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Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: Need help on SDS 6

From: jesper <jesper@...>
Date: 2012-04-16

Congratulations - happy to see another SDS-6 spring to life!

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electronically yours, jesper

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Richard skrev 2012-04-16 06:29:
> Just a little update on the SDS6. Fixed the PSU and it lives again!!
>
> As I mentioned got it really cheap, I nearly fell on the floor when it
> arrived...it's one of the very few last factory units built...it has the
> factory midi mod !!! I'm a really happy chappy to say the least. I'll
> look at reverse engineering the Midi hardware and take a copy of the OS
> roms. Then if any one would like to mod there own it should be quite
> possible.
>
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Simmons_Drums%40yahoogroups.com>, "Richard" <warlandr63@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Group,
> >
> > I just received an SDS6 for my collection (plus another SDS7) I've
> repaired a few in the past but that was many moons ago. The unit I
> brought is refusing to power up so I dug through my boxes of service
> manuals looking for the old SDS6 one I had and found it was well and
> truly water damaged. Can someone here point me in the direction of a
> copy of the schematics. I'm happy if you can supply me with a URL for a
> manual dealer as long as I can get a new copy thats readable I'm happy
> to pay.
> >
> > Cheers