Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "Alexandre Souza" <alexandre-
listas@...> wrote:
>
> > I DON'T like the idea of using a heatsink on our Poly's because 
that 
> > implies that your batteries will go flat in no time at all.
> > One of the best features of the Poly is that you can walk the 
stage with 
> > it.
> > Whatever we do from this point forward must be able to be done 
without any 
> > additional hardware modification.
> 
>     Mike, if I were using a Poly around the stage, surely I'd use a 
Li-Pol 
> battery or a gel cell. No way I'd use D size cells on that.
> 

I'd use rechargable double-A's in D sheaths.


>     And, if I have to have a MIDI cable tethered to my keyboard, 
I'd modify 
> it to get 9VAC thru the midi cable. I did it already on one here in 
Brazil.

Interesting but potentially dangerous if somebody else grabs that 
midi feed not knowing there's power on it.  You could also provide it 
from the audio cable on TRS I suppose, since you may not always need 
a MIDI cable plugged in, but you will always need the audio out 
cable...