Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

HI,
I'm the proud owner of an early SDS3, BUT ...
Got a problem with it, on every channels when I push the Noise /tone
button to the extreme right(tone), I've got some sound which stops,
if I come back down after 2 o'clock (?) on the pot , to the noise
side...
Does any one can help or have any schematics ???
Please advise.
Patrice.

I'm no "techie"; but the only thing I can think of is that perhaps your pots are dirty.
Sometimes dirty pots (dust, lint, cigarrette smoke, oxidation, etc.) can create noise problems, as well as intermittent signal loss.
Your local music instrument retailer may have pot-cleaning spray that can help solve the problem. Otherwise, you may have to take your module to a qualified repair person at
the music instrument retailer.

Nonetheless, I'm sure someone here may know more about this and can help you.

Good Luck...

zozo- Tony


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Patrice,
This sounds like a common problem. If you'd like to try cleaning it
yourself first get some contact cleaner from Caig Laboratories. They offer De-Oxit
in two formulations. D5, which is mostly naphtha (to remove wax, grease and
crap) and D100, which is full strength. Use sparingly with swabs or paper towel
or spray into gaps in potentiometers. If a good cleaning doesn't fix your
problem, seek professional help. Be sure they know what they're doing. I hate
when repairmen break your shit during a routine repair and then try to charge you
to fix it. But, an SDS-3 shouldn't be too complex afterall.


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De-Oxit D5 (and D100)... That's the cleaning spray I'd been trying to remember in
my previous post. That stuff kicks ass.

As a last resort, if your gear should go in for repair, be sure to explain to the repairperson exactly what the problem is or they'll mulch your gear to shit.

zozo- Tony


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xoxo- WOOF! :{o)



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--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, Tony Vazquez <tvmuzik@y...>
wrote:

> De-Oxit D5 (and D100)... That's the cleaning spray I'd been trying

to remember in

> my previous post. That stuff kicks ass.
>
> As a last resort, if your gear should go in for repair, be sure to

explain to the repairperson exactly what the problem is or they'll
mulch your gear to shit.

>
> zozo- Tony
>
>
> Tit-tit-Fur-Now...
> Peace & Luv, Always-
> xoxo- WOOF! :{o)
>
> THANKS TO YOU GUYS !!!

the thing I find weird , is that the four different channels
potentiometers are stopping the soud at the same "value" or position,
that's where I have a doubt on the dirtyness (?) of the pots but for
sure it can't be bad to them...
I will do it anyway ...

> Even if I have access to only a part of the sound & parameters, I'm

surprised by the Fatness of the unit which I find bigger than my
SDSV ; maybe the most analogic Simmons brain ...
Thanks to all for helping !
CU !

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