Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

I got a little battery holder for a few $ from Radio
Shack and soldered it in, works fine, and a snap to
replace battery now.

--- justin_s_pope <justin_s_pope@...> wrote:

> Okay, well... I picked up a CR2032 (the one I
> desoldered was BR2032, 
> same diff) however, in desoldering, I broke the
> battery connector.  
> It was soldered directly to the battery (God smiled
> on me in not 
> having the lithium leak all over me in the process
> of 
> desoldering...), and I couldn't keep the connector
> in tact.  in lieu 
> of wasting money on a new battery connector (can't
> find one anywhere 
> but route 66, and I don't NEED a new battery...) can
> I just solder 
> project wire to the battery (one to +, one to -) and
> solder those 
> leads to the now-empty terminals on the board?  Is
> one specifically 
> meant for each?  From above, keys facing me, it
> looks a little like 
> this...
> 
>    *  (           )  *      
> 
> where * are the terminals on the board, and ( ) is
> the spot where 
> the battery holder was.  you seem to know what
> you're talking about, 
> and I don't want to fry this sweet new toy of mine,
> so any help you 
> can offer (pics, great) would be much appreciated.
> 
> -jsp
> 
> --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, Claus
> <clauzii@...> wrote:
> >
> > Get a battery of the same type - disconnect the
> machine, desolder 
> battery, solder in new battery.... done :)
> > 
> > If You need pics I can make some for You...:)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > From: justin_s_pope[mailto:justin_s_pope@...]
> > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 9:38 PM -07:00
> > To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: MIDI connectivity
> issue
> > 
> > 
> > In response to Claus, I don't have a VFX-SD, so I
> don't believe I 
> have a 
> > sequencer to have an OS of. It's just a plain ol'
> VFX, which is 
> fine, 
> > because I've got enough trouble understanding this
> one!! :-) In 
> response 
> > to Hans, thanks for the info. I got FreeLoad, and
> I think it 
> tested my buffer 
> > size for me, although I'm not positive. In any
> case, WHY it works 
> now isn't 
> > as important as THAT it does. I actually think I
> just forgot to 
> reset the 
> > SYSEX: ON/OFF every time I restarted the unit. 
> > 
> > Still need help with that battery, though... where
> are these great 
> > technicians that you all seem to find to help you
> with your boards?
> > 
> > -jsp
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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