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Hey Group -

after successfully removing all 33 screws I popped in a new Energizer battery. I then turned the gain and offset pots all the way to the left to minimize aftertouch sensitivity, I had hoped. Closed it back up and everything worked fine. I definitely noticed I had to apply more pressure to get any aftertouch. I personally would disable it if I were able, as I use mine to mimic to synths from the 70's and 80's that didn't have aftertouch.

There is one glitch now though. When I use the Mod wheel now, the screen jumps to the screen that is brought up when I use the Assign 4 knob, the top right one. Screen would read "44: -------- ". The sound is not affected, other than the modulation I am applying, but this did not happen before. Could something be loose? Maybe a weak solder on the circuit board? I am not going to take it to a repair shop and I don't have the skills to fix it if it needs a solder. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. I would let someone on this list local to me in the US Mid-Atlantic take a look at it if they thought they could fix it, I just don't have any funds to put into repairing something that is only an occasional minor nuisance.

thanks group

dave

Hi Dave !
before touching any hardware part first try a complete reset, after you
have saved all your patches on your computer of course.
Then, if it is not enough, open again your AN1x and check all the
connectors. The best way to do it : remove them and put them back firmly
in place one by one. Your mod wheel trouble looks more likely like a
contact problem, "triggered" by your battery replacement.
Hope it will be useful
Cheers
J.F.

dave a écrit :

>
> Hey Group -
>
> after successfully removing all 33 screws I popped in a new Energizer
> battery. I then turned the gain and offset pots all the way to the
> left to minimize aftertouch sensitivity, I had hoped. Closed it back
> up and everything worked fine. I definitely noticed I had to apply
> more pressure to get any aftertouch. I personally would disable it if
> I were able, as I use mine to mimic to synths from the 70's and 80's
> that didn't have aftertouch.
>
> There is one glitch now though. When I use the Mod wheel now, the
> screen jumps to the screen that is brought up when I use the Assign 4
> knob, the top right one. Screen would read "44: -------- ". The sound
> is not affected, other than the modulation I am applying, but this did
> not happen before. Could something be loose? Maybe a weak solder on
> the circuit board? I am not going to take it to a repair shop and I
> don't have the skills to fix it if it needs a solder. Any other
> suggestions would be appreciated. I would let someone on this list
> local to me in the US Mid-Atlantic take a look at it if they thought
> they could fix it, I just don't have any funds to put into repairing
> something that is only an occasional minor nuisance.
>
> thanks group
>
> dave
>
>

thanks Jeff. I will try that tonight hopefully. I had to do a reset after the battery was changed, it is not optional. Of course, I tried the reset again after discovering my new issue, won't necessarily call it a problem as it is not, just a minor nuisance. I also tried turning the pots I changed back to the position they were in before I got to work. Loose connectors, hmmm. Better get out my flashlight. LOL!

dave

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Jeff <jf.serviere@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Dave !
> before touching any hardware part first try a complete reset, after you
> have saved all your patches on your computer of course.
> Then, if it is not enough, open again your AN1x and check all the
> connectors. The best way to do it : remove them and put them back firmly
> in place one by one. Your mod wheel trouble looks more likely like a
> contact problem, "triggered" by your battery replacement.
> Hope it will be useful
> Cheers
> J.F.
>
> dave a écrit :
> >
> > Hey Group -
> >
> > after successfully removing all 33 screws I popped in a new Energizer
> > battery. I then turned the gain and offset pots all the way to the
> > left to minimize aftertouch sensitivity, I had hoped. Closed it back
> > up and everything worked fine. I definitely noticed I had to apply
> > more pressure to get any aftertouch. I personally would disable it if
> > I were able, as I use mine to mimic to synths from the 70's and 80's
> > that didn't have aftertouch.
> >
> > There is one glitch now though. When I use the Mod wheel now, the
> > screen jumps to the screen that is brought up when I use the Assign 4
> > knob, the top right one. Screen would read "44: -------- ". The sound
> > is not affected, other than the modulation I am applying, but this did
> > not happen before. Could something be loose? Maybe a weak solder on
> > the circuit board? I am not going to take it to a repair shop and I
> > don't have the skills to fix it if it needs a solder. Any other
> > suggestions would be appreciated. I would let someone on this list
> > local to me in the US Mid-Atlantic take a look at it if they thought
> > they could fix it, I just don't have any funds to put into repairing
> > something that is only an occasional minor nuisance.
> >
> > thanks group
> >
> > dave
> >
> >
>