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EII on ebay

2008-11-03 by Cristea Eusebiu

Hi , I just saw that somebody was very interested in buying one, I was contacted  and asked if I am about selling mine. I am not selling my EII, but here is another chance .. for Zob... I think.Cheers, Mike, Oslo, Norway.
http://cgi.ebay.com/E-MU-EMU-EMULATOR-II-CLASSIC-SAMPLER-WITH-3-5-DRIVE_W0QQitemZ200270106632QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200270106632&_trkparms=72%3A1205|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

--- On Mon, 11/3/08, sm papke <mothrecords@...> wrote:
From: sm papke <mothrecords@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [emulatorII-list] Re: Start-up Freeze Problem Update
To: emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 11:07 PM










    
            Hi George, here is the link with all the info: http://www.synthesi zerrepair. com/ 

He's a really nice guy and very qualified repair tech to say the least.

Cheers, Stephen



--- On Mon, 11/3/08, George <trickstar303@ yahoo.com> wrote:



> From: George <trickstar303@ yahoo.com>

> Subject: [emulatorII- list] Re: Start-up Freeze Problem Update

> To: emulatorII-list@ yahoogroups. com

> Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 12:08 PM

> I tried to google ed miller studio 9, but can't find

> him.  Do you 

> have his phone number or email address by any chance? 

> thanks so much.

> 

> george

> 

> 

> --- In emulatorII-list@ yahoogroups. com, sm papke

> <mothrecords@ ...> 

> wrote:

> >

> > If I were going to fix the PSU myself, I would have to

> say start 

> with replacing the 4x 100uf 200v "black" caps in

> the top R corner, 

> with the "zip-ties" around them first. This had

> cleared up the 

> same "scrambled screen" problems I had a while

> back on an EII. It 

> only took about 15-20 min. to finish the job. Eventually, I

> just went 

> ahead and replaced all of the electrolytic capacitors on

> the whole 

> PSU, and it has been running for a few years now, with

> absolutely no 

> problems since! Please note that this PSU had been sitting

> around, 

> separate from the EII itself, so it had no power going to

> it for a 

> while. I felt much safer working on it, otherwise I would

> have been a 

> bit nervous to start poking around on one that had been

> in-use. *YOU 

> ALL KNOW HOW DANGEROUS PSU REPAIR CAN BE!! PLEASE BE 

> AWARE/KNOWLEDGEABLE OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING IF YOU ATTEPT

> THIS 

> YOURSELF, OR HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE* as I'm sure

> you want to 

> live another day to play your lovely/magical EII

> >  :) Also, I would not suggest Advanced Audio on Venice

> Blvd. I have 

> brought them older pieces they were not too familiar with,

> that just 

> sat around un-touched for weeks, only to end up fixing them

> at home 

> myself. They should have no problem re-capping a PSU if you

> just 

> bring them the PSU only, but it will definitely cost you! I

> highly 

> recommend contacting Ed Miller over at a place called

> Studio9 on 

> Sunset Blvd. for anyone in the Los Angeles area. He's a

> bit of a 

> synth guru, and would have no problem fixing the PSU on an

> EII (I 

> believe he used to work at Roland). His prices are also

> extremely 

> reasonable and fair, which is pretty rare these days. Hope

> you get it 

> fixed soon!

> > Cheers

> > 

> > 

> > --- On Mon, 11/3/08, hexafuzz <gclip@...> wrote:

> > 

> > > From: hexafuzz <gclip@...>

> > > Subject: [emulatorII- list] Re: Start-up Freeze

> Problem Update

> > > To: emulatorII-list@ yahoogroups. com

> > > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 3:32 AM

> > > --- In emulatorII-list@ yahoogroups. com,

> "George"

> > > <trickstar303@ > wrote:

> > > >

> > > > I also would like to troubleshoot the PSU. I

> own a

> > > multimeter, but 

> > > > am not sure what to look for in terms of

> what voltage

> > > needs to come

> > > > out of where. I really want to fix this

> thing. Has

> > > anyone in here 

> > > > experience with the PSU and can tell me step

> by step

> > > what to look 

> > > > for?

> > > 

> > > In my case, I resoldered all cable connections on

> the PSU

> > > side and

> > > everything came back in line. Been a long time

> now since I

> > > opened mine

> > > though, so Ill leave it to someone who's sure

> to give

> > > the exact voltages.

> > > 

> > > > I'm considering to bring this thing to a

> tech.

> > > Does anyone know of 

> > > > someone in Southern California (between San

> Diego and

> > > LA) who's an 

> > > > expert with EIIs?

> > > 

> > > Not sure about being E-II experts, but these two

> are at

> > > least

> > > competent. At the very least Im sure you could

> call,

> > > explain your

> > > needs and see what/who they recommend.

> > > 

> > > http://www.advanced musical.com/

> > > http://www.caesound .com/cae_ service.html

> >




      

    
    
	
	 
	
	








	


	
	


      

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