[sdiy] poly cap replacements, diodes, transistors

[ChristianH]

On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 21:05:30 -0800 John L Marshall wrote:

> Okay .de's. Sent Harry a *gift*.

Nice pun :-) Too bad that most readers won't understand this one <gr>

You're thinking of a bitter pill like a ticking chip, re-labelled as
something sweet & innocent as, say, "TL072"...?
Well, it's Xmas ahead...

Chris



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: harry <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
> To: Tony Allgood <oakley at techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk>
> Cc: Synth DIY <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 8:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] poly cap replacements, diodes, transistors
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > Tony Allgood wrote:
> >
> > > >MM5837
> > >
> > > Infamous noise generator chip. Try your local organ repairer, he should
> > > have some left.
> >
> > LOL....   If a BBD was a bowl of pig-piss... the MM5837 would be
> > a bowl of SCORCHED pig-piss....
> >
> > (stolen from an old National Lampoon, but hey it paints the picture,
> doesn't
> > it...)
> >
> > Lose this awful chip.  I can show you a circuit that will replace it and
> > works
> > MUCH better. Ask offlist and I'll e-mail it.  I used it to replace this
> chip
> > in
> > my Prophet V.
> >
> > My bitch with the chip... you can easily hear the repeat... tick tick
> > tick...
> > $3800 for the most advanced synth of its day... and the noise goes tick
> tick
> > ????
> >
> > Now most list members know WHY the manufacturers used this chip... its
> > a lot easier than selecting noise trannys... BUT its the most unmusical
> > piece of...
> >
> > OK. Its worse than a BBD. If I had to be stranded on a desert island with
> > a BBD or the MM5837 you know what I'd take.... ?
> >
> > Poison.   The BBD would be my second choice...
> >
> > H^) harry