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2005-08-12 by malik
i have a problem with my right output on the main channel and am thinking i should probably just sell it on ebay and get another. should i? i know it will probably cost a fortune to get serviced!!!
2005-08-12 by moose
On 12/8/05 4:28 PM, "malik" wrote: > i have a problem with my right output on the main channel and am > thinking i should probably just sell it on ebay and get another. > should i? i know it will probably cost a fortune to get serviced!!! > the emu service centre down in florida are very good - i dealt with richard bruyn @ epr electronics when my e4xt ultra had a bad chip & he was very professional & efficient. and my machine now works perfectly! if it has just a bad socket then they are easy to change and i doubt it'll cost too much **unless** it has a major problem on the circuit board itself. but be warned that the machines are around $300 used, so if the quote to fix climbs too high then consider selling. }:-) email : moose@... music sites : http://www.pigpendigital.com http://www.alaskahighway.com http://www.mishikawa.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2005-08-13 by malik
i was affraid of that! i have a book that teaches me how to solder and i have radio shack is up the street and they have the mounted stereo plug just like the one inside my mp7 i might try fixing it but im skurd.... --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, moose <egroup@p...> wrote: > On 12/8/05 4:28 PM, "malik" wrote: > > > > i have a problem with my right output on the main channel and am > > thinking i should probably just sell it on ebay and get another. > > should i? i know it will probably cost a fortune to get serviced!!! > > > > the emu service centre down in florida are very good - i dealt with richard > bruyn @ epr electronics when my e4xt ultra had a bad chip & he was very > professional & efficient. and my machine now works perfectly! > > if it has just a bad socket then they are easy to change and i doubt it'll > cost too much **unless** it has a major problem on the circuit board itself. > > but be warned that the machines are around $300 used, so if the quote to fix
> climbs too high then consider selling. > > }:-) > > > email : > moose@p... > > music sites : > http://www.pigpendigital.com > http://www.alaskahighway.com > http://www.mishikawa.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2005-08-13 by moose
On 12/8/05 5:19 PM, "malik" wrote: > i was affraid of that! > };-) > > i have a book that teaches me how to solder and i have radio shack > is up the street and they have the mounted stereo plug just like > the one inside my mp7 i might try fixing it but im skurd.... > often this kind of problem in inside the female jack itself, where the contacts physically touch the 1/4" plug. i had the same problem on an old yamaha rx5 drum machine years ago. it got so bad that the connector actually broke off! anyways, have a look inside the unit & if its a sealed female casing then look at any identifying number and head, as you say, to your local RadioShack. their range has shrunk to mobile phones & the odd plug, but hopefully you'll find something... if not there are a number of really good online stores, and if you don't feel up to soldering then check out your local TV Repair centre - usually these guys are very good & don't charge too much. peace of mind & all that... btw my *new* XL7 can be seen here <http://analoguehaven.com/used> };-) email : moose@... music sites : http://www.pigpendigital.com http://www.alaskahighway.com http://www.mishikawa.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2005-08-13 by malik
nice setup you have there and an interesting website. nice photography!! i had opened her up. the mo phat rom was in slot 3 so i put it in slot zero unscrewed everything from the bottom board and connectors in the rear pannel looked on both the top and bottom of the board and all connections looked crisp. so i took some q tips sticks and whateever else i could find and started poing inside of the main. then. then i started to blow in int. screwed everything back up, and now it works!!! thanks man!! i guess when the shit hit's the fan i can actualy accomplish things on my own. (too bad the shit has to hit the fan first) --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, moose <egroup@p...> wrote: > On 12/8/05 5:19 PM, "malik" wrote: > > > i was affraid of that! > > > };-) > > > > i have a book that teaches me how to solder and i have radio shack > > is up the street and they have the mounted stereo plug just like > > the one inside my mp7 i might try fixing it but im skurd.... > > > often this kind of problem in inside the female jack itself, where the > contacts physically touch the 1/4" plug. i had the same problem on an old > yamaha rx5 drum machine years ago. it got so bad that the connector actually > broke off! > > anyways, have a look inside the unit & if its a sealed female casing then > look at any identifying number and head, as you say, to your local > RadioShack. their range has shrunk to mobile phones & the odd plug, but > hopefully you'll find something... if not there are a number of really good > online stores, and if you don't feel up to soldering then check out your > local TV Repair centre - usually these guys are very good & don't charge too
