Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

You guyz seem to have all the answers :) Here's another question for 
you: my VXF-SD seems to be overheating - at least the heat sink gets 
extremely hot within 20 minutes of powering up. And unless I'm 
mistaken, this is causing a fluctuation in the tuning. Is there a 
known fix for this or is it a 'fan & ice' situation? Thanks in 
advance.
F>

We have the answers because we learned 'em the hard way.  Yep, Ensoniq heat sinks get hot.  Best procedure is an air conditioned studio (not trying to be a smart alec...)  and a small fan aimed at the heat sink to draw off the heat.  Lots of ventilation is the best course of action.  I've never noticed a tuning fluctuation, but it's certainly possible.  I've noticed erratic timekeeping by the sequencer when it gets really warm.  Try the fan thing.

>>> <oize@...> 03/21 4:08 PM >>>
You guyz seem to have all the answers :) Here's another question for 
you: my VXF-SD seems to be overheating - at least the heat sink gets 
extremely hot within 20 minutes of powering up. And unless I'm 
mistaken, this is causing a fluctuation in the tuning. Is there a 
known fix for this or is it a 'fan & ice' situation? Thanks in 
advance.
F>



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--- Bill Wilcox <bwilcox@...> wrote:
> We have the answers because we learned 'em the hard
> way.  Yep, Ensoniq heat sinks get hot.  Best
> procedure is an air conditioned studio (not trying
> to be a smart alec...)  and a small fan aimed at the
> heat sink to draw off the heat.  Lots of ventilation
> is the best course of action.  I've never noticed a
> tuning fluctuation, but it's certainly possible. 
> I've noticed erratic timekeeping by the sequencer
> when it gets really warm.  Try the fan thing.
> 
> >>> <oize@...> 03/21 4:08 PM >>>
> You guyz seem to have all the answers :) Here's
> another question for 
> you: my VXF-SD seems to be overheating - at least
> the heat sink gets 
> extremely hot within 20 minutes of powering up. And
> unless I'm 
> mistaken, this is causing a fluctuation in the
> tuning. Is there a 
> known fix for this or is it a 'fan & ice' situation?
> Thanks in 
> advance.
> F>
> 
> Hi all...here's the address of a company that builds
cooling fans specifically for Ensoniq gear and has
lots of Ensoniq support stuff.
<<www.hometown.aol.com/mishon66/index.html>>
Recommended site...cheers, Keith

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Cool! (No pun intended....well, maybe it wuz....).  Thanks for the info.

>>> keith cummings <keithkcummings@...> 03/23 11:05 AM >>>

--- Bill Wilcox <bwilcox@...> wrote:
> We have the answers because we learned 'em the hard
> way.  Yep, Ensoniq heat sinks get hot.  Best
> procedure is an air conditioned studio (not trying
> to be a smart alec...)  and a small fan aimed at the
> heat sink to draw off the heat.  Lots of ventilation
> is the best course of action.  I've never noticed a
> tuning fluctuation, but it's certainly possible. 
> I've noticed erratic timekeeping by the sequencer
> when it gets really warm.  Try the fan thing.
> 
> >>> <oize@angelfire.com> 03/21 4:08 PM >>>
> You guyz seem to have all the answers :) Here's
> another question for 
> you: my VXF-SD seems to be overheating - at least
> the heat sink gets 
> extremely hot within 20 minutes of powering up. And
> unless I'm 
> mistaken, this is causing a fluctuation in the
> tuning. Is there a 
> known fix for this or is it a 'fan & ice' situation?
> Thanks in 
> advance.
> F>
> 
> Hi all...here's the address of a company that builds
cooling fans specifically for Ensoniq gear and has
lots of Ensoniq support stuff.
<<www.hometown.aol.com/mishon66/index.html>>
Recommended site...cheers, Keith

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