Re: New here. Need help repairing effects on Polysix.
2006-03-21 by pplasticeyess
Yep. I bought it used and it looks like it had the battery leak problem and someone fixed it up very nicely... If you know of common problems that occur after
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2006-03-21 by pplasticeyess
Yep. I bought it used and it looks like it had the battery leak problem and someone fixed it up very nicely... If you know of common problems that occur after
2006-03-20 by gil_we
thanks
2006-03-20 by jure zitnik
did you check for battery leak damage?
2006-03-19 by Daniel Giantomaso
Hi everyone, I just joined this forum because I have a Polysix that is about an inch away from working perfectly. I love the sound of this synth and I would
2006-02-20 by (no author)
... You can get TC5514-APL2 here: http://www.vintageplanet.nl/content.html Ciao Peter |/ (o o)
2006-02-20 by (no author)
... From: The Old Crow ( [EMAIL REMOVED] ) Date: Mar 16, 2001 Subject: Re: [sdiy] TC5514 s-ram chip needed ... Tony, Jameco has an equivalent I ve used in
2006-02-20 by jure zitnik
hello. i m wondering if there are any ICs equivalent to the TC-5514 APL-3 used in the polysix. mine might be faulty and i distantly remember reading somewhere
2006-02-15 by modulatio@aol.com
Thanks so much!!! ... From: jure zitnik To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:20:10 +0100 Subject: Re: [PolySix] How do I
2006-02-15 by modulatio@aol.com
Thanks !!!! ... From: kevin hogarth To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:52:11 -0500 Subject: Re: [PolySix] How do I
2006-02-15 by kevin hogarth
Or you can download it from the Old crow site. Good luck. Supposedly you don t need an oscilloscope as it describes. A good tuner or another keyboard should
2006-02-15 by jure zitnik
it s in the service manual. it s also on oldcrow s site. try google oldcrow polysix. jure
2006-02-15 by modulatio@aol.com
It s in the manual? I ll have to check , stupid me. ... From: kevin hogarth To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 14 Feb 2006
2006-02-14 by kevin hogarth
I m in the same boat. I tried to follow the manual but couldn t get it into tune mode . I located the Hi and lo pots and the switch for tuning mode but
2006-02-14 by motionsandwaves
I recently had the battery replaced, because it needed it and it also kept resetting itself back to A1 during playback. In the process my friend with trusty
2006-02-13 by stagerhodes
I will have a guy more or less in the business, looking at my Trident, next Wednesday...i am not able to advance more on this alone..anyway many thanks to all
2006-02-13 by marcobasile78
Hallo everyone! I m mark from Naples (Italy) I need a polysix M (Midi with in e out, prog change, hold pedal etc) IS there anyone out there that have one for
2006-02-11 by jure zitnik
you do realize that the POLYsix is POLYphonic? it could be done but everything patched out six times would look a bit funny... kokoon
2006-02-11 by rat soul
Hey, I saw a Roland SH 101 on ebay a while ago that had been customised so that it was semi modular like a Korg MS20. I was wondering if this would be possible
2006-02-08 by stagerhodes
I noticed the problem is independent of the mode (manual or memory), i must say i m normally in manual mode but had tried in memory too, and despite some
2006-02-08 by gil_we
When you switch the Manual mode on - do this problems still occur ? ... group, ... just ... to ... some ... is ... dissipator ... a ... wait ... distortion ...
