<div dir="ltr">Yes these are used in both Polysix and Poly61 to show active voices. I noticed them in something else recently but don't recall off the top of my head - a similar age poly.<div><br></div><div>Nathan</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 3:52 AM Roman Sowa <<a href="mailto:modular@go2.pl">modular@go2.pl</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">If it glows, it is LED.<br>
Those kind of early LEDs were used at least in one of the Korgs, Maybe <br>
Poly6 or Poly61, can't recall now, to indicate active voice.<br>
I was shocked too when I saw them first.<br>
<br>
Maybe it's there just to make some cool light, but knowing early <br>
japanese designer's practice of cutting corners, this was probably used <br>
as voltage reference.<br>
<br>
FWIW, back in the 90's I used 4 LEDs to create expo converter to drive <br>
VCF. Turned out to be accurate enough for the filter. And it looks so <br>
cool when played, especially with deep LFO. Too bad I have to open the <br>
case to see it.<br>
<br>
Roman<br>
<br>
W dniu 2023-05-23 o 02:53, Benjamin Tremblay via Synth-diy pisze:<br>
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>> On May 22, 2023, at 8:41 PM, Benjamin Tremblay <<a href="mailto:btremblay@me.com" target="_blank">btremblay@me.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> Sorry if this is way way way off topic. I’m trying to fix this Casiotone keyboard and there are no schematics. The power supply seems to be putting out around 4 volts. The logic board runs but the 4558, 4066, and power amplifiers seem inert.<br>
>> I’m trying to trace the power supply. Unlike most Casios from the 80s, the 5 volt regulator is just a zener diode, not a 7805. There’s one more non-zener diode on the board, and it’s faintly glowing red (!)<br>
>> I know all diodes emit radiation when they are operating, but this one has such and led-red color.<br>
>> Were such diodes ever used to indicate an overload on the board? I was more interested in fluorescent hair gel than power supplies when this keyboard was made.<br>
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>> (Lower left corner, a normal looking glass diode)<br>
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