Korg DW8000, Mono/Poly, MS-20...

hey yall...hope everyone is having fun...i just need someone to 
confirm my suspicions!!!   i just picked up a dw-6000 for 10 bucks!!  
the guy i bought it from claimed that it only made 1 sound, and that 
it was uncontrolable.  i just opened it up, and the first thing i did 
was to check the internal battery!!!  it looks as if someone had 
tried to replace the battery at some point in time, but failed 
miserably!!!  they had a 3v button cell taped to the board!!!  if i 
am correct in my theorys...by replacing the battery with the correct 
one, in the correct manner will probably restore the functions of the 
synth!!!  please someone confirm this theory...i dont want to think i 
spent all those years as an electronics tech. for nothing!!!

thanks all,   rev. walt

midiretard@...

Is the keyboard outputting erratic filter sweeps and self-oscillation?

Is the noise used a LOT in patches?

Are there akward patches that change every time the synth starts up?

If these are correct, you have a battery problem.

This can be fixed by replacing the taped battery with a soldered 
battery.

VERY COMMON PROBLEM!

Good luck!

--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "mrtidydolphin" 
<thesynthesizerkid@h...> wrote:
> Is the keyboard outputting erratic filter sweeps and self-
oscillation?
> 
> Is the noise used a LOT in patches?
> 
> Are there akward patches that change every time the synth starts up?
> 
> If these are correct, you have a battery problem.
> 
> This can be fixed by replacing the taped battery with a soldered 
> battery.
> 
> VERY COMMON PROBLEM!
> 
> Good luck!

I thought my DW6000 was going crazy thanks for the advive my speakers 
were nearly going everytime it freaked out.My poly 800 does a similar 
thing with white noise I'm glad they are easy repairs phew!!
I'm new on this forum and already you have fixed up 2 synths thanks
and CHEERS