hi there -i've been having problems with my polysix lately. but
first a bit of background:
i bought the thing a little over a year ago (after my first 2 died,
that's right, this is my third polysix) off of ebay from minimi123 -a
very respectable and well-known ebay synth seller. he had
already changed the
original NiCad internal battery, and it looks like he got to it
before
any leakage occurred. the inside is completely clean! no
corrosion.
anyway, the other day i turnd it on, and the "bank 4" and "program
4" buttons stayed lit. while these buttons stayed lit, the synth
performd erratically, at about half volume, and i couldn't recall
any of my stored patches. every once in a while the lights would
flicker out, then on again -and while the lights were off, the synth
performed perfectly. to me it seems like there may be some
problem in the tape storage department -since the bank for key
doubles as the "tape error" key in tape enable mode. but i may
be way off. all i know is that i cleaned all the insides, dusted
them, and it still is acting funny.
any recommendations? i'd like to try to fix it myself, if i could
figure out what was wrong with it. but if not, does anyone know
of a reliable repair guy? doesn't matter where, i'll ship to just
about anywhere (i'm in pittsburgh). email me at
steve@zombi.us.
peace,
steve