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I just picked up a used AN1x in great condition.  This particular 
unit has silver rotary knobs, and not black ones like I have always 
seen on the AN1x.  They don't appear to be spray painted or otherwise 
colored by a previous owner.  Did some units ship with silver knobs 
from the factory?  I can only imagine so.  Also, the knobs are 
identical in shape to the originals I've seen on another AN1x.  I 
know this is trivial, but I'm just curious about it.

Also, the power supply is a very "substantial" unit itself, 
consisting of a very heavy transformer with the barrel connector at 
the end of one cable, and a regular 2-prong power cord coming out the 
other end (and not a wallwart power supply).  Is this the standard 
power supply that shipped with the AN1x?  A friend with an AN1x told 
me that he just had a standard wallwart power supply that came with 
his AN1x.  Again, just trivial, but I'm curious.  Thanks!

Hi Steve,

>I just picked up a used AN1x in great condition.  This particular 
>unit has silver rotary knobs, and not black ones like I have always 
>seen on the AN1x.  They don't appear to be spray painted or otherwise 
>colored by a previous owner.  Did some units ship with silver knobs 
>from the factory?  I can only imagine so.  Also, the knobs are 
>identical in shape to the originals I've seen on another AN1x.  I 
>know this is trivial, but I'm just curious about it.

I've never heard of an AN1x with silver knobs.  I suspect these knobs are from another product -- the CS1x/CS6x, maybe? -- that someone added because they liked the look.

>Also, the power supply is a very "substantial" unit itself, 
>consisting of a very heavy transformer with the barrel connector at 
>the end of one cable, and a regular 2-prong power cord coming out the 
>other end (and not a wallwart power supply).  Is this the standard 
>power supply that shipped with the AN1x?  A friend with an AN1x told 
>me that he just had a standard wallwart power supply that came with 
>his AN1x.  Again, just trivial, but I'm curious.  Thanks!

That sounds like the stock power supply, the PA-3/PA-3B.

Regards,

-BW
--
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Steve schreef:
> I just picked up a used AN1x in great condition.  This particular 
> unit has silver rotary knobs, and not black ones like I have always 
> seen on the AN1x.  They don't appear to be spray painted or otherwise 
> colored by a previous owner.  Did some units ship with silver knobs 
> from the factory?  I can only imagine so.  Also, the knobs are 
> identical in shape to the originals I've seen on another AN1x.  I 
> know this is trivial, but I'm just curious about it.

Sounds it has the knobs of a CS2x, for some reason or other.

> Also, the power supply is a very "substantial" unit itself, 
> consisting of a very heavy transformer with the barrel connector at 
> the end of one cable, and a regular 2-prong power cord coming out the 
> other end (and not a wallwart power supply).  Is this the standard 
> power supply that shipped with the AN1x?  A friend with an AN1x told 
> me that he just had a standard wallwart power supply that came with 
> his AN1x.  Again, just trivial, but I'm curious.  Thanks!

Mine is the wall wart type.

- Peter

As is mine, and it even has the Yamaha logo on it.  Perhaps they sold
these with a few different power supplies?

> Mine is the wall wart type.
> 
> - Peter

I just checked the model number on the power supply and it's a Yamaha 
PA6 (and definitely NOT a wall wart!).

Still puzzled about why I have silver knobs....but I like 'em!


--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Forsythe" 
<megasycophant@y...> wrote:
> As is mine, and it even has the Yamaha logo on it.  Perhaps they 
sold

> these with a few different power supplies?
> 
> > Mine is the wall wart type.
> > 
> > - Peter

I think the difference may be US vs UK spec. My UK AN1X power supply is a
wallwart KPA3. I also have a DD55 drum machine I bought here and it uses a
US supply PA-6. The PA-6 is huge, and sits in the middle of the power lead.
Both are c.12V DC output and should work with AN1X, though different Amp
rating. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve [mailto:peglar@...] 
Sent: 08 June 2003 16:48
To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AN1x] Silver vs. Black Rotary Knobs?

 

I just checked the model number on the power supply and it's a Yamaha 
PA6 (and definitely NOT a wall wart!).

Still puzzled about why I have silver knobs....but I like 'em!


--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Forsythe" 
<megasycophant@y...> wrote:
> As is mine, and it even has the Yamaha logo on it.  Perhaps they 
sold
> these with a few different power supplies?
> 
> > Mine is the wall wart type.
> > 
> > - Peter






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--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <peglar@d...> wrote:
> I just checked the model number on the power supply and it's a 
Yamaha 
> PA6 (and definitely NOT a wall wart!).
> 
> Still puzzled about why I have silver knobs....but I like 'em!
> 

As somebody already mentioned, the silver knobs were likely swapped 
from a CS2x - or somebody used spray paint to alter them. This is 
easy enough to accomplish - you could probably remove the Mod and 
Pitch wheels and customize those as well.

Jon

>--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <peglar@d...> wrote:
>>  I just checked the model number on the power supply and it's a
>Yamaha
>>  PA6 (and definitely NOT a wall wart!).
>>
>  > Still puzzled about why I have silver knobs....but I like 'em!
>
>As somebody already mentioned, the silver knobs were likely swapped
>from a CS2x - or somebody used spray paint to alter them. This is
>easy enough to accomplish - you could probably remove the Mod and
>Pitch wheels and customize those as well.

Pedant mode: the knobs on the CS2x aren't silver, only its case is. 
The knobs are translucent blue and would look hideous on an AN1x.

mike
(former owner of a CS1x and CS2x until he got his AN1x)

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--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Mike Metlay ++ Atomic City 
<metlay@a...> wrote:
> >--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <peglar@d...> wrote:
> >>  I just checked the model number on the power supply and it's a
> >Yamaha
> >>  PA6 (and definitely NOT a wall wart!).
> >>
> >  > Still puzzled about why I have silver knobs....but I like 'em!
> >
> >As somebody already mentioned, the silver knobs were likely swapped
> >from a CS2x - or somebody used spray paint to alter them. This is
> >easy enough to accomplish - you could probably remove the Mod and
> >Pitch wheels and customize those as well.
> 
> Pedant mode: the knobs on the CS2x aren't silver, only its case is. 
> The knobs are translucent blue and would look hideous on an AN1x.
> 
> mike
> (former owner of a CS1x and CS2x until he got his AN1x)
> 
> 

Then possibly they were probably painted over - or purchsed after 
market or removed from another make or model or...

Jon

> 
> Then possibly they were probably painted over - or purchsed after 
> market or removed from another make or model or...
> 
> Jon

I took off the silver knobs that came on my AN1x and carefully 
inspected them all.....they definitely were not painted over.  Looks 
like they were molded that color originally.