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Subject: Re: [PolySix] Re: MG section problem

From: Andrew Jury <andy@networkjabber.com>
Date: 2010-05-15

Vincent,

Many of the functions which are not working are reliant on the multiplexor
bus (the two 4051s). Given this you should definitely attempt the, first ,
the reset procedure (the one with the 56K dummy load) and then, second, the
D/A convertor before you do anything else. Make sure the controller are set
as per the diagram at the start of the calibration section of the manual.
You may find some marked improvements when this is completed!

Cheers,
Andy


On 15/05/2010 02:44, "kluberrrrr" <KLBR@free.fr> wrote:

>
>
>
>
>
> HI there!
>
> I'm really you guys crossed my thread!
> Thanks again to take time to help me!
>
> To Jed and Andy, I will undo the R09 fix tomorrow, I'd like to start as
> well the Adjustment Procedure where there is some parts I don't
> understand at the very beginning of the procedure I should verify the
> power supply with the test point on the "J" ??? What are the J 's, are
> they some diodes? or resistances? And then ON the Reset Procedure there
> is something with a 52Ko resistance but I can't get to understand where
> i should put the legs on ?
> and for the MG "Calibration" I really need to use an Oscilloscope but I
> found there was some software equivalent. What do you think about them?
> I'll still look on ebay...
>
> I still did some tests with the buttons and knobs.
> Here the result:
>
> OUTPUT SECTION
>
> Volume : Ok
> Output SW : Ok
>
> TUNE SECTION
>
> Tune Knb : not sure
>
> VCO SECTION
>
> Octave : Ok
> Waveform selection : Ok
> PW\PWM : hard to say
> PWM Speed : hard to say too
> Sub Osc SW : Ok
>
> VCF SECTION
>
> Cutoff : No
> Resonance : No
> EG Intensity : No
> Keyboard Track : No
>
> VCA SECTION
>
> VCA Mode : Ok
> Attenuation : Ok
>
> ARPEGGIATOR SECTION
>
> Arpeggiator SW on/off : Ok
> Arpeggiator Speed : Ok
> Range SW : Ok
> Mode SW : Ok
> Latch SW : Ok
>
> MG SECTION
>
> Freq Diode : Yes but not sync with the Freq Knb
> Freq : No
> Delay : No
> Level : No
> MG Mode : Ok
>
> EG SECTION
>
> Attack : No
> Decay : No
> Sustain : No
> Release : No
>
> EFFECTS SECTION
>
> (Once again it's hard to say 'cause I hear the notes played only on the
> "top" of the modulation so it's hard to define phaser ensemble or
> chorus)
>
> FX Mode : Seems Ok
> Speed\Intensity : Hard to say
>
> BEND SECTION
>
> Bend Intensity : Ok
>
> WHEELS
>
> Bend Wheel : Ok
> MG Wheel : Ok
>
> KEY ASSIGN MODE SECTION
>
> Hold : Ok
> Chord Memory : Ok
> Unison : Ok
> Poly : Ok
>
> PROGRAMMER SECTION
>
> All the numbers work when pressed but can't hear the difference
>
> By the way thanks a lot for the Manual Service I found one on a website
> but yours is best!
>
> Looking forward for your answers
>
> Cheers!
>
> Vincent
>
> PS : ANDY I live in Paris where are you hiding?
>
> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com <mailto:PolySix%40yahoogroups.com> , Jed
> Jorgensen <jed.jorgensen@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Man, I'm way too impatient this morning. Andy just sent me a complete
> copy
>> > of the manual. That is now up on my website. I'm also putting a copy
> in the
>> > file section here.
>> >
>> > J
>> >
>> > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Jed Jorgensen jed.jorgensen@...wrote:
>> >
>>> > > Vincent,
>>> > >
>>> > > I've put a copy of the service manual on my webpage here:
>>> > >
> http://sites.google.com/site/jedjorgensen/klm367a/images/pcb-bugs-errors\
> /manuals
> <http://sites.google.com/site/jedjorgensen/klm367a/images/pcb-bugs-errors/manu
> als> <https://sites.google.com/site/jedjorgensen/klm367a/images/pcb-b\
> ugs-errors/manuals
> <https://sites.google.com/site/jedjorgensen/klm367a/images/pcb-bugs-errors/man
> uals> >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
> <https://sites.google.com/site/jedjorgensen/klm367a/images/pcb-bugs-erro\
> rs/manuals
> <https://sites.google.com/site/jedjorgensen/klm367a/images/pcb-bugs-errors/man
> uals> >This
>>> > > is not a complete copy of the manual, but it has the calibration
> procedure
>>> > > that you need to follow. The calibration procedure for the 367 board
> is on
>>> > > pages 10 and 11.
>>> > >
>>> > > Jed
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Jed Jorgensen
> jed.jorgensen@...wrote:
>>> > >
>>>> > >> Hi Vincent,
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Yes, put R9 back and re-jumper the trace you cut. That modification
> isn't
>>>> > >> recommended unless you have LFO noise present that can't be fixed
> by another
>>>> > >> method. I've updated my website to make that clear.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> The calibration procedure on the VR's is necessary to make the
> board and
>>>> > >> the P6 function correctly. You can begin parts of the procedure
> without an
>>>> > >> oscilloscope, but as Andy noted you have to have one to do the job
>>>> > >> correctly.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Do you have a copy of the service manual? I'll put one on my
> website soon,
>>>> > >> but I'm pretty sure it is in the files section at the yahoo groups
> page.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Jed
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 4:22 AM, kluberrrrr KLBR@... wrote:
>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Hi Jed,
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> first I'd like to thank you for what you did for the P6 itself and
> of
