>
> Since you said "batterys" I'm assuming you are talking about C cells and
> haven't got a lithium cell installed for the memory. The only time I've seen
> this problem, the C cells really were not making good contact and the memory
> would get wiped if the synth was bumped. If you haven't added a lithium cell
> for memory backup, I would suggest this as a first step. The modifications
> needed would depend on which version of the MK1 you have (#1-no lithium
> cell, no solder pads on the board #2-no lithium cell but board has solder
> pads where it would eventually go #3-Solder pads and an old dead lithium
> cell already there). I certainly would NOT solder in a battery. Install a
> socket for a CR2032 instead. If you've got a soldering iron, we can talk you
> through this.
>
> Don B.
>
> _____
>
> From: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com [mailto:korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of bigbreadair
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 5:20 PM
> To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [korgpolyex] MK1 MEMORY PROBLEM
>
>
>
>
> Hey guys! I bought a used MK1 a couple of years back. It worked great, but
> every once in a while would lose the factory presets when unplugged for an
> hour or so while gigging, reverting to unusable "noise" sounds. I am using
> fresh batterys. Since I have the factory patch SYSX I would simply dump it
> back in after the show, but a few months ago it stopped responding to the
> dump. After the load the diplay will say "good" but the weird "noise"
> presets will still be there. Anyone else encounter this issue?
>
> jayson
>
