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Re: looking for advice for diagnosing recent polysix disaster, [please!]

2005-05-10 by gil_we

I'd check the Powersupply board for shorts - I can't remember but I 
think there should be a few transistors at the area - check them out 
for shorts.



--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "hoggy_bogger" <yanbu@c...> wrote:
> I'm really hoping I can get some help / advice from you all.  Ok, 
> i'll state the facts once again:
> 
> My polysix fell out of tune last week, a few days before I was 
about 
> to play a show, and I decided to get in there and tune it.  I got 
it 
> rock solid in tune, and this is obviously where I went wrong - I 
had 
> it plugged in still -  and closed the cover down to put all the 
> screws in and saw a small flash from the center back portion of the 
> inside.  It seemed like it came from the center back board that's 
> screwed in with the metal plate, the one that holds the fuses.  The 
> first of the two fuses blew out.  I looked around for quite some 
time 
> to see if I pinched any wires against the case or something 
obvious, 
> but couldn't find anything.  I bought new fuses and replaced, but 
> they blow out immediately when powered up.  
> 
> I'm pretty handy with a soldering iron and such, can plunder my way 
> through schematics - but not sure where to start and thought I 
better 
> ask some advice.  Thanks in advance for any help.  The most I can 
> offer this board is my patch dumps, I have a number that aren't in 
> your files area.

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