Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hi Rob, welcome to the group.

The square push-button switches look the same as the ones used 
on the SDS-8 (can anyone confirm ?), if so, they are available
from maplin.co.uk part no. FF87U.

Regards
Tom W.

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "flinnrob" <flinnrob@a...> 
wrote:
> Hi 
> 
> I just joined the group.
> 
> A friend just gave me an sds9 brain which has a few problems.   I`m 
a 
> trained tech but mainly deal with analogue gear,& don`t do digital 
> too much. I am hoping with a few pointers from you folk to fix it 
to 
> go with my TMI.
> 
> Problems so far:
> 
> 1.  Some of the switches have been robbed to repair another unit.  
> Does anyone know which switches are a replacement available from a 
UK 
> supplier preferably.
> 2. A UK supplier of replacement pots please.
> 3.  The Snare works, the toms are silent, & I get a low buzz out of 
> the kick drum. The buzz comes out of kick individual out & the mix 
> out but no other sockets. On opening up the unit I find that 2 
chips 
> have been pulled out. There are DILs maybe 20 pin on the far right 
> hand side of the board.  I took the numbers down but stupidly left 
> them at my workshop. 
> 
> Any help would be useful & if someone has the diagram that would be 
> really useful
> 
> Thanks in advance Rob