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Thanks Jesper !

I visited the guy selling an SDS-III a couple of years back on ebay as he lived very close to me, and it sold for over £1000 so unlikely I'll ever own one !

I'm very happy my IV is working, next up is the SDS-V...

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, jesper <jesper@...> wrote:
>
> Great news Phil!
> 
> So now everyone else might regret not buying the spare I had until the 
> day before yesterday. ;) (It's still on the list though)
> I bet you'll be looking for a SDS-III now Phil. :D
> 
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> electronically yours, jesper
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> philmurr skrev 2013-03-03 19:05:
> > Well today I had a look at my SDS IV, I've owned the thing for years,
> > but it only ever gave noise and hiss (on both channels).
> >
> > Thanks to the people on this list who sent me the schematics of the
> > SDS-3, I traced through the relevant parts of the circuit only to find
> > ALL the LM3086's were faulty.
> >
> > Replaced them, powered it up and put through a big amp... Wow, the
> > sounds are incredible. Some real Kraftwerk / BBC Radiophonic Workshop
> > sounds in there.
> >
> > If you ever find one for sale, go for it !
> >
> > Phil.
>