2006-02-07 by stagerhodes
Hi , i answered your message but it seems it never came to the group, i dont know why. This week has been and it will be a very busy one for me, so i have no
2006-02-04 by gil_we
DO NOT TOUCH IC12 ! If you re not looking for any further trouble... Johannes and me were just trying to solve a problem on my Trident on which that particular
2006-02-04 by stagerhodes
Good tips which i will try for sure. I noticed the IC12 (10 leg transistor type) in the signal board , will heat very quickly, is this normal ? Since the
2006-02-04 by Johannes Hausensteiner
Hi, So the preset thing is clear; probably a genius cranked the trimpots and made the sounds unusable. For the distortion: try to find out on what this
2006-02-04 by stagerhodes
ok...i think i made some progress here...when trying to adjust VR27 in the presets board (with piano 1 , as Johannes told) suddenly i heard the sound loud and
2006-02-03 by stagerhodes
Hi , tonight i will take a longer look to the flanger board, as well as trying some of the tips Johannes gave me (yesterday i was out and couldn t be around
2006-02-03 by gil_we
Also, can you see any broken or cold solder joint on this board ? ... related ... only ... kind ... modulation ), ... Intensity ... to ... crashed ... after
2006-02-03 by gil_we
The Flanger board (KLM-291) is also the mixer board, in case it got defective it makes sense to me that the synth problem may be related to a defect on that
2006-02-02 by gil_we
Johannes - could it be somewhere in the mixer (some bad opamp where the synth section comes in) ? ... the ... in ... in ... malfunction ... which ... wuuld ...
2006-02-02 by stagerhodes
Hi Johannes, i will try your tips and see what happens...only one thing , the distortion is more proeminent with EG Intensity to full positive position (all
2006-02-02 by Johannes Hausensteiner
Hi Art, No,the flanger does not have any influence on the synth section, technically. So, what I get from your post is that there are (possibly) two problems:
2006-02-02 by stagerhodes
thank you !...well, the controls are working, only it makes a kind of distortion which is more audible in the 16 and 8 octaves, it reduces it in the 4 ( a
2006-02-02 by Johannes Hausensteiner
The PCB looks OK; no damage due to leaked battery as in the Polysix is visible. According to the pics (silkscreen) the battery which is mounted seems to be
2006-02-02 by stagerhodes
Hi, just uploaded 8 photos of the board, hope they re ok now for you to try to help me. regards, Art ... and ... programmer ... ... some ...
2006-02-01 by stagerhodes
So you think the problem is programmer related ? By the way...do you think its possible to buy some press switches (not the switch itself wich is a common type
2006-02-01 by gil_we
you re welcome, I m interested to see how corroded is the board - if any at all. ... ones ... though ... just ... take ... this ... get ... definately
2006-02-01 by stagerhodes
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
2006-02-01 by stagerhodes
As far as i can remember the Polysix has 1 VCO per voice, the Trident has a 2nd VCO which is very handy to get those fat detune sounds... ... net. ... them;
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
2006-02-01 by gil_we
Tridetn MKII have an ENV for the VCF as well, and an extra sawtooth based VCO with octave selection and detuning option - great for making string sounds... BTW
2006-02-01 by stagerhodes
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,
2006-01-31 by stagerhodes
hummm...the PS3200 is one of those along with the 3100 i never tried but would love to...well, lets start messing with this Trident... ... net. ... them; ...
2006-01-31 by jure zitnik
hey what about polysix! isn t the trident s synth engine the same as polysix ?
2006-01-31 by gil_we
... the ... post ... beeing ... the ... near ... stay ... left ... to ... ... is ... section ... with ... working
2006-01-31 by gil_we
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
2006-01-31 by stagerhodes
Oh, i m very pleased regarding this group , many thanks for your reply and the schematics beeing available for download... i will unmount the Trident may be
2006-01-31 by gil_we
I didn t fully understand how the synth section acts on this machine... Also, is there corrosion (green colored) on the battery and near it ? Are there bad
2006-01-31 by stagerhodes
Hi, i just bought a Trident MK I in which the poly synth section is malfunctioning, i am almost certain that the problem is the battery question , and the
2006-01-30 by jure zitnik
no not on other boards. just the 367. but that one s also cleaned now and all...
2006-01-30 by gil_we
Yah I ment 367... It looks like it hasn t be 100% repaired... Can you see corrosion on other boards as well ? ... involved ... with ... probably ... alright