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Re: Trident question

2006-02-01 by gil_we

It's very hard to see anything on those pictures... I do see though 
that the battery was already replaced ?? looks like a lithium battery 
what does it say on it ?

Try to provide close up high resolution pictures of the programmer


--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "stagerhodes" <stagerhodes@y...> 
wrote:
>
> I think i have another problem here, not related with battery leak, 
> i just uploaded some photos , not very good quality, but the 
battery 
> seems to be sealed, and the programmer is working despite some 
press 
> memory recall buttons need cleaning or replacing. Well , the synth 
> sound has some distortion and sounds like ring modulation, this is 
> minimized if the negative/positive VCF EG Intensity is full 
> clockwise. The preset sounds are like no envelope sustain , just a 
> short low (frequency) click...well, i'm not a keyboard 
technician ,  
> just trying to make something here, otherwise i will have to take 
> the synth and schematics to a friend who is a technician (works in 
> musical instruments, not vintage ones but...) and try to put this 
> synth to play...have to say the brass and strings sections are ok,  
> the split keyboard function switches and behavior are ok, bend and 
> mod ok...well...lets see 
>  
>  
> >  
> > --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "gil_we" <gil_we@y...> wrote: 
> > > 
> > > Thanks, 
> > >  
> > > I believe that this type of info should be shared all over the 
> net.  
> > > The Trident's schematics are very rare - took me weeks to get 
> them; 
> > > however, here they are. 
> > >  
> > > I got my Trident in disasterous condition, nothing worked, 
> battery  
> > > corrosion, bad chips, everything you may think of... Got it 
work  
> > > finally after doing the refurbishment step by step. This is an  
> > > incredible machine, one of the best ever made and definately 
> Korg's  
> > > best Polysynth. 
> > >  
> > > Let us know how you proceed, also if you can take some pictues 
> of  
> > the  
> > > board it would help. 
> > >
>

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