Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Hi Gil,
well, i'm not at home right now, but the battery is from Sanyo, and 
the big lettering is CADNICA (nickel cadmium).
I will take better pictures tonight and post them (deleting the ones 
there now)...well, what can i say besides thank you for your 
support ...

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "gil_we" <gil_we@y...> wrote:
>
> 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. 
> > > >
> >
>