Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

"THOOD THOOD THOOD BEEEEyooooo" my SDS8 is back from repair and 
functioning perfectly, triggering from my SDS9 pads. A happy ending!

Cheers,
Ken.



--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@...> wrote:
>
> We keep our fingers crossed for you...
> 
> In the next few days I'll hear from former Ultravox live drummer if 
my 
> alternative shipping idea from the UK will work. I wouldn't mind 
some finger 
> crossing there either since prices has gone up recently at 
the "normal" 
> place...
> 
> How weird is an SDS-7 with eight card containing the same octaban 
sound?! ;)
> 
> electronically yours, jesper
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> "Varför har du så många pianon?" (Nora Persson, 9 år)
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ken_evans_99" <tycho33@...>
> To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 5:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Good News/Bad News SDS8
> 
> 
> Heya - an update...and "HI!" to fellow Aussie Clae :-)
> 
> My SDS8 has been repaired and is in transit from Melbourne back to
> Brisbane. Apparently several busted solder joints on the main board,
> the service guy says it's all working perfectly now (fingers 
crossed).
> 
> BTW this guy (Derek at Logitronics if you ever need repairs Clae -
> he's worked on several SDS8's incl. Canham's) checked out the 
voltage
> change done by my local service tech, says it's a good job. So
> changing the voltage from 220 to 110 (or whatever) and vice-versa on
> an SDS8 *is* just a simple re-wiring job.
> 
> I'll update in a couple of days when my module arrives...
> 
> Cheers,
> Ken.
> 
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@> wrote:
> >
> > A friend has modifed his SDS-800 beyond imagination. He used all
> unused
> > stuff in the ICs...
> >
> > electronically yours, jesper
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> > www.electronic-obsession.se
> >
> > Order your own copy of the Machinepop/Imiafan
> > split-EP at www.electronic-obsession.se/label.asp
> >
> > "Varför har du så många pianon?" (Nora Persson, 9 år)
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "clae13" <clae13@>
> > To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Good News/Bad News SDS8
> >
> >
> > > Hi Ken,
> > >
> > > Just a quick hello from a fellow Aussie.  I'm in Melbourne.  
Proud
> > > owner of an SDS-8 and a box of yet-to-be-racked V modules.  I 
use
> the
> > > individual outs of a 707 to trigger the 8.
> > >
> > > I looked up the specs on the synth chips in the 8.  There's an
> unused
> > > filter resonance control :)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Clae.
> > >
> > >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >> From: "ken_evans_99" <tycho33@>
> > >> To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
> > >> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 1:13 PM
> > >> Subject: [Simmons Drums] Good News/Bad News SDS8
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > Well, my SDS8 brain arrived in Australia from the US....
> > >> >
> > >> > Good news is that my service tech was able to easily convert
> it from
> > >> > 110 volt to 240 (220) volt - involved simply rewiring the
> transformer
> > >> > in series instead of parallel. Simple. Only AUD$70 (about 40
> > > Euro). All
> > >> > the lights and buttons work fine.
> > >> >
> > >> > Bad news is that the factory settings are obviously not 
working
> > >> > properly, the noise part of the tone control produces no 
noise
> (it
> > >> > generates the tone part fine), and on the stereo out it only
> produces
> > >> > sound from one channel (yes, using a proper stereo split Y
> cable). The
> > >> > mix out (mono) and seperate outs are very quiet but also very
> noisy,
> > >> > which I figure is the summed L/R out with one dud channel.
> > >> >
> > >> > Any suggestions or insights? I'm very depressed about 
this....
> > >> >
> > >> > Ken.
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