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Re: [CZsynth] Dead CZ-5000

2018-09-17 by danforcz

Yes, there is explanation, AFAIK - capacitors need something like reforming after long time out of use. It seems to me that it can be true, at least I have

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Re: [CZsynth] Dead CZ-5000

2018-09-15 by Lee Borrell

Could it have been slightly damp,or subject to a change in temperature? It s usually best to leave (unused) electronics to acclimatize to where they are going

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Re: [CZsynth] Dead CZ-5000

2018-09-15 by danforcz

Of course you have to open the machine. Daniel Forro ... Of course you have to open the machine. Daniel Forro On Sep 14, 2018, at 18:52, Les Morey

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Re: [CZsynth] Dead CZ-5000

2018-09-14 by danforcz

Congratulations to your successful repair! Voltages from PSU are +5 Volts and +/-15 Volts according to the Service Manual. It can be found for example here:

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Re: [CZsynth] Dead CZ-5000

2018-09-14 by Les Morey

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! Amazingly (to me), the suggestion below worked--no smoke, just lights and the trusty BRASS ENS patch after leaving it on

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Re: [CZsynth] Dead CZ-5000

2018-09-14 by danforcz

- Check batteries, put them off and check if they didn’t leak inside after the time the instrument was not used. If yes, you have to clean all, and check if

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Sourcing Slider Knob for CZ-5000

2018-09-14 by wadrad@...

Yo folks, LONG time no post anything, though this is a Yahoo group that I still read (also appears to be one of my last active ones). Trying to get my CZ-5000

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Re: [CZsynth] Dead CZ-5000

2018-09-14 by Les Morey

I don t see any externally accessible fuse on the machine. I m guessing there must be some kind of fuse for the power supply. Do I need to take the case

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Re: [CZsynth] Dead CZ-5000

2018-09-14 by danforcz

- Check batteries, put them off and check if they didn’t leak inside after the time the instrument was not used. If yes, you have to clean all, and check if

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Re: [CZsynth] Dead CZ-5000

2018-09-14 by José Ángel Morente

It seems a power supply issue. Maybe it’s quite obvious but have you checked if the fuse is blown? On Fri, 14 Sep 2018 at 06:28, Les Morey

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Dead CZ-5000

2018-09-13 by Les Morey

Hi all, I ve got a CZ-5000 that I ve had for decades, but haven t used it in quite a while, although it s been in my climate controlled studio. I went to turn

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Re: [CZsynth] Broken 101

2018-09-13 by Sean Luke

I don t know how much for sure -- I think for parts ones usually go for a bit north of $100 on ebay, but I could double-check. Where are you located? I

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Re: [CZsynth] Broken 101

2018-09-13 by fingermush hcfx

Sounds like paid opamps. How much? On Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 6:07 PM Sean Luke sean@cs.gmu.edu [CZsynth]

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New file uploaded to CZsynth

2018-09-13 by CZsynth@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the CZsynth group. File : /VZ -

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Re: [CZsynth] Broken 101

2018-09-11 by charles copp

i can fix ... im in Canada I even have a modification to take the hum out of the headphone line... Charles

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Broken 101

2018-09-10 by Sean Luke

I have a CZ-101 whose sound output (in both the headphone jack and the line out) is super, super ultra low and obviously extremely noisy at that level. I have

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Questions about Phase Distortion

2018-09-10 by Sean Luke

I am pretty confused about PD. Can anyone help me here? 1. PD seems to have two different descriptions. One is the description that appears in the Casio

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Re: midi noise problem

2018-08-22 by xdumortier@...

It s not caused by other equipment, as I use the CZ-1 standalone and still get the clicking noises (zipper effect). I guess I ll have to open my CZ-1 and check

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Re: [CZsynth] Re: midi noise problem

2018-08-22 by Lee

I get a similar thing on an FB01 unit when I pitch bend: I maybe wrong,but I think it is on the output of the pc midi system. I ve never checked whether it did

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Re: [CZsynth] midi noise problem

2018-08-22 by danforcz

Years ago I had also similar problem with some instruments, forgot which it was… Later i have found it had something to do with ground loops, or lack of

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Re: midi noise problem

2018-08-22 by smw-mail@...

Decades ago I had what I called the zipper effect--rapid clicks that reminded me of a zipper opening/closing when using the wheels. I rarely use my CZ, so I

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Re: midi noise problem

2018-08-21 by xdumortier@...

I notice your post is over a decade old, but I have the exact same problem with my CZ-1. For each midi change that happens on my CZ-1, I can hear a tiny click.

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CZ-101 Relay replacement part number?

2018-08-21 by sean@...

I picked up a used CZ-101 in order to build a patch editor for it (and other CZ synths of course). But its headphones are very quiet and its line out is

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Re: [CZsynth] My thoughts of the VZ-1

2018-08-06 by cliffe123@...

I know one thing the RAM card I had lasted me around 20 years before replacing the old battery with a new battery. All I can say is overall these machines are

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Re: [CZsynth] My thoughts of the VZ-1

2018-08-05 by charles copp

I enjoy a vz fz or cz or rz the demand for the unit(vz) was more than filled back in the day and I feel they did such a great job creating this unit it

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My thoughts of the VZ-1

2018-08-05 by cliffe123@...

Hello and to be very honest I don t know what to do without my VZ synthesizers since I had them for around 30 years. I don t care of what others says but this

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Re: VZ-1 MIDI connectivity issues

2018-08-02 by flori.weiler@...

Hi Yiannis, I ve found the VZ-1 to work nicely with MidiQuest. Some things to check: * On the VZ-1, in menu 3-04: Midi Data, you have to set EXCLUSIVE=ENA. The

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Re: no buttons working on my CZ101

2018-07-25 by soundprogramer@...

Did you try a hard reset in your CZ-101? Once happens to me a very similar problem, reset it power down and on again and every things working again. Sometimes

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