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I remember seeing a picture with two SDS-3's. Can't find the message in 
the archives so maybe I received it offlist. But I thought the answer 
was good to get into the archives, so here we go...

A pic was posted with two different back panels displayed and one of the 
synths missed the decay kill socket. Today I stumbled upon the 
explanation in one of my manuals (yes, I bought mine with two user 
manuals) and at the very beginning there's a stapled addendum which 
brings clarity to the question. It reads:

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IMPORTANT

AMENDMENT TO SIMMONS DRUM SYNTHESIZER III OWNERS MANUAL

1.	Decay Kill - Effective from Serial No. 0021 Upwards.

	A footswitch can be used to cut long decays - enabling the 		 
synthesizer to be used like a Hi-Hat pedal i.e. pedal switch up 		- long 
decay, pedal switch down - short decay.

2.	Box Dimensions - Effective from Serial No. 0021 Upwards.

	The height of the synthesizer console is increased to 145 cm 		 
including rubber feet)

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So, whomever it was with that missing decay socket. It _is_ an early 
bastard! :D

Please note the use of "Z" in the quote above. Dave was very modern, 
already back in UK '79. ;)

-- 
electronically yours, jesper

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Thanks ! Interesting...




Selon jesper <jesper@...>:

> I remember seeing a picture with two SDS-3's. Can't find the message in
> the archives so maybe I received it offlist. But I thought the answer
> was good to get into the archives, so here we go...
>
> A pic was posted with two different back panels displayed and one of the
> synths missed the decay kill socket. Today I stumbled upon the
> explanation in one of my manuals (yes, I bought mine with two user
> manuals) and at the very beginning there's a stapled addendum which
> brings clarity to the question. It reads:
>
> ---
>
> IMPORTANT
>
> AMENDMENT TO SIMMONS DRUM SYNTHESIZER III OWNERS MANUAL
>
> 1.	Decay Kill - Effective from Serial No. 0021 Upwards.
>
> 	A footswitch can be used to cut long decays - enabling the
> synthesizer to be used like a Hi-Hat pedal i.e. pedal switch up 		- long
> decay, pedal switch down - short decay.
>
> 2.	Box Dimensions - Effective from Serial No. 0021 Upwards.
>
> 	The height of the synthesizer console is increased to 145 cm
> including rubber feet)
>
> ---
>
> So, whomever it was with that missing decay socket. It _is_ an early
> bastard! :D
>
> Please note the use of "Z" in the quote above. Dave was very modern,
> already back in UK '79. ;)
>
> --
> electronically yours, jesper
>
> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
> www.electronic-obsession.se
>

> 2.	Box Dimensions - Effective from Serial No. 0021 Upwards.
> 
> 	The height of the synthesizer console is increased to 145 cm


Wow, 145cm. What a box!

Thank you, Jesper.
The bastard is still here in my shop waiting to be repaired. I think the owner will be proud to have one of the first SDS3s. The truth is, that this machine is so old and worn out, that you ruin the PCBs even with the lowest soldering temperature, because the copper doesn't stick right on the board anymore. The tin is very grey and not shiny. And, without the mods, you have the noise bleed-through on tone settings, the LFO bleed through and more. But I keep this one to the original state as a collectors item, because its owner has another 2 SDS3s.
Michael

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: jesper 
  To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:08 AM
  Subject: [Simmons Drums] SDS-3 decay kill socket [update]


    
  I remember seeing a picture with two SDS-3's. Can't find the message in 
  the archives so maybe I received it offlist. But I thought the answer 
  was good to get into the archives, so here we go...

  A pic was posted with two different back panels displayed and one of the 
  synths missed the decay kill socket. Today I stumbled upon the 
  explanation in one of my manuals (yes, I bought mine with two user 
  manuals) and at the very beginning there's a stapled addendum which 
  brings clarity to the question. It reads:

  ---

  IMPORTANT

  AMENDMENT TO SIMMONS DRUM SYNTHESIZER III OWNERS MANUAL

  1. Decay Kill - Effective from Serial No. 0021 Upwards.

  A footswitch can be used to cut long decays - enabling the 
  synthesizer to be used like a Hi-Hat pedal i.e. pedal switch up - long 
  decay, pedal switch down - short decay.

  2. Box Dimensions - Effective from Serial No. 0021 Upwards.

  The height of the synthesizer console is increased to 145 cm 
  including rubber feet)

  ---

  So, whomever it was with that missing decay socket. It _is_ an early 
  bastard! :D

  Please note the use of "Z" in the quote above. Dave was very modern, 
  already back in UK '79. ;)

  -- 
  electronically yours, jesper

  - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
  www.electronic-obsession.se


  

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superwolle70 skrev:
>  > The height of the synthesizer console is increased to 145 cm
> 
> Wow, 145cm. What a box!

I know I shouldn't have eaten at the computer since breadcrumbs tend to 
stick under some keys... like the dot-key.

:)

14.5 it is. Or 14,5 depending on location on the globe...

-- 
electronically yours, jesper

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www.electronic-obsession.se

Michael Buchner skrev:
> Thank you, Jesper.
> The bastard is still here in my shop waiting to be repaired. I think the 
> owner will be proud to have one of the first SDS3s. The truth is, that 
> this machine is so old and worn out, that you ruin the PCBs even with 
> the lowest soldering temperature, because the copper doesn't stick right 
> on the board anymore. The tin is very grey and not shiny. And, without 
> the mods, you have the noise bleed-through on tone settings, the LFO 
> bleed through and more. But I keep this one to the original state as a 
> collectors item, because its owner has another 2 SDS3s.
> Michael

THREE? That lucky, lucky, lucky bastard! :-o

-- 
electronically yours, jesper

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