Vintage Synth Repair

The one thing that comes to mind is something you can only get with many
years hands on experience - that is experience!  After 50 years in the
industry - servicing everything from keyboards to guitar amps to guitars and
anything else that has valves or chips I reckon I'm just about clued up on
many jobs but I still learn something new almost every day.

 

I did five keyboards on Monday and three more yesterday.  Today I shall be
looking into at least two more in the workshop and I have three more out in
the field to go and sort out.

 

You really need a formal education in electronics, you also need a mentor to
guide you in the early days.  You need to be able to interpret what you see,
what you hear, what you touch and what you  smell.  Yes even the latter.
Burn ups for instance, different types of component smell different when
they over heat and you need to be able to recognize this.  I can open up a
cabinet where a burn up has happened and I can pin down the type of
component just by the smell.

 

You won't learn this in ten minutes.

 

As far as oscilloscopes are concerned they are easy to use, but your problem
is to interpret what you see and this takes a great understanding of the
workings of electronic equipment.

 

I'd say unless you are prepared to devote thousands of hours to study the
industry you would be better-off gigging to earn enough to let the
professional do your servicing.

 

Sorry to be so negative.

 

Regards

 

Brian G3OYU

 

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From: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of kar_chicago
Sent: Friday, 04 November, 2005 01:58
To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] FAIRLIGHT CMI IIX

 

Anyone know a place to get parts for this?
Mine doesn't have MIDI (CMI 28/29 card).  Wouldn't mind getting 
those.  Also nice to know of a place in case anything goes wrong.








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