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Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] hawk-800 upgrade

From: Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@...>
Date: 2018-03-25

Hi Charles,

You can't barge in here. So don't worry about that.

I am the creator of the HAWK kits. If you need help. I am right here. Or you can email support@....

It's difficult to know how experienced someone is with a soldering iron, especially desoldering. So removal of IC29 and the EPROM socket is where some people go wrong.

If you have a desoldering workstation then removing the EPROM socket and IC29 is a piece of cake. And owning  a desoldering workstation basically means, you know what you're doing. Using desoldering wick and or a solder sucker makes the job a bit more of a challenge. Unfortunately, it's the inexperienced that only have desolvering wick or solder sucker that usually get into trouble. Some people have also had problems just soldering the HAWK board itself. This is usually people that have soldered some wires before but have never done PCB work. Cold joints are the most common. When someone runs into trouble, the first thing I do is ask for a photo of the HAWK board solder side and the solder side of IC29 and the EPROM socket. Then I tell them to redo the soldering on the whole and that usually clears the issues up. I have very few problems though. The vast majority of  HAWK installers have no problems at all.

But, I had to write my warnings on the web site just to make sure that inexperienced people understand what they're getting into. And that it is entirely their responsibility if things go south.

I love the Poly so much that I offer a ton of help when people need it. It's just another charitable thing for me.

/Mike

On Sunday, March 25, 2018, 2:13:50 PM EDT, charleschop@... [korgpolyex] <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


 

sorry to just bardge in and focus to my own needs but im thinking of installing ..well buying first..lol  a hawk 800 upgrade .

 technically able and physically too  to install.

but would like to know there are some users here who have done the upgrade

and can rely on some pointers if need be?

nervousness surrounding the whole thing  seems although with the instructions from the site moderately relitivily simple .


have any users performed the upgrade on here ,I know a few have to my belief because  posts ive previousily read hit on few topics related..


was susscesfull and just as described ?


input nessesary please...


thanks

charles