> much. peace of mind & all that... > > btw my *new* XL7 can be seen here <http://analoguehaven.com/used> > > };-) > > > email : > moose@p... > > music sites : > http://www.pigpendigital.com > http://www.alaskahighway.com > http://www.mishikawa.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2005-08-13 by moose
On 12/8/05 6:28 PM, "malik" wrote: > nice setup you have there and an interesting website. nice > photography!! > 'analogue haven' is our new store near LA, based in an old art gallery, where we have some weird & esoteric stuff. my studio is **slightly** smaller <http://alaskahighway.com/studio> but works exactly the way i need it to, with most of the gear to my left in the skb racks. the cool photo's on the AH site are mostly mine, though we have a load of stock photos from manufacturers on the site which will be replaced over the coming few months... > > i had opened her up. the mo phat rom was in slot 3 so i put it in > slot zero unscrewed everything from the bottom board and connectors > in the rear pannel looked on both the top and bottom of the board > and all connections looked crisp. so i took some q tips sticks and > whateever else i could find and started poing inside of the main. > then. then i started to blow in int. screwed everything back up, and > now it works!!! > well, sometimes machines just need a clean, as well as unplugging, blowing & replugging all the connector cables. as long as you don't lose track of which plug went where you should be ok - taking digital pictures as you go is always a good route. often these contacts just need a bit of alcohol on 'em to clean off the crud. also, and this is quite a delicate operation, getting a very very small screwdriver and moving the contacts inside the female adapters so they aren't so flush to the sides often helps too. > > thanks man!! i guess when the shit hit's the fan i can actualy > accomplish things on my own. (too bad the shit has to hit the fan > first) yay... another happy customer, err... i mean abuser! glad to have saved you some money! right, i'm off home soon & plan on getting out the XL7 for a play... }:-) email : moose@... music sites : http://www.pigpendigital.com http://www.alaskahighway.com http://www.mishikawa.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2005-08-13 by moose
On 12/8/05 6:28 PM, "malik" wrote: > nice setup you have there and an interesting website. nice > photography!! > 'analogue haven' is our new store near LA, based in an old art gallery, where we have some weird & esoteric stuff. my studio is **slightly** smaller <http://alaskahighway.com/studio> but works exactly the way i need it to, with most of the gear to my left in the skb racks. the cool photo's on the AH site are mostly mine, though we have a load of stock photos from manufacturers on the site which will be replaced over the coming few months... > > i had opened her up. the mo phat rom was in slot 3 so i put it in > slot zero unscrewed everything from the bottom board and connectors > in the rear pannel looked on both the top and bottom of the board > and all connections looked crisp. so i took some q tips sticks and > whateever else i could find and started poing inside of the main. > then. then i started to blow in int. screwed everything back up, and > now it works!!! > well, sometimes machines just need a clean, as well as unplugging, blowing & replugging all the connector cables. as long as you don't lose track of which plug went where you should be ok - taking digital pictures as you go is always a good route. often these contacts just need a bit of alcohol on 'em to clean off the crud. also, and this is quite a delicate operation, getting a very very small screwdriver and moving the contacts inside the female adapters so they aren't so flush to the sides often helps too. > > thanks man!! i guess when the shit hit's the fan i can actualy > accomplish things on my own. (too bad the shit has to hit the fan > first) yay... another happy customer, err... i mean abuser! glad to have saved you some money! right, i'm off home soon & plan on getting out the XL7 for a play... }:-) email : moose@... music sites : http://www.pigpendigital.com http://www.alaskahighway.com http://www.mishikawa.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]