Nah then in Oz at 240V! Now in SEA at what ever they can muster on any particular day....lol ________________________________ From: Bob S. <tttsystems@...> To: xl7@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 16 May, 2011 7:38:56 PM Subject: Re: [xl7] Re: rack ears You must be in Europe or somewhere with 220V? I noticed that when I took my command station on holiday in Europe and used just a plug adapter, it seem to run pretty hot when on 220V. 110V operation is not as hot... Bob El Segundo, CA ----- Original Message ----- >From: Greg W >To: xl7@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 18:51 >Subject: Re: [xl7] Re: rack ears > > >I couldnt stand the heat they generate, I feared the electronics would suffer >over a long period, so > >I hacked a computer fan into mine, tapped the +5 v off the pwr sup > >mounted on the back indented section facing down, had to drill holes in the >case. > >But mine never gets to the cooking level heat they seem to get to!. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ From: dutchbeats <dutchbeats@...> >To: xl7@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Mon, 16 May, 2011 10:17:53 AM >Subject: [xl7] Re: rack ears > > >thanks again! my xl7 does heat up after being on for a few hours but the most >noticeable is the smell. not burnt plastic or electronics but burnt hair or >an old space heater. the inside looks brand new but the outside shows it was >clearly used for live performances and really used hard. ie the first two >track buttons are indented and the custom paint and hand written silver marker >tell me it was used for some sort of dance or techno raves or something. >probably it was left on all night at these events too. > >yes i will use midi ox to transfer presets, i knew there was a reason i >downloaded it years ago(!) all my patterns are safely backed up already >thanks in total to this group. > >i'll report back once i get to setting up again after my move. > >markus > >--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Bruno <brunorc@...> wrote: >> >> Hi Dutch, >> >> 2011/5/16 dutchbeats <dutchbeats@...>: >> > thanks mibrilane that is a good idea. although i would have to learn sysex >>transfers first ; / >> > >> > i forgot to add that it did the same thing to me with internal tracks >>also. i saved a few notes played on tracks 1 and 2 with internal presets and >>when i reloaded the pattern the note data was there but the presets were >>switched back to the originals. >> >> If we are talking about the simple procedure: >> - set some sounds >> - records some stuff >> - recall the pattern >> - be stunned with a different sounds that you have had assigned, >> then it never happened to me. I would assume your CS can have some >> flaw on the hardware level. Also, if you could come up with a >> repeatable crash procedure, that would allow us to try it and bring >> more details. >> >> Speaking about making dumps: If you have a PC with Windows, use MIDI >> Ox. It can record the SysEx dump initiated on the instrument side, so >> you can just dump the whole bank at once. With regard to the patterns, >> I'm afraid you *have* to use eLoader for patterns, although I think >> the pattern dump can be requested with some SysEx sent from MIDI Ox. >> >> If you have a Mac with OS X, there were a nice app mentioned (on this >> list, or maybe on the P2K one), quick search on Google reveals this >> one: http://www.snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/ - I never used it, though, >> but probably will try. >> >> If you have a Linux, you should be able to send SysEx using a MIDI >> cable and a paper clip (and calculate the control sum on the fly). >> With handshaking. In the complete darkness. >> >> > i was messing with multisetups recently so maybe there is a global setting >>i changed? is it possible the machine would behave like this because of a bad >>psu or something mechanical? >> >> Overheating? >> >> Anyway, wish you getting it cleared soon. >> >> Bruno >> > >
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Re: [xl7] Re: rack ears
2011-05-17 by Greg W