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Subject: RE: [korgpolyex] EX 800 doesn't even turn on

From: "bdeerr" <bdeerr@...>
Date: 2004-03-09

I think you may have mis-understood the original post....he said that the unit does not power on at ALL...as in, no LED's even. I was simply pointing out that, assuming you have a good power supply, the unit needs no batteries to work...therefore, his is broken. I was not suggesting you leave yours on 24/7, nor do I care, the battery mod was the first thing I did to mine when I bought it. His dos not power on....the point of the battery is lost if the unit will not work at all.
 
Byron
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Brewton [mailto:dannobe123@...]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 6:05 PM
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [korgpolyex] EX 800 doesn't even turn on

 
Allow me to comment on the following..........
 
 
 
 
 

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

Allow me to comment on the following..........Well, Byron

thats NOT quite correct....... its true that with no batteries

at all, you can program patch 11 and finally get some sound....

IF, as you say, its not otherwise damaged.......But if it works

at all, then you can understand how hardly anyone would

want to leave the machine on 24 / 7 just to save one or two

hard-earned Patches ! So batteries, for most of us, are a MUST..... especially the small Internal 3 volt that is quite

hidden from view..... the large "C' or D' cells ,whichever

that make it Stage Portable , can help but do nothing to hold

the Memory over when they finally die, of get rattled, or fall

out, etc,etc...... ONLY that small internal Lithium (usually)

is designed to keep that one parameter chip active between

power outages.......

anyway, hope that sheds light.....