Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

I think my beloved Poly 800 might be close to death. About two 
weeks ago when accessing parameter 86(receive chanel) 
instead of a two digit number, the display read P1. Somehow the 
first number turned into the leter P??? A few days later, I turned it 
on to find out that the memory has been erased. Now, it dosn't 
seem to respond when I try to reprogram it? I'm thinking that one 
of the chips or the internal battery went bad. Can anybody tell me 
what I could do to get my P8 working again?

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "kp8002000" 
<pauloakenfold666@h...> wrote:
>  I think my beloved Poly 800 might be close to death. About two 
> weeks ago when accessing parameter 86(receive chanel) 
> instead of a two digit number, the display read P1. Somehow the 
> first number turned into the leter P??? A few days later, I turned 
it 
> on to find out that the memory has been erased. Now, it dosn't 
> seem to respond when I try to reprogram it? I'm thinking that one 
> of the chips or the internal batterie went bad. Can anybody tell 
me 
> what I could do to get my P8 working again?

Hi
I supposed you have the poly800 mk1.  I do and the same things 
happens to my poly when the batteries is dead.  If the display show 
something weird like P1, you have to press the down button and 
you'll finally reach the numbers.  Someday, i thought my poly was 
dead because i had weird sounds, and weird display.  I change the 
batteries and load the patches (yes i still have the original 
cassette) and everything worked fine.
Don't give up and good luck.
Bernard

On the earleir poly 800 mk1 they didnt have battery back up but later changed that. All my poly vers mk1 have the batter back up all three of em. I hate leaky batteries.So I only load them when im playing tours. I do have the diagram where to solder to if youd like to add the battery back up. 
Peace 
Alien

satnom2000 <satnomb@...> wrote:
--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "kp8002000" 
<pauloakenfold666@h...> wrote:
>  I think my beloved Poly 800 might be close to death. About two 
> weeks ago when accessing parameter 86(receive chanel) 
> instead of a two digit number, the display read P1. Somehow the 
> first number turned into the leter P??? A few days later, I turned 
it 
> on to find out that the memory has been erased. Now, it dosn't 
> seem to respond when I try to reprogram it? I'm thinking that one 
> of the chips or the internal batterie went bad. Can anybody tell 
me 
> what I could do to get my P8 working again?

Hi
I supposed you have the poly800 mk1.  I do and the same things 
happens to my poly when the batteries is dead.  If the display show 
something weird like P1, you have to press the down button and 
you'll finally reach the numbers.  Someday, i thought my poly was 
dead because i had weird sounds, and weird display.  I change the 
batteries and load the patches (yes i still have the original 
cassette) and everything worked fine.
Don't give up and good luck.
Bernard


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Thanks for the help everybody! I guess it could be the battery 
backup. I opened up my Poly 800 to do a filter mod and 
remember seeing the battery. Is it very hard to replace the 
battery? I have only preformed synth surgery once(filter mod) and 
was sucessful.
eric







--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, x x <alienxxx2002@y...> 
wrote:
> On the earleir poly 800 mk1 they didnt have battery back up but 
later changed that. All my poly vers mk1 have the batter back up 
all three of em. I hate leaky batteries.So I only load them when im 
playing tours. I do have the diagram where to solder to if youd 
like to add the battery back up. 
> Peace 
> Alien
> 
> satnom2000 <satnomb@m...> wrote:
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "kp8002000" 
> <pauloakenfold666@h...> wrote:
> >  I think my beloved Poly 800 might be close to death. About 
two 
> > weeks ago when accessing parameter 86(receive chanel) 
> > instead of a two digit number, the display read P1. Somehow 
the 
> > first number turned into the leter P??? A few days later, I 
turned 
> it 
> > on to find out that the memory has been erased. Now, it 
dosn't 
> > seem to respond when I try to reprogram it? I'm thinking that 
one 
> > of the chips or the internal batterie went bad. Can anybody 
tell 
> me 
> > what I could do to get my P8 working again?
> 
> Hi
> I supposed you have the poly800 mk1.  I do and the same 
things 
> happens to my poly when the batteries is dead.  If the display 
show 
> something weird like P1, you have to press the down button 
and 
> you'll finally reach the numbers.  Someday, i thought my poly 
was 
> dead because i had weird sounds, and weird display.  I 
change the 
> batteries and load the patches (yes i still have the original 
> cassette) and everything worked fine.
> Don't give up and good luck.
> Bernard
> 
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