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Polysix still weird - battery has not leaked onto board....

Polysix still weird - battery has not leaked onto board....

2005-05-25 by Mike

Well i opened it up today, and the battery honestly looks fine.  I 
don't mean to second guess you guys or sound cocky or anything, but I 
really don't think it's the battery.  Is it possible my patches 
corrupted?  Or maybe have a bad chip somewhere?  If this is the case
I 
wouldn't even know where to start.  I'm gonna try reloading my
patches 
tonight and see what happens, but I have doubts of it working.  
Please, if anyone knows anything more, please do tell because I'm 
really aggravated as I just bought this not too long ago and was 
really enjoying it.  I really don't want to give up on it yet, but if 
it's going to cost me a fortune to fix I may have to.  Let me know if 
anything else can be done.  I already e-mailed Scott from Old Crow.

Re: Polysix still weird - battery has not leaked onto board....

2005-05-25 by gil_we

As I said, first step is to remove the battery, check if you got a few 
traces that look more "black" than the others, and rewire them if 
necessary. It won't necessarily solve the problem, but you have to go 
step by step (elimination) many times. How does it exactly behave ? 
Please provide as many details as you can.



--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <tubmyk2@c...> wrote:
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> Well i opened it up today, and the battery honestly looks fine.  I 
> don't mean to second guess you guys or sound cocky or anything, but I 
> really don't think it's the battery.  Is it possible my patches 
> corrupted?  Or maybe have a bad chip somewhere?  If this is the case
> I 
> wouldn't even know where to start.  I'm gonna try reloading my
> patches 
> tonight and see what happens, but I have doubts of it working.  
> Please, if anyone knows anything more, please do tell because I'm 
> really aggravated as I just bought this not too long ago and was 
> really enjoying it.  I really don't want to give up on it yet, but if 
> it's going to cost me a fortune to fix I may have to.  Let me know if 
> anything else can be done.  I already e-mailed Scott from Old Crow.

RE: [PolySix] Re: Polysix still weird - battery has not leaked onto board....

2005-05-25 by Mike Thompson

When I turn it on, my sounds sound a little more growly then they used to,
if you depress the keys for more than 2 seconds it begins to modulate the
sound like as if I had turned the mod wheel all the way up.  Then some of
the patches don't even work, they just sort of "click".  

 

I just went out to radio shack on my way home from work to get the battery
holder, and they didn't have one.  I guess if I get a 3.6v battery and
holder it would work too, I just need to know the direction of the pins if I
use a different part.

 

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From: PolySix@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PolySix@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
gil_we
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:51 PM
To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PolySix] Re: Polysix still weird - battery has not leaked onto
board....

 

As I said, first step is to remove the battery, check if you got a few 
traces that look more "black" than the others, and rewire them if 
necessary. It won't necessarily solve the problem, but you have to go 
step by step (elimination) many times. How does it exactly behave ? 
Please provide as many details as you can.



--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <tubmyk2@c...> wrote:
> Well i opened it up today, and the battery honestly looks fine.  I 
> don't mean to second guess you guys or sound cocky or anything, but I 
> really don't think it's the battery.  Is it possible my patches 
> corrupted?  Or maybe have a bad chip somewhere?  If this is the case
> I 
> wouldn't even know where to start.  I'm gonna try reloading my
> patches 
> tonight and see what happens, but I have doubts of it working.  
> Please, if anyone knows anything more, please do tell because I'm 
> really aggravated as I just bought this not too long ago and was 
> really enjoying it.  I really don't want to give up on it yet, but if 
> it's going to cost me a fortune to fix I may have to.  Let me know if 
> anything else can be done.  I already e-mailed Scott from Old Crow.




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Re: Polysix still weird - battery has not leaked onto board....

2005-05-26 by gil_we

There's a description on Old Crow's site of what have to bo done to 
convert to a Lithium battery - need to remove a cap and replace a 
resistor with a diode.

Does the problem you describe happen on evry note you play or just
once in a few ?


