Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Thanks,

      You guys are great!  I'll have many more questions later. Until then.

                                                                    J.



--- On Wed, 4/21/10, backshall1 (dsl) <backshall1@...> wrote:

From: backshall1 (dsl) <backshall1@...>
Subject: RE: [korgpolyex] Re: Scratchy volume pot
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 6:23 PM







 



  


    
      
      
      


You should open it up and spray directly into the pots. 
Remove all 16 bolts/screws (3 different sizes) on the bottom and fold it open. 
Just remember that the 4 fat bolts go into the keyboard action itself, the 3 
short ones go under the front of the keyboard, and the rest go around the edges. 
Spray into the holes in the side of the pots. The volume control is a stacked 
pot, 3 high, probably one for Left, one for Right and one for the on/off switch. 
Definitely use a zero residue spray like Deoxit. The ones with lubricant just 
seem to collect more dust.
 
Don B.



From: korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com 
[mailto:korgpolyex@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of J.
Sent: 
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 5:45 PM
To: 
korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com
Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: Scratchy volume 
pot


  

Thanks, I think I can do the removal of the eprom and such. I still need a 
few tools and things to get started, so I'll let you know if I need a 
pre-assembled Hawk. Once I get my head around everything I need, and acquire 
said stuff, I might even be willing to do it all. 
So, with the volume 
pot.... Just pull off the nob and spray de-oxit on the post? Wiggle the post 
around...ect. ... Or is there a small opening somewhere on the pot to where 
I would have to open up the Poly?
I see in the photos section this mod for 
the chorus feedback. Does the Hawk implement that? I haven't see any examples of 
that mod online. 

Thanks for taking the time to answer these newbie 
questions.
I do, and will do more of my own research before asking questions, 
but sometimes its just easy to ask.

Thanks again,
J.

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com, 
Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@ ...> wrote:
>
> Hi 
J,
> 
> We could agree to a price for a pre-assembled kit but the 
real challenge is pulling the EPROM socket and IC29 out of the main 
board.
> 
> So if you don't feel comfortable with a soldering then 
the challenge is to find someone who can do the socket removal for you.
> 

> De-oxit is the way to go with cleaning pots and you probably won't have 
to pull the pot apart. You just spray into the pot and de-oxit does its 
magic.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
____________ _________ _________ __
> From: J. 
<lovgh2000@. ..>
> To: korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com
> 
Sent: Wed, April 21, 2010 5:07:08 PM
> Subject: [korgpolyex] Scratchy 
volume pot
> 
> 
> Hello everyone!
> 
> I just got 
my first Poly-800 MK1 last Saturday. I'm super stoked cause its my first analog 
synth! I'm also very grateful for you all in this group. So, I am very 
interested in the Hawk-800 and atomahawk mods, but I'm a little timid to try the 
upgrade because I don't have much practice with a soldering iron. I guess when I 
get tired of the functionality, or lack of, then I'll give it a go. 
> 

> Anyway, my volume pot is scratchy. I think I can pull it apart and 
clean it but what does one use as a cleaner? I've cleaned wha wha pedals pots 
before and they just get dirty over and over again. 
> 
> Also is it 
possible to get the Hawk-800 pre-assembled? 
> 
> Has anyone totally 
destroyed their Poly trying to install the Hawk-800? 
> 
> 
Thanks,
> J.
>