The Kawai & Teisco Analog Synths Group

I recommend converting to Lithium which is a very simple procedure


--- In kawai_sx210@yahoogroups.com, "texhand" <texhand@...> wrote:
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> --- In kawai_sx210@yahoogroups.com, "bmurch71" <bitsnrather@> wrote:
> P. S.
> 
> I used an equivalent radioshack cell phone battery with wire 
extention
> to side and it works fine.
> 
> 
> >
> > Hi,
> > I have an sx210 that has been doing fine for a few years now.  I 
have
> > read all the warnings about having the battery changed, but have 
not
> > taken care of that yet.  It's been in my studio, unmoved and 
operating
> > fine, until I took it to my rehearsal space a few weeks ago.  
When I
> > powered it up there, all patches but one in the first bank were
> > unnamed, and seemed to have reverted to default values for all
> > parameters.  The other banks have been fine.  I opened up the 
keyboard
> > last night to check the battery, and there are no signs of 
corrosion.
> >  I plan on changing the battery anyway, but I am not confident 
that
> > this is the problem.  The keyboard was jostled a bit during 
transport
> > to the rehearsal space.  Does anyone have any recommendations for
> > troubleshooting this problem other than battery replacement?  
Also, I
> > remember reading about what kind of battery (and resistor?) to 
replace
> > the ni-cad with somewhere, but I can't seem to find it again.  
Anyone
> > have any tips there?  Thanks very much for any help.
> > Brian
> >
>