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Rob skrev:

>
>
> Ok, so I've plugged in that SDS7 I had since 1986, and it powers on etc
> but no sound comes
> out. I pulled all the modules and the card with the battery and it looks
> like this:
>
> http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=210159546/PictureID=4404152712/a=720
> <http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=210159546/PictureID=4404152712/a=720>
> 87350_72087350/t_=72087350
>
> http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=210159546/PictureID=4404152713/t_=72
> <http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=210159546/PictureID=4404152713/t_=72>
> 087350/a=72087350_72087350
>
> Looks like some corrosion on the battery. So- Simmons made the battery
> permanent?
> What is it?

Is there any juice left in the battery? Otherwise changing that would be
a start at least.
If it's dead, the memory with sounds is gone, but you could always try
making a new patch from scratch. That ought to work without the
batteries - right guys? That should give an idea if something else is
broken. With a basic patch I think you should get sound from the
analogue part of the SDS-7 anyway since that shouldn't depend on the
battery.

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