Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Q133 card and lithium battery
2008-08-29 by Harald Feldmann
Hi Billy, You're welcome. One might indeed suspect that all the lights are on, but you never know when something small will fix a bigger issue. Just wanted to mention it as an option. The battery you show seems perfectly ok for the job to me, in fact thanks for the pointer, I have added it to my favorites so I know where to order one, should I desire to. If needed you can bend the wires a bit to fit the holes on the PCB. Just watch out for shortcircuits with the wires being bent. The Ministry unit I have came with a completely different shape battery soldered to the back of the PCB. I removed it just to prevent leakage at any time, but this should illustrate that size does not matter... I made progress with my unit today, I re-seated the 356 and it worked, now I have some other hickups with cards. But I'm getting there.
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> 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 >> >> Phone / Fax: ++43 (0) 1 - 905 94 27 >> >> E-Mail: mailto:a.guelfenburg@ >> >> Web Page: http://www.virtual-music.at >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >------------------------------------ >> > >> >Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >