Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

3086´s can be replaced with 3046´s which are available....

WT - Just ordered a bunch for a Wavecomputer

http://medlem.spray.se/waveterm/LJLab2006/

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Från: <jesper@electronic-obsession.se>
Till: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Skickat: den 9 april 2007 19:33
Ämne: Re: [Simmons Drums] Good News/Bad News SDS8


> Cool Ken - congrat's!
> 
> I just resurrected the SDS-IV and when testing my other SDS-IV that one 
> died. I guess all the 3086's are dying at the same time... Good thing 
> they're still around though they're getting harder to find...
> 
> 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: "ken_evans_99" <tycho33@...>
> To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 2:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Good News/Bad News SDS8
> 
> 
> "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
>> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
>> 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: "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
>> > - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
>> > 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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