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Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Today's repair...

From: Nick Zampiello <newallianceeast@...>
Date: 2013-03-06

yes, but maybe the fact that this card actually has a higher current demand may be problematic as well.

especially if it's a crude digital circuit that needs enough to be passable.

z
 
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From: jesper <jesper@...>
To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Today's repair...


 
Sure - I know. I only meant that since the other six cards are all OK I
think I can rule out the PSU for now. :)

/j.

Nick Zampiello skrev 2013-03-06 13:32:
> well, if the power supply caps are bad they can hold an insufficient
> voltage until they 'warm up' and begin to function better.
>
> or filter caps can let through unwanted noise that gets better once the
> cap is heated and in tolerance.
>
> these can affect the sound of the whole device. if it was a linn drum
> it wouldn't boot at all because the internal computer would detect bad
> power voltages.
>
> z
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> From: jesper jesper@...
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> To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 3:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Today's repair...
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>
> My experience is that when a cap fails it fails. There is no
> temperamental about it. This sounds a lot more like a crappy IC getting
> warmed and functional...
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> Nick Zampiello skrev 2013-03-06 00:31:
> > there are caps on the card too that could be bad.
> >
> > i just recapped the power and connector plate on an SDSV and it looked
> > like the caps were from the 1920's!
> >
> > JKLOL.
> >
> > z
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> > Sent: Monday, March 4, 2013 4:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Today's repair...
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> >
> >
> > philmurr skrev 2013-03-03 20:11:
> > > I'm very happy my IV is working, next up is the SDS-V...
> >
> > Speaking of which...
> >
> > Can the tech guys here enlighten me regarding the program selector
> > switches? I _guess_ the four switches end up at the same IC which opens
> > the selected path... My hihat card works great upon startup if I stay
> > with the factory preset. If I choose anything else it turns weird.
> > Sometimes it plays some odd form of mix of all the presets but mostly
> > it's just a lame and dull sound coming out. The LEDs either light up all
> > or none. After fiften minutes or so it works as it should. It might be a
> > bad soldering joint since heat might help...
> >
> > I dug out the schematics and looking at that crappy copy it looks as if
> > the IC2 (14556) might be the culprit. IC1 is a 4013 btw. Any input from
> > you soldering guys?
> >
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