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Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Tape in Switch doesn't show load on display when activated

From: Martin Ator <cyllall@...>
Date: 2011-09-07

Hi,
I've checked all wires/buttons/switches and they are working. I just programmed in a patch from scratch and tried to write it to memory, but the program enable switch does nothing, and consequently the write button does nothing, but both are working fine as switches/buttons.
This is a machine with some very slight battery damage which corroded the legs on IC33. I'm just checking the pcb now, and it looks like there has been some soldering going on with  DTC 5 so this could have been damaged by excessive heat?. If this was a normal transistor it would be easy to check. I suppose I can look for some voltages changing.
The step up jack worked, so this must mean that DTC 4 is OK?.
Sequencer write isn't working.
I'll keep looking.
Thanks
Martin

From: Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@...>
To: "korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 21:46
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Tape in Switch doesn't show load on display when activated

 
Check the "UP" parameter button and the "4" on the keypad.

If they are OK then check the "Step Up" jack and the "Program Enable" switch functions.

If all of the above are working then simply check the Tape Enable switch itself.

If "Up" and "4" are OK then check the continuity of the wire in connector CN3 wire 11A.

Mike

From: cyllall <cyllall@...>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 2:45 PM
Subject: [korgpolyex] Tape in Switch doesn't show load on display when activated

 
Hi Everyone,
My tape in switch doesn't do anything, so I can't load in the sounds by tape. It should show load on the display. Is the voltage comparator or one of the DTC transistors to blame? Anyone had a similar problem? I don't know if I can test those DTC transistors with a DVM and I don't have an analogue meter.The switch itself works fine but the schematic is difficult to read exactly what's going on. Does the signal end up at any of the Enable pins on any of the chips? I could work backwards then, which might be easier to find the fault.
Everything else seems to work OK.
Thanks
Martin