The reason he said it wasn�t worth fixing is because of just that:
money. It can be fixed, but it takes a professional too much time, so
it would be expensive. You would be better off to buy a fully working
one on eBay for a silly prize.
Or - you can fix it yourself. It takes time, because the battery
leakage problems need to be addressed in full (cleaning, redoing
traces, new battery and probably some other parts etc.).
What you need is this:
http://oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/korg/polysix/repair.htmlAnd then the service manual:
http://oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/korg/polysix/manuals/service/miniserv.htmlAnd of course: plenty of your own time :-)
It can be done (I have done several). Look through the web pages and
documents and decide if you want to do this.
Good luck!
tw. :)
Den 16. nov.. 2011 kl. 05.34 skrev myndseter:
> Hi, my name is Doyal, im new to this board. a while back i traded an
> old laptop for a polysix that had been sitting unused in a basement
> i think. It didnt seem to be functioning much at all. Would turn on
> and there was some minimal noises. There was the obvious battery
> leakage that they all seem to get. So I took it to a local repair
> man that specializes in music equipment. Mainly Fender amps. But he
> does other stuff and usually a good job. He said he would look at it
> and try to get it to work. So after over a month, he decided it
> wasnt worth fixing, and gave it back to me and didnt charge me
> anything (gave him a few bucks anyways). But he did repair it a bit
> to where it makes lots more noise and i can use it a little bit. But
> its definitely not function properly. The VCO section doesnt seem to
> be adjustable at all. and its gets loud randomly. So i guess my main
> question is where do i start? I have very little knowledge of
> electronics. Should i try to find someone else? fix it myself? send
> it some where? It really think it is worth fixing, but basically
> this guy didnt want to charge me a ton to fix it and probably it
> would have been a lot of work and I dont think he was up to it. I
> apologize for the lengthy post. But i really hope someone can help.
> I have a decent collection of gear and this would be my first real
> analogue synth. All the rest are VA's. I was pretty let down when he
> said it wasnt worth fixing.
>
> thanks much. glad to find this board!
> -doyal
>
>
>
Terje Winther
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