Fairlight-CMI

Hi Harald - thanks for the suggestion, I will check them but wouldn't the LEDs on the back 
of the machine indicate if something was amiss with fuses? Also - I should have 
mentioned in description of my problem that over the past month or so the machine 
would freeze (meaning QWERT would become unresponsive) while working. This seemed 
to happen while tending to other matters (such as recording audio tracks or mixing, fixing 
using DAW Digital Performer. in hindsight it would seem the card (or whatever is the 
nature of the prob is) was on its way out.  I would re-boot Fairlight and all would be well 
for a while. 
As far as the battery - a new dilemma:
I have a question about the battery.  This is the battery
Radio shack initially
Shipped;
http://www.Radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2715443
As
You can see  - its not the same size as the battery on the card though the
Salesperson I insisted it would do the job. I sent these back and read the
Product # and battery info to the sales person - trying to get the exact
Same battery as on the q133 card - and to my dismay today when I checked the email 
from radio
Shack it seems as though they are sending me the same battery again. Will
This battery work?
Product info radio shack sent me for attempted second
Purchase:
http://www.Radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2715443

I am determined to keep my III functioning as long as I am able to make music.




--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Harald Feldmann <feldmann@...> wrote:
>
> Here's a suggestion for you:
> 
> Under the machine, where those desintegrated air filters are, there is
> a row of small fuses, including at least one for the keyboard. You may
> check those as well. You can take off the bottom cover by unscrewing
> all the screws on the white bottom plate. I recommend doing this while
> the machine is resting on the small side where the cards are, not with
> the machine on its top because in that case all the mess with fall
> into the interior if it hasnt already.
> 
> I had the same problem with the air filter today and just finished
> cleaning the unit. I now have a display issue but that is likely a
> wrongly inserted card. I have a Q356 and it was in either of the Q256
> slots. Probably I used the wrong slot.
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:27:24 -0000, you wrote:
> 
> >Hi guys - my update. I was able to borrow a QWERTY keyboard from NYU (no telling 
what 
> >injuries this particular kybrd has suffered while institutionalized)   - where Suzanne 
Vega's 
> >old series III resides but when I got back to my studio and plugged it into my machine, 
> >trying both ports on the music kybrd and on back of the cpu I got the same result (no 
> >response).  There is a wild card I haven't mentioned but will now. When I opened up 
the 
> >front of the machine to re-seat the q133 card there were little bits of the air filter all 
over 
> >the inside of the machine (the filter having apparently disintegrated and been flown all 
> >over the insides by the fans).  I don't know what result this might cause but I cleaned 
up 
> >the insides, re-seated all the cards and am still a Fairlight junkie without a fix. 
> >I am going to replace the battery - previous battery installed Dec 2003 - in hopes that 
> >this will clear things up. Oh - and yes Laurent I did check the back of the CPU and all 
> >voltages appear to be ok.  Thanks for all your responses and suggestions my Fairlight 
> >brothers. I'll keep you posted.
> >Billyrock
> >
> >
> >
> >--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Alexander Guelfenburg <vmebay@> wrote:
> >>
> >> ...indeed, cabling is a real issue. Within this 
> >> year we have had 3 (!) CMIs IIX for service with 
> >> this problem. Each time the cable was broken 
> >> somewhere in the middle. Check this out!
> >> 
> >> Good luck,
> >> Alexander
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>          Virtual Music´s Synthesizer Service
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> >>          E-Mail: mailto:a.guelfenburg@
> >>          Web Page: http://www.virtual-music.at
> >>
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