The poly 'should' work fine with no battery....the battery is only for storing the patches. if there are no leds or sound when you turn it on, then the problem is internal. Bummer eh, at least they run dirt cheap and are very easy to find.
Byron
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jadeappel [mailto:jdnova@...]
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:34 AM
> To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [korgpolyex] EX 800 doesn't even turn on
>
>
> I recently dug my old EX 800 out of storage, turned the power switch
> and... nothing. I figured it's the battery because 1) it has never
> been changed, and 2) the last time I tried out the synth (about
> years ago or so) it worked fine, so what could have happened to it
> in storage, right?
>
> I was wondering why should a dead battery prevent the synth from
> powering up at all. So I checked the battery and it's not dead! It
> still has 3V to it. I don't know if measuring it with no load (since
> it doesn't even turn on) makes a difference. I also measured the
> power supply and it's fine.
>
> Should I run out and get a new lithium battery? Should I test it
> with 2 AA in series? Does the fact I see not LEDs on at all but I
> measure 3V from the battery mean the whole thing is dead?
>
>
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