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Re: Silicon Mallet FSRs

2019-03-10 by ptmetcalf3@...

If the dead octave came back to life after being on for a few hours, chances are there s an electrolytic cap in the circuit somewhere that was bad, but needed

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Re: sds9

2019-03-09 by ptmetcalf3@...

I just finished restoring one of these. Mine was acting strangely too....I replaced the memory battery on the main board and also ALL the electrolytic

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offtopic: dynacord percuter cartridges.

2019-01-23 by Ewan Colsell

sorry to speak about non Simmons electronic drums! but i suspect that some of you electronic drum nerds here might be able to help me (there dosen t seem to be

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS 7

2019-01-21 by ph oof

ok, why dont we just say $1300 for everything then.. i dont think i have time to repair the selector anyway. or $1100USD for just the module, and selector, no

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS 7

2019-01-20 by ph oof

i guess ill say $1400 USD plus shipping with everything, including pad, as is. if i can manage to get it working, perhaps i will add $200 USD to the price? is

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS 7

2019-01-20 by ph oof

answers: modules are snare, bass, 3 toms. comes with power cord only I have a selector pad, and its cable, but ive never been able to make it work. probably

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SDS5

2019-01-20 by ph oof

its will great sadness that i offer up my mint condition SDS9 module to the group as well. it snowed 20cm last night in my city and i desperately need to fix

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS 7

2019-01-20 by ph oof

Thanks Ed, I ll get back to the list with this info today On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 12:00 PM edrose1@swbell.net [Simmons_Drums]

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS 7

2019-01-18 by edrose1@...

Could you give us a little more info about the SDS7 you have for sale? Does everything work? What modules are installed and what eproms are installed on them?

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS 7

2019-01-18 by Jacquot.Patrice@...

Hi guys, to complete the last answer I d precise that I ve seen ( & bought some) SDS7s going from 150$ to 1800$. The problem is that the price don t reflect

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS 7

2019-01-18 by ph oof

Ok. Got one for sale. I will shop. $1200usd On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 5:31 PM Ajaycattoir@aol.com [Simmons_Drums]

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS 7

2019-01-17 by <Ajaycattoir@...>

It depends on the buyer. I ve seen a very clean 5 channel with selector and some custom programming go for $1600 on Ebay and another one go for $1000.  There

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SDS 7

2019-01-17 by ph oof

What are these worth today? With 5 modules.

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Programming the SDS-9

2019-01-17 by jesper

Hi list, I just landed a battered, but working, SDS-9. I ve downloaded the manual and am trying to get it to receive midi from an external source. Before I dig

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Re: [Simmons Drums] sds9

2018-12-13 by Luke O Malley

Which wiring diagrams are you after?  I have a schematic for the digital mixer. Luke ... -- PASSWORDS ASCAP -- 1 Amazon -- 1 AFF - 1 Bank of America -- 1

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Re: [Simmons Drums] sds9

2018-12-08 by simon.browne81@...

I want the wiring diagram .. or the circuit diagram so I can see what the components are.. many thanks simon

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Re: [Simmons Drums] sds9

2018-12-08 by philmurr@...

The SDS2000 power supply is very simple with just 4 diodes, 3 voltage regulators and a handful of capacitors and resistors What information do you need if you

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Re: [Simmons Drums] sds9

2018-12-04 by simon.browne81@...

thank you .... just what I needed ... do you have a circuit diagram for the power supply of a sds2000... as I have one and think its a problem with the psu..

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Re: [Simmons Drums] sds9

2018-12-04 by Ewan Colsell

here is everything you could possibly need....schematics, user manual, and the latest OS eprom image. On Mon, 3 Dec 2018 at 08:15, Stephen Howarth

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Re: [Simmons Drums] sds9

2018-12-03 by Stephen Howarth

I ll see if I can find them this evening On 2 Dec 2018 8:30 pm, Cristiano Dal Cin cdalcin@mac.com [Simmons_Drums] wrote:

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sds9

2018-12-01 by simon.browne81@...

has anyone got a service manual for a sds9 and I would like to have circuit diagrams if possible...

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Re: SDSV Cymbal Card Repair?

2018-11-23 by tom@...

After pulling a hi-hat card from a different unit, I found that the component missing is a LM340T5 7805 voltage regulator. I was able to source one from eBay

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Re: SDSV Cymbal Card Repair?

2018-11-23 by Anthony Piecoro

I am unable to read the part number stamped on the device from your picture, but based on the case style it looks like a power transistor or power regulator?

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SDSV Cymbal Card Repair?

2018-11-23 by tom@...

Hi all, I just recently acquired an SDSV cymbal card, but upon inspection, it appears that one of the components on the auxiliary board is missing. I uploaded

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Pricing

2018-11-06 by jesper

Very true in so many ways... I just finished a song with SDS-IV kick and snare and to this day I m having a hard time reproducing that on other gear. And if

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Pricing

2018-11-06 by hr.public@...

Sample won t do it — its static. One need VA to emulate analog oscillator and analog envelopes/VCA. SDS-V has a very simple synth engine so good result can

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Pricing

2018-11-06 by Cristiano Dal Cin

If you want the best solution try the VSDSX of Aly James Lab, no samples but analog emulation... sounds like a almost real one ... and you can load the

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Pricing

2018-11-05 by brent.burlingham@...

I have samples of the SDSV, but they do not sound as good as the real thing. There s something about the filters they used in the SDSV that is quite unique.

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Pricing

2018-11-05 by jesper

Den 2018-11-05 kl. 14:07, skrev Yves BERNARD wallacious@yahoo.fr ... I think we are many that might be of another opinion. ;) But yes, I got what you meant and

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Pricing

2018-11-05 by Yves BERNARD

Hi, sorry, Ididn t see that you want to sell your unit.I noticed that if the price is greater than 1000€, the bidder do not purchase it. This unit dates from

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Pricing

2018-11-05 by Yves BERNARD

Hi, I noticed that the price for SDSV increase since some years.Before, it was possible to buy a fully operational unit about 500€. The only thing that

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SDSV Pricing

2018-11-02 by brent.burlingham@...

I m thinking about selling my SDSV. It s in excellent shape, and everything works. Prices on eBay have ranged from $1,000 to $4,000. What would a fair price be

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Silicon Mallet FSRs

2018-08-30 by edrose1@...

Will do! It ll probably be a month or so before I get into it, but, yes, anything I find of note I will report. Also, does anyone have a digital copy of the

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