Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

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----- Original Message -----
From: "kissthebats" <kissthebats@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 09:19:20 -0000
To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PolySix] Re: PolySix arrived today - I'm happy and I'm sad

> Hello there the nightmare has begun just kiding I first got my 
> polysix it was promised that it work perfect 
> hahahhahahahahahahahhhahah
> my main board was gone the things that where happing where all the 
> lights where staying on and it would only make one sound that I realy 
> got tierd of keys where not responding at all nothing work except that
> old stupid noise over and over and over but it now works and it was 
> totaly worth every bit of sweat its not hard at all you just have to 
> know that the main board that the battery is on is almost always the 
> problem the ic next to the battery could have bad traces under the ic 
> chip so you should remove the ic chip first then review the board and 
> traces u may have to replace the traces and then the battery should 
> be replaced with a coin type battery the old crow has this all step 
> by step take note that u should know how to solder real good take 
> your time and read the info over and over let me know if you need 
> help we could set up a time to chat and get that board up and running 
> on chat on the computer that is 
> later Sam 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, greg montalbano 
> <greg.montalbano@u...> wrote:
> > At 04:58 AM 11/13/03 +0000, you wrote:
> > 
> > >I will be giving it the ol' tinkerer's go at it first I think. I
> > >figure, it's not usable to me until it's fully functional (I've 
> been
> > >through trying to use a crippled CS-80 and it really became
> > >frustrating), so if I'm successful then good for me, but if I'm 
> not I
> > >get the board fixed or replaced and it's still good for me.
> > 
> > OK -- just be sure you have a copy of the schematics, and some 
> patience.
> > 
> > 
> > >I think I've made up my mind since I posted intially that I'll try
> > >and learn from this first.  Then, if I'm not successful, Old Crow
> > >could bail me out (for a fee, of course).
> > 
> > You won't go far wrong with Scot (the Old Crow).
> > 
> > >I hope I'm successful,
> > >because it'll just really enhance the relationship I'll have with 
> the
> > >instrument.  Not to say swapping boards wouldn't be enough, but, I
> > >guess it's a goofy thing.  I'm very excited to get it working no
> > >matter how it occurs.
> > 
> > I know the feeling -- I've done quite a few of these, and they 
> really ARE 
> > repairable;  just a matter of how thorough you want to be.  I'm a 
> great 
> > believer in self-maintenance & learning by doing;  just so you're 
> careful 
> > not to do more harm than good.
> > If you get to the point, you could mail the board to me here in 
> California 
> > (no Arnold jokes, please;  it's bad enough having to live here) & I 
> could 
> > go over it.
> > 
> > Good luck.
> > 
> > ~G
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 
> 
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