Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "cyberiad2001" <ahassine@n...> wrote:
> 
> had same problems at first It seems like battery damage has set in 
if the light stay on the patche buttons and the sound changes a trace 
may be damaged. Not likey (but you never know)the chips realy never 
go bad by them selfs? Your battery may be loosing it rechage 
abillitys go with old crows page and you cant go wrong that is if you 
know how to do that sort of stuff.The one big problem I had was every 
time I turned the thing on a slightly differnt problem arised once 
the filters and then they worked and then the key wouldnt play then 
they did the patch lights stayed on and the the they would get error 
light
Good luck and get that battery changed fast before it is to late.







 
> Hi all!
> 
> I just joined this list and thought it´s OK to introduce myself 
right 
> away...
> 
> My name is Ami Hassinen and I´ve been a happy polysix owner since 
> 1989. I bought one second hand and have been using it ever since. I 
> think it´s perhaps the most enjoyable polyphonic synth of its price 
> range of the time...especially when you run it thru EQ and a bit of 
> echo/delay. I have used it both in studio/recording work (my band 
is 
> Nemesis - yeah, I know that it sounds like a veeeery unoriginal 
name 
> now...wasn´t that bad in 1987...unluckily we decided to stick to it 
> as it was printed on our album cover in 1994 etc...) and live set 
> up...providing sterling service....until now!!!
> 
> Curiously (stupidly :-) enough, I haven´t replaced the battery yet, 
> but have checked it regularly to prevent the leakage. I will 
replace 
> it soonish with the help of the excellent tips page on the net (I 
> think the author is on the list?) as soon as I have bought the 
right 
> components. But the battery is really the original item and I think 
> I´ve really been pushing my luck having not changed it ...yet :-)
> 
> The problems that I´ve had with it during the last week or two 
appear 
> like this:
> 
> Everything is OK and normal for about 5-10 mins after I switch the 
> unit on. After that time the programmes seem to lose some of their 
> written features: the envelope settings disappear and all the 
sounds 
> have zero attack and release. There is also slight fluctuation of 
the 
> output volume. The program button 4 is (and stays) lit all the 
time, 
> no matter what other program buttons one pushes (the appropriate 
> program changes to the one being pushed on, nevertheless). Also the 
> bank D (error) button is lit occassionally.
> 
> If I switch the unit off and it is allowed cool properly, after 
> turning the unit on again everything is perfectly OK for 5-10 mins. 
> and then the malfunctions appear again.
> 
> I would be very grateful if someone could enlight me if this is 
> because of the very old battery or should I look the fault 
> elsewhere???
> 
> I have a recording session coming on soonish and would like to take 
> trusty poly6 with me...
> 
> cheers to all and thanks,
> 
> Ami