Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

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From: Gordon JC Pearce

To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 9:44 AM

Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Power-up re-initializes wiping stored sounds??

On Sat, 2009-08-08 at 08:02 +0000, pjkeys1975 wrote:
> Cheers chaps for all your advice.
>
> Before you go & tear each others heads off, I'd just like to add that
> it is an original model VFX, not the SD variations.
>
> I opened her up last night & discovered (as I managed to find
> documented elsewhere also) that there is a standard CR2032 battery
> doing the job. I think the lithium batteries were installed in most
> Ensoniq synths post the VFX.

Okay, my VFX had AAs fitted before I got it, but the space on the board
looks about right for a 2/3AA lithium. I can only surmise that someone
has fitted a CR2032 in the past.

> It's a solder job by the looks of things. I'm starting to get the odd
> gobbledegook patch name also so I can only assume it is in fact the
> battery that's on its way.

Sure it's not in a holder, like on old PC motherboards?

> Cheers though for all your help. I do however find it odd that they'd
> change these things in latter models.
>
> One point of note...I picked this up a year ago on ebay. Lovely
> condition & has served me well for the duration. 1989 model & all.
>
> Now with all the talk about calibration issues/ribbon cable/hardwired
> in etc....I'd like to note that mine still has it's original Ribbon in
> & doesn't show any signs of the problem.

Might be worth fixing that. Maybe not though - it might be worth
something "L@@K RARE VFX WITH ORIGINAL KEYBOARD RIBBON" - eh, no don't
think so...

Gordon 2M0YEQ

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