Hi Tom !
I own 1 S-1000, 1 S-1000PB and 2 S-1100 ... my 1st S-1000 is as old as S1000s exist and it works flawlessly since that time.
I recognized, if 2meg cards only are installed in a S-1xxx series sampler, this cap is connected to the chassis and definitely, I\ufffdve never found out why !
Actually, my S-1000 is equipped w/ 4 8meg cards and has none of these caps installed,- no prob!
One of my S-1100 is also eqipped w/ 4 8meg cards, no cap, no prob ...
My S-1000PB is equipped w/ 4 2meg cards and I kept the cap installed in this sampler ...
If you have the occasion to swap cards from different models to the other ones, you\ufffdll find out, the cap is related to the original 2meg cards. In this case, the very 1st card in the 1st slot only needs (?) this cap.
I also found out: If the machine would/is be(en) equipped w/ a combo of cards,- 2meg in the 1st slot and maybe 8meg cards in the following slots or 2 2meg cards in the 1st and 2nd slot and 2 8meg cards in the 3rd and 4th slot,- the cap,existing or not, makes no difference.
There are also 3rd party 2meg memory cards in the market which don\ufffdt have the cap as also not the connectors hole in the PCB and all my 8 meg cards don\ufffdt have these at all.
So,- also w/ this part in a S1xxx series sampler, simply put: Don\ufffdt care too much on it.
All my S-1xxx samplers run fine w/ any combinations of cards as long as they are being jumpered (simple w/ S-1100, but more soldering work w/ a S-1000) correctly and w/ the cards in right order/place.
At least: One of my S-1100 is damaged, but I try it to bring it back to life again. It has 3 2meg cards inside actually and I want to extend its memory from 6 to 8megs. That\ufffds why I\ufffdm looking for a 2meg card.
PeWe
Tom Irwin schrieb:
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Whew!!! Thats makes me feel alot better.
The thing with the 2 meg card is, it has a cap attached to it, and im not sure if removing that card might not make the other cards work.
I could take a picture of what im talking about. Otherwise id love to sell you a 2 meg card.