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Re: EII on ebay

2008-11-04 by esynthesist

Hi Zom, you seem to regret that you sold your EII+ to me last year :-)
(ok, I admit this is not a very encouraging message :-), but anyway 
good luck with your search) 

///E-Synthesist

--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "zomnius" <zomnius@...> wrote:
>
> He is not shipping to europe ;(
> 
> --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, Cristea Eusebiu 
> <pcoxe2002@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > 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@>
> > Subject: Re: [emulatorII-list] Re: Start-up Freeze Problem Update
> > To: emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 11:07 PM
> > 
> > 
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> >             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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