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<div>Th<font size="2">anks for the advice, I will focus first on those areas, and ask around and see if anyone that I know has an ESQ-1 that I can part swap with.</font></div>
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From: Mikko Helin <maohelin@gmail.com><br>
To: Mark G <mratx@aol.com><br>
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Subject: Re: [sdiy] Ensoniq Esq-1 main board question<br>
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<div class="yiv0014693154gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Usual problems with ESQ-1 are ROM chips (available), corrosion in ribbon connectors and broken display or keyboard controller. Unfortunately that keyboard controller chip (<span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keyboard controller </span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1380 65002 / R1120-12) </span>is unavailable, some other parts are available. It would help if you could swap parts like the keyboard ctrl from your ESQ to a working one one by one.</div>
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<div>Hi, I have an Ensoniq ESQ-1 (metal case) that has decided it no
longer wants to turn on, it shows a brief flicker on the display but
that's it, no sound, no display, no response to any buttons. I went
through the service manual, and verified that the display self test
works, and the power supply voltages are all good. Performed the hard
reset with no results. Tried rese<font size="2">a</font>ting the socketed chips and cable
connections, nothing. The manual at this point is no help, as it just
instructs you to replace the main board. <font size="2">I acquired copies of the schematics from <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://buchty.net/">buchty.net</a>, </font><font size="2">but the ones</font> of the main board circuits are <font size="2">not great</font> quality <font size="2">so some things are </font>hard to
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<div>Does anyone have any knowledge of common main board issues that I
can check, or any tips? I'd prefer to repair the board <font size="2">that </font>I have i<font size="2">f </font>possible, especially since replacements seem to be hard to come by. Any
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