Emax

That IC is still available (just google it- someone will sell you a  
single one- may have to do a bit of email to get it) and one bad IC  
can cause others ICs to heat up as well....

But I would still verify the Power Supply first.....

Thx,
Ted

On Apr 26, 2007, at 6:28 AM, RICARDO JUAREZ wrote:

> Hi!:
> Here´s what a found: IC 14(NS32008) gets very hot, IC
> 14 , 9 and IC 17 gets hot, also when you play the
> keyboard there´s is sound, not in scale, additionally
> as you play, the menu´s system changes going from
> everything to everything (master---traspose---change
> patches---select, etc)even performs a sequence on the
> diskette and blocks the keyboard....tottally a mess.
> When you push a button in the panel the system crash
> and no sound and changes, hanging the last
> note.....despite all this stuff, the patches sounds
> very good. Really there´s some processor not doing
> well its job, i don´t think i can find one of these
> IC´s nowadays, is there any method for reseting this
> devices.
> Saludos
> ricardo
>
> --- Wayne Griffin <ingsoc_1979@...> wrote:
>
> > What are the IC #'s on the chips? What do the chips
> > say on them??? Did you also reseat *everything*,
> > todos
> > on the second board, attached to the motherboard?
> > [w]
> >
> > --- RICARDO JUAREZ <cheju_99@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Wayne:
> > > Could you be more specific about the test of the
> > 5V
> > > digital power ?, because last night i worked on
> > the
> > > machine, I check de purple, orange wire,
> > > etcetera....
> > > +12`s Volts +10´s ,s volts , the yellow wire marks
> > > +4,92 volts,....... but i cannot locate the pin 3
> > of
> > > VR1 and check +5Volts, there´s a green wire with
> > no
> > > power. I made also some reseating...no success, I
> > > found 3 IC`s near the Eprom heated but still you
> > can
> > > touch it with your finger not so hot..., so i
> > > suspect
> > > there`s something wrong in that zone. Is some
> > other
> > > thing to do?????
> > >
> > > greetings
> > > Ricardo
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Wayne Griffin <ingsoc_1979@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Where are you located? [w]
> > > >
> > > > --- RICARDO JUAREZ <cheju_99@...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Yep! the problem is i don´t have any
> > schematics
> > > > nor
> > > > > part model for the eprom, even if it´s broken
> > > how
> > > > > can
> > > > > i Reload the data, (i dont know anything about
> > > > > Eproms)... my last hope of failure is the
> > power
> > > > > supply..., otherwise my emax is just a piece
> > of
> > > > > garbage to be sell by pieces..
> > > > > a dissapointed...
> > > > > ricki
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Wayne Griffin <ingsoc_1979@...>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > You need to have a known good OS disk and
> > > known
> > > > > good
> > > > > > EPROM. If you know anyone with a reader,
> > it's
> > > > time
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > pop yours out and verify it. Have you looked
> > > at
> > > > > > power
> > > > > > supply yet? [w]
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- cheju_99 <cheju_99@...> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi!:
> > > > > > > Finally i can make an bootable image of
> > the
> > > > OS,
> > > > > > but
> > > > > > > here´s new
> > > > > > > symptoms: the diskette is read but at some
> > > > > point,
> > > > > > > the drive stops
> > > > > > > the leds lights of the panel turns on, and
> > > > then
> > > > > > > turns off, and again
> > > > > > > and again...in a continuous loop. What´s
> > > > > happening
> > > > > > > maybe the diskette
> > > > > > > is wrong, i dont think so, because the old
> > > > > dikette
> > > > > > > is loaded.
> > > > > > > greetings
> > > > > > > Rick
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "Brooks
> > Mosher"
> > > > > > > <brooksmosher@...> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > maybe a power supply issue?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > actually i have no idea what it could
> > > be...
> > > > > i'm
> > > > > > > sort of a newbie
> > > > > > > here.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 4/23/07, cheju_99 <cheju_99@...>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hi i´m new in the emax
> > stuff..recently
> > > I
> > > > > > > bought an Emax, serial
> > > > > > > 1000,
> > > > > > > > > PCb rev 2, Disk Drive working OK. The
> > > > > Symtoms:
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > > push the ON
> > > > > > > Button,
> > > > > > > > > then it started going up, everything
> > > looks
> > > > > > goes
> > > > > > > great "Loading
> > > > > > > > > Operating System" etc Etc...then
> > Loading
> > > > > Bank,
> > > > > > > and finally
> > > > > > > showing the
> > > > > > > > > patch on the screen, I began to play a
> > > > > > note...a
> > > > > > > sound....great...then
> > > > > > > > > another sound....great!!!! then
> > suddenly
> > > > the
> > > > > > > notes hangs up, and
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > system crash, no other button pushed
> > > > > > > works.....finally nothing
> > > > > > > works
> > > > > > > > > except the OFF Button. Someone with
> > the
> > > > same
> > > > > > > problem???, any idea
> > > > > > > about
> > > > > > > > > this cause???
> > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Richard
> > > > > > > > >
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