I bought a TR-707 that the seller said was dead. $20
They had tried powering it with batteries... those batteries are only used for memory backup, not powering the 707.. thats what it's wall wart is for.
Regards
Mike
--- On Fri, 8/5/09, Nik Sargeant wrote:
From: Nik Sargeant
Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: A report on simple repairs for your amusement
To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
Received: Friday, 8 May, 2009, 5:20 AM
--- In vintagesynthrepair@ yahoogroups. com, "Michael Kirk" wrote:
>
> I picked up a used JV-1010 synth module on eBay that was supposedly 'dead' for US$70 shipped.
>
> Prior to the purchase I asked the seller if he checked the 'wall-wart' supply with a voltmeter - he said he didn't have one and wasn't interested in making the effort himself.
>
> I won the auction and sure enough - bad power supply.
>
> I felt bad for the guy - so I picked up a cheap digital meter ($3) and sent it to him - he now has no excuse not to test his gear. :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Mike
I bought an ART fx unit off eBay - seller said that the LCD was garbage. It worked fine after a factory reset (!) ..
I had a Danelectro pedal given to me; its fault was that it needed a new battery ..
Carlsbro PA amp .. dead .. needed a new HT fuse ..
Alesis Midiverb .. apparently dead ... wall wart with it was a DC one, unit needed an AC one .. *sigh* ..
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