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Subject: Re: [PolySix] Re: fault location advice needed

From: jure zitnik <kokoon@gmail.com>
Date: 2006-01-30

no not on other boards. just the 367. but that one's also cleaned now
and all...

On 1/30/06, gil_we <gil_we@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Yah I ment 367...
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> It looks like it hasn't be 100% repaired...
> Can you see corrosion on other boards as well ?
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> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, jure zitnik <kokoon@g...> wrote:
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> > you mean KLM-367?
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> > i wonder what could cause that led flashing?
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> > jure
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> > On 1/30/06, gil_we <gil_we@y...> wrote:
> > > It sounds like the KLM-267A is not fully functioning yet
> > >
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> > > --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, jure zitnik <kokoon@g...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > here's the thing:
> > > > i'm not repairing the polysix myself but i'm still pretty
> involved
> > > > since the man repairing it doesn't have that much experience
> with
> > > > analogue synths. and i have zero experience with actual physical
> > > work
> > > > on synths :/
> > > >
> > > > so - the polysix:
> > > > the battery leaked but the traces were repaired. this guy
> probably
> > > did
> > > > it all correctly but i'm not 100% sure. let's say they're
> alright
> > > now.
> > > > we also replaced IC31 (the lower of the 2 identical 4xAND
> gates) but
> > > > the symptoms are still the same as they were before the repair:
> > > > - synth usually works okay for the first half hour or so.
> except the
> > > > patch storage.
> > > > - patch programmer: bank 3 and prog 3 are lit all the time. you
> can
> > > > select another bank and program but nothing can be saved.
> > > > - the attenuator 13 way switch doesn't work at all.
> > > > - after some time other controls stop responding (and stay like
> they
> > > > were set): waveform selector, VCA gate mode and effect selector.
> > > > - usually when this happens some program and bank leds (actually
> > > bank
> > > > 1 and 2 and program 2) start dimly blinking like there's some
> short
> > > > circuit or something. this gives me doubts whether it's really
> CPU
> > > > (IC21) fault. if it were faulty it would probably just die or
> > > > something... right?
> > > >
> > > > so - what would you guys check next? how possible do you think
> it is
> > > > that it's the CPU? what about the 18-pin SRAM IC? any other ICs
> that
> > > > usually fail?
> > > >
> > > > i really appreciate your help so far!
> > > >
> > > > thanks!
> > > > jure
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