Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 20:36 -0500, Rish wrote:
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> No NO NO!   Do not half ass wire in any AA batteries!  (Gordon you
> should know better) that is really bad advise. I do not care where

I'd like to know why you think that's a bad idea.  I do it as a matter
of course on all my equipment that's of an age to have lithium batteries
(not just synthesizers).

Of course, I replace soldered-in nicads right away too - have you seen
the mayhem they cause when they fail?

>  you get the battery but replace it with the correct Panasonic 2/3a
> lithium yellow label or blue label. Take the time to do it correctly

The lithium batteries you get now are incredibly expensive and only last
a couple of years - quite often because they've been lying around for
years waiting to be sold!  There's no real point in fitting them.
Long-life alkalines have a far better shelf life and since the CMOS
memory takes something in the realms of nanoamps, shelf life is
more-or-less what it comes down to.

Gordon 2M0YEQ