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SDS7 Problems !!

SDS7 Problems !!

2008-10-02 by pagan_prosperity

Hi Ladies and Gents ,

Thank you for talking your time reading this .
I recently purchased an sds7 from south korea ,
and today having put in the plug ( belgium ) and switching on the
machine ,
i saw the lights flash for a bit but then all went dead ,
reanimating the machine doesn't work .
I am by far not experienced in the electric domain , but i did
noticed , after having pulled out the fuse that the tube looks
greyish dark on the inside walls and hollow in the centre .
I know nothing of this brain's past , perhaps it hasn't been used in
a long time .
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me out on this
one ,
been waiting so damn long for this brain and having it here out of
use is torture !.
Perhaps a new fuse ? , or new battery ?
easy to find ? .
Thank you very much
Sander

Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!

2008-10-02 by jesper

pagan_prosperity skrev:
> Hi Ladies and Gents ,
>
> Thank you for talking your time reading this .
> I recently purchased an sds7 from south korea ,
> and today having put in the plug ( belgium ) and switching on the
> machine ,
> i saw the lights flash for a bit but then all went dead ,
> reanimating the machine doesn't work .

Woops - wrong voltage?!

> I am by far not experienced in the electric domain , but i did
> noticed , after having pulled out the fuse that the tube looks
> greyish dark on the inside walls and hollow in the centre .

Woops - definitely wrong voltage or similar (short circuit).

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> I know nothing of this brain's past , perhaps it hasn't been used in
> a long time .
> I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me out on this
> one ,
> been waiting so damn long for this brain and having it here out of
> use is torture !.
> Perhaps a new fuse ? , or new battery ?
> easy to find ? .
> Thank you very much
> Sander

Ignore the battery part at this point, getting it to just light up is
the main idea now.
Is it marked in anyway with voltages and similar. I'm not familiar with
Korean electricity but I guess it could've inherited a lot from Japan
and there they use 100-110 volts if I'm not mistaking. If you plug such
a device into a european 220-240 socket you're lucky that it had a fuse
to blow!

Let us know and do google "korean voltage" or similar. :D

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!

2008-10-02 by Patrice Jacquot

Hi,
1st thing !
Did you check your power voltage & the one in use on your unit ?

if you main is in 240volts & your unit is in 110 V...I let you imagine
& look at what happened.

Patrice.



Le 2 oct. 08 à 13:11, pagan_prosperity a écrit :

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> Hi Ladies and Gents ,
>
> Thank you for talking your time reading this .
> I recently purchased an sds7 from south korea ,
> and today having put in the plug ( belgium ) and switching on the
> machine ,
> i saw the lights flash for a bit but then all went dead ,
> reanimating the machine doesn't work .
> I am by far not experienced in the electric domain , but i did
> noticed , after having pulled out the fuse that the tube looks
> greyish dark on the inside walls and hollow in the centre .
> I know nothing of this brain's past , perhaps it hasn't been used in
> a long time .
> I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me out on this
> one ,
> been waiting so damn long for this brain and having it here out of
> use is torture !.
> Perhaps a new fuse ? , or new battery ?
> easy to find ? .
> Thank you very much
> Sander
>
>
>



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Betr: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!

2008-10-02 by Berk Aarts

Hi Sander
I don't know how far away from Breda you live??
otherwise you may drop by if you need help

greets Berk


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>-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>From: "pagan_prosperity" <pagan_prosperity@...>
>Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:11:26 -0000
>Subject: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!
>Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>Hi Ladies and Gents ,
>
>Thank you for talking your time reading this .
>I recently purchased an sds7 from south korea ,
>and today having put in the plug ( belgium ) and switching on the
>machine ,
>i saw the lights flash for a bit but then all went dead ,
>reanimating the machine doesn't work .
>I am by far not experienced in the electric domain , but i did
>noticed , after having pulled out the fuse that the tube looks
>greyish dark on the inside walls and hollow in the centre .
>I know nothing of this brain's past , perhaps it hasn't been used in
>a long time .
>I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me out on this
>one ,
>been waiting so damn long for this brain and having it here out of
>use is torture !.
>Perhaps a new fuse ? , or new battery ?
>easy to find ? .
>Thank you very much
>Sander
>

Re: Betr: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!

