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Subject: Re: Polysix wiered behaviour

From: "Gregor Quade" <u3dreal@yahoo.de>
Date: 2005-12-14

Hi all,

there are three IC on the panel boards (369 and 370)
one 4556D which is an oamp as i found out this one is for the volume
knob i think...and two 14051. These are multiplexers..so they could be
the reason for the strange behavior...I'll check them...as soon as i
get the osciloscope..Does anyone know where to get the 14051 chaep in
germany ???

See ya all

Gregor

So long
>
> The 4xxx IC family tends to go bad when old
>
>
> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Gregor Quade" <u3dreal@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks alot Gil,
> >
> > I already checked all the traces on the board which might got
> > affected by the batteryleak. So far they are all working fine.
> >
> > The Tip with the logic IC on the frontpanel is very good.
> > I'll try that. I also thought of that. but i wasn't sure.
> >
> > Update to come soon.
> >
> > Still if anybody has advice i would appreciate.
> >
> > thanks to all.
> >
> > Gregor
> > >
> > > > Hello all;
> > > >
> > > > I bought a polysix in rather bad condition...
> > > >
> > > > I did the batteryreplacements and checked to circuits...they
> seem to
> > > > be OK for both sides of teh PCB
> > >
> > > Make sure it didn't experienced any battery leakage. You can look
> for
> > > green rust on the PBCs and the components on both the computer
> board
> > > and the one that is place above it, attached to the panel. If it
> did,
> > > you'll have to rewire some traced and replace some parts that may
> got
> > > defected by the acid...
> > >
> > >
> > > > ...many things were still wrong then I replaced the IC31...and
> the
> > > octave
> > > > knob and the sub osc were working again.
> > > >
> > > > The Controls are better now but still don't work correctly..
> > > >
> > > > the MG....Delay doesn't work at all and Level gets controlled
> by the
> > > > VCO PW/PWM knob...? the EG doesn't seem to work either..
> > > > only the sustain can be controlled via the LFO resonance knob..
> > >
> > > I had similar problem on my Trident, which I solved by replacing
> a
> > > few logic ICs on the panels, which were directly related with the
> > > knobs that didn't work properly. In on case I found that a
> technician
> > > who tried to fix the machine, has placed on IC one of the ICs in
> > > reverse !!
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > all the other things like the preset section / loading saving
> > > progamms
> > > > or even sending and receiving banks form external casset
> recorder
> > > > works....!!!!!
> > > >
> > >
> > > So the computer board seems to be ok.
> > >
> > > > when i try to do the testing procedure with the 56k
> resistor...the
> > > > following happens.....when i turn the trim clockwise there is a
> > > point
> > > > where is jumps from bankA prog1 to all eight
> proglights.....this
> > > doesn't
> > > > happen
> > > > for me the two first ( prog 1+2) don' light...sometimes
> > > > its only the first one which doesn't light...
> > > > when i remove the resistor it switches back to prog1 bankA
> > > >
> > >
> > > Normal ?....
> > >
> > > > I have no idea what could be wrong...could it be IC30 or even
> the
> > > > processor ?? Did you have something simlar ?
> > > >
> > >
> > > I would check/replace the suspective ICs on the panel board first.
> > >
> >
>