Isolating the issue won't likely be easy, but I'd agree that a sound file would be helpful. It might be that a couple electrolytic caps have gone bad with age. They do that. I've got one working and one for parts myself. --- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, Mark B <Bugsi@...> wrote: > > If it comes down to having a technician look at it, you'll probably > discover that parts are hard to come by for a DW8000, and tech time can > be expensive. It is often easier and less expensive to buy another used > DW8000. You'll often find that used ones have defects like one or more > broken keys or a scratched case, etc. You can use yours as parts to fix > one that needs cosmetic or minor repairs. Hang onto yours as a source > of future parts. Alternatively you can buy a used one and use THAT for > parts to try to repair yours, by swapping entire boards from one to > another, or swapping power supplies. > > > > On 2/15/11 10:51 AM, AJ wrote: > > I turned it on after not using it for about a year. The lights came on, but there was a horrible sound coming from the outputs when I pressed any key (even some noise when I didn't). I loaded a clean set of patches in case of corruption, but that didn't help. I followed the online tutorial for replacing the old battery, and I loaded a clean set of patches. Same problem... > > > > Help!!! > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
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Re: DW8000 audio problem
2011-02-16 by Doug