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RE: [chromapolaris] Re: frozen

2015-02-23 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: Lou
> 
> Is it worthwhile to upgrade the 12Mhz CPU to 16Mhz? I gather 
> that is possible from the service manual. Just change the CPU 
> IC and the crystal to 16Mhz? Has anyone done this?

The main thing is that the analog inputs (e.g., pitch bend lever) have a
slight lag to them at 12MHz, which pretty much goes away at 16MHz.

If you make the change, you also have to move two jumpers, as described on
page 7-3 of the service manual.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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