--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Thompson" <tubmyk2@c...> wrote:
> When I turn it on, my sounds sound a little more growly then they 
used to,
> if you depress the keys for more than 2 seconds it begins to 
modulate the
> sound like as if I had turned the mod wheel all the way up.  Then 
some of
> the patches don't even work, they just sort of "click".  
> 
>  
> 
> I just went out to radio shack on my way home from work to get the 
battery
> holder, and they didn't have one.  I guess if I get a 3.6v battery 
and
> holder it would work too, I just need to know the direction of the 
pins if I
> use a different part.
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: PolySix@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PolySix@yahoogroups.com] On 
Behalf Of
> gil_we
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:51 PM
> To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [PolySix] Re: Polysix still weird - battery has not leaked 
onto
> board....
> 
>  
> 
> As I said, first step is to remove the battery, check if you got a 
few 
> traces that look more "black" than the others, and rewire them if 
> necessary. It won't necessarily solve the problem, but you have to 
go 
> step by step (elimination) many times. How does it exactly behave ? 
> Please provide as many details as you can.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <tubmyk2@c...> wrote:
> > Well i opened it up today, and the battery honestly looks fine.  
I 
> > don't mean to second guess you guys or sound cocky or anything, 
but I 
> > really don't think it's the battery.  Is it possible my patches 
> > corrupted?  Or maybe have a bad chip somewhere?  If this is the 
case
> > I 
> > wouldn't even know where to start.  I'm gonna try reloading my
> > patches 
> > tonight and see what happens, but I have doubts of it working.  
> > Please, if anyone knows anything more, please do tell because I'm 
> > really aggravated as I just bought this not too long ago and was 
> > really enjoying it.  I really don't want to give up on it yet, 
but if 
> > it's going to cost me a fortune to fix I may have to.  Let me 
know if 
> > anything else can be done.  I already e-mailed Scott from Old 
Crow.
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RE: [PolySix] Re: Polysix still weird - battery has not leaked onto board....

2005-05-26 by Mike Thompson

Yeah it's on all of them.

 

 

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From: PolySix@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PolySix@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
gil_we
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 3:24 AM
To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PolySix] Re: Polysix still weird - battery has not leaked onto
board....

 


There's a description on Old Crow's site of what have to bo done to 
convert to a Lithium battery - need to remove a cap and replace a 
resistor with a diode.

Does the problem you describe happen on evry note you play or just
once in a few ?


--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Thompson" <tubmyk2@c...> wrote:
> When I turn it on, my sounds sound a little more growly then they 
used to,
> if you depress the keys for more than 2 seconds it begins to 
modulate the
> sound like as if I had turned the mod wheel all the way up.  Then 
some of
> the patches don't even work, they just sort of "click".  
> 
>  
> 
> I just went out to radio shack on my way home from work to get the 
battery
> holder, and they didn't have one.  I guess if I get a 3.6v battery 
and
> holder it would work too, I just need to know the direction of the 
pins if I
> use a different part.
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: PolySix@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PolySix@yahoogroups.com] On 
Behalf Of
> gil_we
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:51 PM
> To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [PolySix] Re: Polysix still weird - battery has not leaked 
onto
> board....
> 
>  
> 
> As I said, first step is to remove the battery, check if you got a 
few 
> traces that look more "black" than the others, and rewire them if 
> necessary. It won't necessarily solve the problem, but you have to 
go 
> step by step (elimination) many times. How does it exactly behave ? 
> Please provide as many details as you can.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <tubmyk2@c...> wrote:
> > Well i opened it up today, and the battery honestly looks fine.  
I 
> > don't mean to second guess you guys or sound cocky or anything, 
but I 
> > really don't think it's the battery.  Is it possible my patches 
> > corrupted?  Or maybe have a bad chip somewhere?  If this is the 
case
> > I 
> > wouldn't even know where to start.  I'm gonna try reloading my
> > patches 
> > tonight and see what happens, but I have doubts of it working.  
> > Please, if anyone knows anything more, please do tell because I'm 
> > really aggravated as I just bought this not too long ago and was 
> > really enjoying it.  I really don't want to give up on it yet, 
but if 
> > it's going to cost me a fortune to fix I may have to.  Let me 
know if 
> > anything else can be done.  I already e-mailed Scott from Old 
Crow.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> PolySix "Digiest" Page: http://www.acc.umu.se/~amber/Poly6 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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