Hi, start by taking out all the voicecards to see if the computer starts. How many cards is installed ? My SDS-7 has started to fail on power-up and I suspect it has to do with bad powersupply. I think it needs to be renovated. If the computer starts without voicecards, I suspect the capacitors and the regulators ( and possibly the bridge-rectifier ) needs to replaced. WT ----- Original Message ----- From: "gushi1" <gushi1@...> To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Common problems with SDS7? > Hi again guys, > > I picked up my SDS7 the other day, was still boxed and had obviously been > well looked after but was still in need of a bit of TLC. As far as I could > tell, all of the relevant parts and chips were there. The brain did power > up but is a bit temperamental. > > I didn't manage to get any sound out of it. When turning the brain on, > sometimes the number display on the right works, sometimes it doesn't, so > I'm thinking that this it is having trouble recalling the kits? I am > hoping that maybe changing the battery might rectify this? > > Am I right in thinking that the BN24 is the one I need? > > http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=30958 > > If its not the battery does anyone else have any other ideas at to what > the issue might be? Or can you give any tips on servicing or what I need > to look out for? Am going to look into doing this over the weekend. > > I'm reasonably handy with a soldering iron and have replaced similar parts > in other musical equipment before so I'm no entirely new to this, but > obviously I'm dying to get my Simmons working ASAP so any useful info > would be greatly appreciated! > > Cheers > > Chris > > > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, jesper <jesper@...> wrote: >> >> gushi1 skrev: >> > Thanks for the suggestions guys, I spoke to the guy I bought it from >> > last night trying to arrange pickup. He told me that he plugged the >> > brain in for the first time in ten years and it powered up, even though >> > he seems to thinks that the last time he used it, it didn't work at >> > all. >> > >> > Fingers crossed there's nothing wrong with it and I've just bought a >> > fully working SDS7 for pennies. I'm never usually this lucky but I >> > guess >> > you've got to win sometimes? >> >> Yes, and sometimes it happens! :) >> >> > Perhaps when I get it, it might be worth changing the internal battery >> > as a precautionary measure? >> >> If what he says about storage is true I'd sure recommend that! >> >> -- >> electronically yours, jesper >> >> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- - >> www.electronic-obsession.se >> www.myspace.com/machinepop >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
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Re: [Simmons Drums] Common problems with SDS7?
2009-08-13 by WT