At 04:58 AM 11/13/03 +0000, you wrote:
>I will be giving it the ol' tinkerer's go at it first I think. I
>figure, it's not usable to me until it's fully functional (I've been
>through trying to use a crippled CS-80 and it really became
>frustrating), so if I'm successful then good for me, but if I'm not I
>get the board fixed or replaced and it's still good for me.
OK -- just be sure you have a copy of the schematics, and some patience.
>I think I've made up my mind since I posted intially that I'll try
>and learn from this first. Then, if I'm not successful, Old Crow
>could bail me out (for a fee, of course).
You won't go far wrong with Scot (the Old Crow).
>I hope I'm successful,
>because it'll just really enhance the relationship I'll have with the
>instrument. Not to say swapping boards wouldn't be enough, but, I
>guess it's a goofy thing. I'm very excited to get it working no
>matter how it occurs.
I know the feeling -- I've done quite a few of these, and they really ARE
repairable; just a matter of how thorough you want to be. I'm a great
believer in self-maintenance & learning by doing; just so you're careful
not to do more harm than good.
If you get to the point, you could mail the board to me here in California
(no Arnold jokes, please; it's bad enough having to live here) & I could
go over it.
Good luck.
~G
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