Hi,
The caps are Cx10 ... where x is the voice number. On the schematics
only voice #7 is drawn in detail, so you can see C710. Maybe it is not
the cap but the accompanying resistor (R739), or the demux (IC8).
This is a great machine. Two really independant VCOs!
Johannes
gil_we wrote:
> Thanks very much !
>
> The tuning is bad on both VCO1 and VCO2 of that oscillator (although
> it seems more extreme on VCO2).
>
> I uploaded the schematics diagram for the VCO board to the files
> section - what would be the caps to check on that one ?
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, Johannes Hausensteiner <johau@g...>
> wrote:
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>>Hi,
>>
>>I only have the schematics for the MK I; which I do not know whether
>>it is similar to the MK II. Which VCO has the problem? Is it VCO-1 or
>>VCO-2 or both? If it is both then have a look at the hold capacitors
>>after the VCO CV demux IC15 (a 4051) on KLM-301 board. These are the
>>caps C25 - C32.
>>
>>Good luck,
>>
>>Johannes
>>
>>
>>gil_we wrote:
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>>>I've been recovering this one, found in the flea market. Overall it
>>>had about 8-9 different faults that I fixed, leaving two problems.
>>>
>>>The first is a bad SSM2056 chip which I need to find. The second i
>>>probably inherent in the discrete ciruit of the second oscillator.
>>>
>>>Upon powering it up, that particular oscillator will be out of tune,
>>>till it gets to its max. internal temperature where the tuning of
>>>that VCO is geting more or less - stable.
>>>
>>>All other oscillators are immediately in tune, no matter what is the
>>>temperatue inside the machine.
>>>
>>>I, of course, tried to figure out what the bad component is by
>>>blowing with a straw on each and each of the suspected compnents, but
>>>blowing on every component on the circuit of that oscialltor which
>>>seems to be pitch related, seems to effect the pitch.
>>>
>>>I also tried to switch transistors between the bad oscillator and
>>>another (working one) but the problem persisted.
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any other idea / direction ?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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