>>>>> > >>> course its users! Even if my P6 doesn't work yet I remain positive
> :)
>>>>> > >>> I also appreciate you fast answer! thanks!
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> I fixed the R52 and R98 issues. I was hesitating by doing the last
> one (
>>>>> > >>> lift the resistance 9 and cut the trace) I did it : unsoldering
> one leg of
>>>>> > >>> the R9 cut the trace and put a jumper between the CN 06 pin 02 and
> the
>>>>> > >>> unsoldered leg of the R09.
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> No more sound at all !Well, I can hear on the background the
> modulation
>>>>> > >>> if i put the gain very high of the audio amp. The knobs on the MG
> panel
>>>>> > >>> remain unusable
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Before to did the fix, I was able to hear the notes played through
> the
>>>>> > >>> modulation generator which went in and out very slowly in any MG
> mod ( vca
>>>>> > >>> vcf )with a very normal volume. I'm sure that the sound is
> modulate because
>>>>> > >>> I can follow the MG led with the fade of the sound
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> I don't have done the VR adjustments yet because I don't have any
> access
>>>>> > >>> to an oscilloscope. But I'm not sure it will change a lot. My
> first target
>>>>> > >>> is to have the sound back without the modulation on it .
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Should I put the R09 back and remove the jumper? and try something
> else?
>>>>> > >>> Or should I try to do the Don B. fix on the 368 board?
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Could the problem on my P6 come from another part?
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Cheers!
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Vincent
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com <mailto:PolySix%40yahoogroups.com>
>>>>> <PolySix%40yahoogroups.com>, Jed
>>>>> > >>> Jorgensen jed.jorgensen@ wrote:
>>>>>> > >>> >
>>>>>> > >>> > Hi Vincent,
>>>>>> > >>> >
>>>>>> > >>> > Did you fix the two PCB errors noted here (#1 & #3):
>>>>>> > >>> >
>>>>> > >>>
> https://sites.google.com/site/jedjorgensen/klm367a/images/pcb-bugs-error\
> s <https://sites.google.com/site/jedjorgensen/klm367a/images/pcb-bugs-errors>
>>>>>> > >>> >
>>>>>> > >>> > <
>>>>> > >>>
> https://sites.google.com/site/jedjorgensen/klm367a/images/pcb-bugs-error\
> s <https://sites.google.com/site/jedjorgensen/klm367a/images/pcb-bugs-errors>
>>>>>> > >>> >Also,
>>>>>> > >>> > did you calibrate the board following the build as per the
> service
>>>>> > >>> manual?
>>>>>> > >>> >
>>>>>> > >>> > Jed
>>>>>> > >>> >
>>>>>> > >>> > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 3:07 PM, kluberrrrr KLBR@ wrote:
>>>>>> > >>> >
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > Hi everybody,
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > I'm quite desperate here, so I hope someone could help me a
> bit
>>>>> > >>> especially
>>>>>>> > >>> > > because I'm not very good in English and I'm not an electronic
> guy!
>>>>>>> > >>> > > A couple of years ago I found a polysix which had the famous
> leak
>>>>> > >>> battery
>>>>>>> > >>> > > problem, so impossible to play on it.
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > I tried to repair the KLM 367 but with no success.
>>>>>>> > >>> > > Then i discovered the Jed's project
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > Today I've just finished to solder all the parts on the
> KLM-367A
>>>>> > >>> clone
>>>>>>> > >>> > > board.
>>>>>>> > >>> > > I put the board back on my P6. Then I turned it on.
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > First, the programmer panel seems to work fine, Led button
> repond
>>>>> > >>> when I
>>>>>>> > >>> > > push them
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > BUT there is no sound at all. Just some attack sound, some
> 'blops'.
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > When I hold a key down, I can hear the note coming very slowly
> and
>>>>> > >>> fade
>>>>>>> > >>> > > out. Just like the LEd of the MG panel fading In and Out very
> slowly.
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > The Mg frequency, delay and level's knobs don't affect the
>>>>> > >>> modulation. Even
>>>>>>> > >>> > > if the modulation level is at 0, the sound is fully modulated
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > So I guess it's the MG section which seems to not work
> properly. It
>>>>> > >>> looks
>>>>>>> > >>> > > like it is stuck on a very slow frequency and there is no way
> to cut
>>>>> > >>> the
>>>>>>> > >>> > > modulation.
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > Also cutoff, resonance, eg int, keyboard track knobs don't
> seem to
>>>>> > >>> change
>>>>>>> > >>> > > the sound.
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > When I built the new Jed's PCB, I used from the old board the
> mask
>>>>> > >>> rom IC,
>>>>>>> > >>> > > the TC5514APL-3 IC, the two LM13600 ICs and the 2SA798
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > What do you think? Is it possible that one of the Ic is dead?
> Or does
>>>>> > >>> it
>>>>>>> > >>> > > look like the problem is deeper?
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > Please excuse my poor english !
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > Cheers!
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > Vincent
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
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