Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

OK So i have had a few minutes and managed to debug this broken poly.

It now is 3 for 3, with the new broken poly back to life with the  
change out of 1 part.

So dont despair! if you have a korg that is broken, and wont powerup,  
there IS (i believe 99% sure) a cheap and easy fix to make it work  
again.

best regards,

JB

JB,
   Without divulging all your hard earned secrets what is it that 
fails in these synths?

Thanks, Narfman

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Marcus Wilson <JB@...> wrote:
>
> OK So i have had a few minutes and managed to debug this broken 
poly.
> 
> It now is 3 for 3, with the new broken poly back to life with the  
> change out of 1 part.
> 
> So dont despair! if you have a korg that is broken, and wont 
powerup,  

> there IS (i believe 99% sure) a cheap and easy fix to make it work  
> again.
> 
> best regards,
> 
> JB
>

The poly has a stage in its circuits that generates the +/- 9V it  
uses in the analog stages, and also the +5V to power up the digital  
circuits
The way that it creates these voltages in the day was fairly  
standard, however these days is easily replaced by a single IC.
It is one part of that section of the circuit that fails, the hardest  
part was to find a present day equivalent part number for the part  
used in the circuit.
The easiest way to check if your poly is also suffering the same fate  
is to check the +/- 9V at the joystick and the +5V at the IC's if you  
dont see these voltages with a +9V  DC centre pole power supply  
attached, odds are yours suffers the same fate.
I have had some other issues on my dead korgs, however none of them  
affected the board with total power loss just one stage or other in  
some other part. (ie headhpones didnt work but audio out L/R worked)

One of my Korgs is still missing some  parts to make it complete, and  
I would welcome some parts to complete it, if anyone wants to trade  
for this knowledge im keen.

Im missing a joystick, 4th and 9th white key from the bottom, top 8  
white keys, top 3 black keys, and a contact pad strip.

Best Regards,

JB

On 30/05/2007, at 10:56 PM, narfman96 wrote:

> JB,
> Without divulging all your hard earned secrets what is it that
> fails in these synths?
>
> Thanks, Narfman
>
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Marcus Wilson <JB@...> wrote:
> >
> > OK So i have had a few minutes and managed to debug this broken
> poly.
> >
> > It now is 3 for 3, with the new broken poly back to life with the
> > change out of 1 part.
> >
> > So dont despair! if you have a korg that is broken, and wont
> powerup,
> > there IS (i believe 99% sure) a cheap and easy fix to make it work
> > again.
> >
> > best regards,
> >
> > JB
> >
>
>
>

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i have NO IDEA!!

i did at one stage have a fellow lister here that was offering to  
send me some parts to fix it, but then lost touch with them

i bought it from a guy off this list who used the parts to fix up  
another one he had, it was missing the tuning board as well, so i  
made up a replacement to fit.

best regards,

JB

On 31/05/2007, at 12:29 AM, David Mochen wrote:

>
> Question, if you don't mind: What brought that Poly 800 to such a  
> dilapidated condition? Was it smashed by Pete Townshend during a  
> Who concert? ;-)
>
> dB
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marcus Wilson
> To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 12:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: ITS ALIVE
>
> The poly has a stage in its circuits that generates the +/- 9V it
> uses in the analog stages, and also the +5V to power up the digital
> circuits
> The way that it creates these voltages in the day was fairly
> standard, however these days is easily replaced by a single IC.
> It is one part of that section of the circuit that fails, the hardest
> part was to find a present day equivalent part number for the part
> used in the circuit.
> The easiest way to check if your poly is also suffering the same fate
> is to check the +/- 9V at the joystick and the +5V at the IC's if you
> dont see these voltages with a +9V DC centre pole power supply
> attached, odds are yours suffers the same fate.
> I have had some other issues on my dead korgs, however none of them
> affected the board with total power loss just one stage or other in
> some other part. (ie headhpones didnt work but audio out L/R worked)
>
> One of my Korgs is still missing some parts to make it complete, and
> I would welcome some parts to complete it, if anyone wants to trade
> for this knowledge im keen.
>
> Im missing a joystick, 4th and 9th white key from the bottom, top 8
> white keys, top 3 black keys, and a contact pad strip.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> JB
> On 30/05/2007, at 10:56 PM, narfman96 wrote:
>
> > JB,
> > Without divulging all your hard earned secrets what is it that
> > fails in these synths?
> >
> > Thanks, Narfman
> >
> > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Marcus Wilson <JB@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > OK So i have had a few minutes and managed to debug this broken
> > poly.
> > >
> > > It now is 3 for 3, with the new broken poly back to life with the
> > > change out of 1 part.
> > >
> > > So dont despair! if you have a korg that is broken, and wont
> > powerup,
> > > there IS (i believe 99% sure) a cheap and easy fix to make it work
> > > again.
> > >
> > > best regards,
> > >
> > > JB
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

----- Original Message -----

From: Marcus Wilson

To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 7:45 AM

Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: ITS ALIVE

i have NO IDEA!!

i did at one stage have a fellow lister here that was offering to
send me some parts to fix it, but then lost touch with them

i bought it from a guy off this list who used the parts to fix up
another one he had, it was missing the tuning board as well, so i
made up a replacement to fit.

best regards,

JB
On 31/05/2007, at 12:29 AM, David Mochen wrote:

>
> Question, if you don't mind: What brought that Poly 800 to such a
> dilapidated condition? Was it smashed by Pete Townshend during a
> Who concert? ;-)
>
> dB
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marcus Wilson
> To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 12:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: ITS ALIVE
>
> The poly has a stage in its circuits that generates the +/- 9V it
> uses in the analog stages, and also the +5V to power up the digital
> circuits
> The way that it creates these voltages in the day was fairly
> standard, however these days is easily replaced by a single IC.
> It is one part of that section of the circuit that fails, the hardest
> part was to find a present day equivalent part number for the part
>; used in the circuit.
> The easiest way to check if your poly is also suffering the same fate
> is to check the +/- 9V at the joystick and the +5V at the IC's if you
> dont see these voltages with a +9V DC centre pole power supply
> attached, odds are yours suffers the same fate.
> I have had some other issues on my dead korgs, however none of them
> affected the board with total power loss just one stage or other in
> some other part. (ie headhpones didnt work but audio out L/R worked)
>
> One of my Korgs is still missing some parts to make it complete, and
> I would welcome some parts to complete it, if anyone wants to trade
> for this knowledge im keen.
>
> Im missing a joystick, 4th and 9th white key from the bottom, top 8
> white keys, top 3 black keys, and a contact pad strip.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> JB
> On 30/05/2007, at 10:56 PM, narfman96 wrote:
>
> > JB,
> > Without divulging all your hard earned secrets what is it that
> > fails in these synths?
> >
> > Thanks, Narfman
> >
> > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Marcus Wilson wrote:
> > >
> > > OK So i have had a few minutes and managed to debug this broken
> > poly.
> > >
> > > It now is 3 for 3, with the new broken poly back to life with the
> > > change out of 1 part.
> > >
> > > So dont despair! if you have a korg that is broken, and wont
> > powerup,
> > > there IS (i believe 99% sure) a cheap and easy fix to make it work
> > > again.
> > >
> > > best regards,
> > >
> > > JB
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>