Here's a picture of the location I refer to: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/5/8/2434738/IMG_3507.JPG --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "Gil" <gilwe@...> wrote: > > Will you please describe exactly what you see on your E-II as C66 and C67 on the audio board ?? > > What do you mean by two tantalums in series ? > > Which values are they ? and how are they wired ? > > If you could make a close up picture of the area I will be thankful ! > > > > > > --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "kgslug2" <kevingibson952@> wrote: > > > > On mine, they are not even aluminium electrolytics. each is a pair of tantalums wired in series. I can't tell you if sampling works as at the moment my EII won't even boot. > > > > Kevin > > > > --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "Gil" <gilwe@> wrote: > > > > > > I haven't managed to get my Emulator II to sample from the day I got it. > > > > > > I see no signal when playing into the input (using another synth, or an electric guitar). > > > > > > I decided to investigate this further and found that what seems to be the sampling circuit, has two electrolyte caps, which on the schematics are marked as "alum-electro (nonpolar) 4.7uf" but on the actual board, regular POLAR caps are used. These caps I put myself while recapping the machine when I got it a few years ago. > > > > > > I tend to think that this causes the sampling circuit not to work, > > > BUT - a closer look at the board reveals a + sign near each of these two caps, as if the engineers did intend to use regular POLAR caps there... > > > > > > I'm afraid to replace them with non-polars so I don't damage the circuit... > > > > > > > > > Any advice / info on this ? Will anyone be able to take a look at his E-II voice board and check if these two electrolyte 4.7uf caps are bipolar (there should be a "NP" mark on them, and no polarity marking) ? > > > > > > They are right under the power supply at the top-right corner of the left board. > > > > > > The diagram is probably page 42 in the manual: > > > > > > http://www.synthesizerarchiv.de/circuits/emu/emulator2_circuits/emulator2_circuits.pdf > > > > > > Thanks ! > > > > > >
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Re: Don't know if the original caps were polar or bi-polar (E-II)
2012-12-15 by Gil
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