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Subject: Re: Trident question

From: "stagerhodes" <stagerhodes@yahoo.com>
Date: 2006-02-01

Hi Gil,
well, i'm not at home right now, but the battery is from Sanyo, and
the big lettering is CADNICA (nickel cadmium).
I will take better pictures tonight and post them (deleting the ones
there now)...well, what can i say besides thank you for your
support ...

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "gil_we" <gil_we@y...> wrote:
>
> It's very hard to see anything on those pictures... I do see though
> that the battery was already replaced ?? looks like a lithium
battery
> what does it say on it ?
>
> Try to provide close up high resolution pictures of the programmer
>
>
> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "stagerhodes" <stagerhodes@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I think i have another problem here, not related with battery
leak,
> > i just uploaded some photos , not very good quality, but the
> battery
> > seems to be sealed, and the programmer is working despite some
> press
> > memory recall buttons need cleaning or replacing. Well , the
synth
> > sound has some distortion and sounds like ring modulation, this
is
> > minimized if the negative/positive VCF EG Intensity is full
> > clockwise. The preset sounds are like no envelope sustain , just
a
> > short low (frequency) click...well, i'm not a keyboard
> technician ,
> > just trying to make something here, otherwise i will have to take
> > the synth and schematics to a friend who is a technician (works
in
> > musical instruments, not vintage ones but...) and try to put this
> > synth to play...have to say the brass and strings sections are
ok,
> > the split keyboard function switches and behavior are ok, bend
and
> > mod ok...well...lets see
> >
> >
> > >
> > > --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "gil_we" <gil_we@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > I believe that this type of info should be shared all over
the
> > net.
> > > > The Trident's schematics are very rare - took me weeks to get
> > them;
> > > > however, here they are.
> > > >
> > > > I got my Trident in disasterous condition, nothing worked,
> > battery
> > > > corrosion, bad chips, everything you may think of... Got it
> work
> > > > finally after doing the refurbishment step by step. This is
an
> > > > incredible machine, one of the best ever made and definately
> > Korg's
> > > > best Polysynth.
> > > >
> > > > Let us know how you proceed, also if you can take some
pictues
> > of
> > > the
> > > > board it would help.
> > > >
> >
>