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Non-working Polaris on the way!

2017-03-25 by nuwavboy@...

Hello everyone!

Just picked up a Polaris thats described as "powering on, all lights light up but does not respond to button pushes and does not produce sound" - my kind of project...

So, once I get it, I will start with the basics of power supply, checking voltages etc, and checking all the ribbon connectors - if anyone has any advice...

Are the replacement panels still available? Have a sneaking feeling I may need one.

Cheers!

Tom

Re: [chromapolaris] Non-working Polaris on the way!

2017-03-26 by Gregory Cox

Hi Tom, I literally just got mine this week from Paul, so I think he should still have them available :)

Chances are, once you install the membrane panel all you may have to do is hit lower function>tune to get the sound back. A long time ago when I got my polaris it made no sound and a good tuning brought all the voices back to life.

Greg C.

On Mar 25, 2017, at 6:00 PM, nuwavboy@... [chromapolaris] <chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hello everyone!

Just picked up a Polaris thats described as "powering on, all lights light up but does not respond to button pushes and does not produce sound" - my kind of project...

So, once I get it, I will start with the basics of power supply, checking voltages etc, and checking all the ribbon connectors - if anyone has any advice...

Are the replacement panels still available? Have a sneaking feeling I may need one.

Cheers!

Tom

Re: Non-working Polaris on the way!

2017-03-26 by Benjamin Kuris

One of my Polaris units has that problem-- usually gets worse when it hasn't been turned on in a while.

I typically turn it on/off and find it boots eventually (like after 17-25 tries). Maybe try that to see if there are further problems before you deconstruct and/or do something that requires a full re-calibration? I've been meaning to put a scope on the reset circuit but I did swap power supplies once and it didn't help.

Good luck!

-Ben