Could you make any suggestions on the possible problems? And how to
fix them? Why would it , to use a term , run home to mamma every 20
minutes?
--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, klosmon <klosmon@s...> wrote:
>
> No.
> A number of people have attributed many PolySix malfuctions to a
bad battery;
> the ONLY thing the battery does (besides leak all over the board &
cause
> untold damage) is to maintain power to the RAM chip when the synth
is
> turned off.
> The RAM will still work, if the battery is dead or missing; you
can save
> programs from the front panel or from the tape interface & recall
them at
> will -- as long as you don't turn off the synth.
>
> It's been my experience that when people think they've corrected
all the
> circuit board problems caused by a battery leak, they're ususally
wrong --
> keep in mind this is a digitally controlled machine, and that data
and
> address lines are running all over the CPU & front panel boards.
If ANY of
> these lines are shorted, broken or otherwise screwed with by a
leaking
> battery, the synth will malfunction -- sometimes in surprising
ways.
>
> (let me also add that visual inspection is not enough to determine
that
> battery damage has been repaired; there are many traces running
under ICs
> that can be etched away without being visible).
>
> ~G
>
> At 09:12 AM 1/3/2006, you wrote:
> >I just found out that the New battery that was installed is a
slightly
> >lower voltage, a 2032 lithium
> >
> >It should be 3.2 Volts? Correct?
> >
> >I messed with the Reset Adjuster to no avail. The main problem
was the
> >sound reverting back to Bank One , Sound A every 20 minutes or so.
> >Would a lower voltage battery be causing the problem?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Joe
> >
> >
> >
> >
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