2008-10-02 by sander villers

Thank you all for your help
As mentioned out of naivity i simply plugged in the brain and switched it on.
I noticed the back of the brain says 100V , and the fuse is a 2amp .
So yes , i hope the fuse is the only device that got damaged ! .
Thank you for your help Berk but Breda is a bit far for me ! .
I will try and replace the fuse asap and buy an electric current distributor .
Thank you all !
Sander




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--- On Thu, 2/10/08, Berk Aarts <B.E.R.K@...> wrote:

> From: Berk Aarts <B.E.R.K@...>
> Subject: Betr: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!
> To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, 2 October, 2008, 5:44 PM
> Hi Sander
> I don't know how far away from Breda you live??
> otherwise you may drop by if you need help
>
> greets Berk
>
>
> >-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
> >To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> >From: "pagan_prosperity"
> <pagan_prosperity@...>
> >Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:11:26 -0000
> >Subject: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!
> >Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> >
> >
> >Hi Ladies and Gents ,
> >
> >Thank you for talking your time reading this .
> >I recently purchased an sds7 from south korea ,
> >and today having put in the plug ( belgium ) and
> switching on the
> >machine ,
> >i saw the lights flash for a bit but then all went dead
> ,
> >reanimating the machine doesn't work .
> >I am by far not experienced in the electric domain ,
> but i did
> >noticed , after having pulled out the fuse that the
> tube looks
> >greyish dark on the inside walls and hollow in the
> centre .
> >I know nothing of this brain's past , perhaps it
> hasn't been used in
> >a long time .
> >I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me
> out on this
> >one ,
> >been waiting so damn long for this brain and having it
> here out of
> >use is torture !.
> >Perhaps a new fuse ? , or new battery ?
> >easy to find ? .
> >Thank you very much
> >Sander
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Betr: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!

2008-10-02 by jesper

sander villers skrev:
>
>
> Thank you all for your help
> As mentioned out of naivity i simply plugged in the brain and switched
> it on.
> I noticed the back of the brain says 100V , and the fuse is a 2amp .
> So yes , i hope the fuse is the only device that got damaged ! .
> Thank you for your help Berk but Breda is a bit far for me ! .
> I will try and replace the fuse asap and buy an electric current
> distributor .
> Thank you all !
> Sander

OK, get a new fuse and use a step down converter. Later you might want
to check the inside to see if it can easily be re-wired if you want.

I find it convenient enough to have a separate line with 110 volts in my
studio. I have close to ten units demanding that nowadays... :)

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electronically yours, jesper
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www.myspace.com/machinepop
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Betr: Re: Betr: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!

2008-10-03 by Berk Aarts

your welcocme
I hope the fuse was fast enough, so that's the only thing that broke down.

keep us informed

Berk

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>-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>From: sander villers <pagan_prosperity@...>
>Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:44:34 +0000 (GMT)
>Subject: Re: Betr: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!
>Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>Thank you all for your help
>As mentioned out of naivity i simply plugged in the brain and switched it
>on.
>I noticed the back of the brain says 100V , and the fuse is a 2amp .
>So yes , i hope the fuse is the only device that got damaged ! .
>Thank you for your help Berk but Breda is a bit far for me ! .
>I will try and replace the fuse asap and buy an electric current distributor
>.
>Thank you all !
>Sander
>
>
>
>
>--- On Thu, 2/10/08, Berk Aarts <B.E.R.K@...> wrote:
>
>> From: Berk Aarts <B.E.R.K@...>
>> Subject: Betr: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!
>> To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>> Date: Thursday, 2 October, 2008, 5:44 PM
>> Hi Sander
>> I don't know how far away from Breda you live??
>> otherwise you may drop by if you need help
>>
>> greets Berk
>>
>>
>> >-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
>> >To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>> >From: "pagan_prosperity"
>> <pagan_prosperity@...>
>> >Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:11:26 -0000
>> >Subject: [Simmons Drums] SDS7 Problems !!
>> >Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>> >
>> >
>> >Hi Ladies and Gents ,
>> >
>> >Thank you for talking your time reading this .
>> >I recently purchased an sds7 from south korea ,
>> >and today having put in the plug ( belgium ) and
>> switching on the
>> >machine ,
>> >i saw the lights flash for a bit but then all went dead
>> ,
>> >reanimating the machine doesn't work .
>> >I am by far not experienced in the electric domain ,
>> but i did
>> >noticed , after having pulled out the fuse that the
>> tube looks
>> >greyish dark on the inside walls and hollow in the
>> centre .
>> >I know nothing of this brain's past , perhaps it
>> hasn't been used in
>> >a long time .
>> >I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me
>> out on this
>> >one ,
>> >been waiting so damn long for this brain and having it
>> here out of
>> >use is torture !.
>> >Perhaps a new fuse ? , or new battery ?
>> >easy to find ? .
>> >Thank you very much
>> >Sander
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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