--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "fsimon100" <fsimon001@...> wrote: > > Hi, > I just joined. I found three nonworking synths and bought them for > $30 each. A Prophet 10, Korg Trident mk II, and Roland Super JX 10. > 1)The Prophet has some regulators in wrong. The 12v and 5V were > backwards but the 12V should have been fixed voltage and had a > varible regulator instead of fixed Vreg without feedback resistors. > Hopefully that fixes that. There may have been some big voltage on > the 5V circuit. I'm a little concerned because that reg open loop may > have been 37v. It lit up though while wrong just no sound. > 2)The Korg had a memory battery leak on the board and fried some > traces. So PCB repair and new battery may fix that. I like my odds on > this one. It lit up too but no sound. > 3) The Roland has good Power supply but nothing lights up. The whole > top LCD or LED plus all the buttons are out. I could appreciate > advice or if anyone has a schematic would help. If I get one synth > working I made a good purchase. I'm optimistic on the first two. They > light up and look like they want to work. > > Thanks, > Frank > > I'll talk about my Hammond H-100 problems later. > I have Hammond H-100 parts
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Re: Three nonworking vintage synths
2008-04-01 by Scott
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