have
> a friend who is also currently grappling with some really quite extensive
> corrosion issues due to a leaked battery in a Polysix!
>
> Hi Richie,
>
> Yes, they're absolutely famous (infamous!) for it. Pretty much every
> Polysix at this point has either suffered from it, been repaired, or had
> evasive measures taken!
>
> I've owned three, I think. One was past help, and served as a parts source
> for the other two. But they're a reliability nightmare in general. The
> keyboards are terrible too, and keeping all the conductive rubber contacts
> in a condition where they make a decent contact is difficult and a
> continuous effort. Plus it's rammed full of fairly cheap connectors.
>
> Hope all is good with you. How's Spring in the UK? Underway yet?
>
> Regards,
> Tom
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