Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Could you make any suggestions on the possible problems?  And how to 
fix them? Why would it , to use a term , run home to mamma every 20 
minutes?

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, klosmon <klosmon@s...> wrote:
>
> No.
> A number of people have attributed many PolySix malfuctions to a 
bad battery;
> the ONLY thing the battery does (besides leak all over the board & 
cause 
> untold damage) is to maintain power to the RAM chip when the synth 
is 
> turned off.
> The RAM will still work, if the battery is dead or missing;  you 
can save 
> programs from the front panel or from the tape interface & recall 
them at 
> will -- as long as you don't turn off the synth.
> 
> It's been my experience that when people think they've corrected 
all the 
> circuit board problems caused by a battery leak, they're ususally 
wrong -- 
> keep in mind this is a digitally controlled machine, and that data 
and 
> address lines are running all over the CPU & front panel boards.  
If ANY of 
> these lines are shorted, broken or otherwise screwed with by a 
leaking 
> battery, the synth will malfunction -- sometimes in surprising 
ways.
> 
> (let me also add that visual inspection is not enough to determine 
that 
> battery damage has been repaired;  there are many traces running 
under ICs 
> that can be etched away without being visible).
> 
> ~G
> 
> At 09:12 AM 1/3/2006, you wrote:
> >I just found out that the New battery that was installed is a 
slightly
> >lower voltage, a 2032 lithium
> >
> >It should be 3.2 Volts? Correct?
> >
> >I messed with the Reset Adjuster to no avail. The main problem 
was the
> >sound reverting back to Bank One , Sound A every 20 minutes or so.
> >Would a lower voltage battery be causing the problem?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Joe
> >
> >
> >
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