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Re: My Series III booting up (or not!)

2007-11-13 by buchla300

Thanks Harald
No I haven't reseated all the cards. I did do the ones on the right of
the mainframe,. but not the voice cards and all the left hand cards.
Maybe I should pull them all out, clean the contacts and put them back in?
Thanks again
David

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Harald Feldmann" <feldmann@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi David,
> 
> I was told a while ago that having no battery should not be an issue and
> the unit would work fine without it. Now, I removed the batteries from
> pretty much all my systems to prevent leakage... I have them in storage
> now, so I have not tried them, but I would be surprised that it
would not
> work without a battery because how did it get working the first time
then
> if it is a matter of settings ?
> 
> For new batteries, there was a thread here recently about a replacement
> version with longer leads. Probably one month ago or so.
> 
> Have you reseated all the cards ?
> 
> Regards,
> Harald
> 
> > Hello again
> > Well, Termination doesn't change anything. The battery is dated 1986,
> > so I will order one and replace it (if I can find one!)
> > But basically still no joy :-(
> > Thx
> > --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "buchla300" <davidmorley@>
wrote:
> >>
> >> thanks!
> >> Will check it today
> >> David
> >>
> >> --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "billyrockplay"
> >> <billyrockplay@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hey David - sorry for the delayed response. the Q 133 Debug  card
> >> >  - dead battery - that was the problem. battery located on card.
> >> > peace
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "buchla300" <davidmorley@>
> > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Hi Bill
> >> > > Thanks for that!
> >> > > I will check that out.
> >> > > Where is it located???
> >> > > Thanks again
> >> > > David
> >> > >
> >> > > --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "billyrockplay"
> >> > > <billyrockplay@> wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Hi David. Bill Rayner here. i have a series III, earlier rev.
> >> > > iencountered this problem before
> >> > > > and it turned out lithium battery had to be replaced. hope
things
> >> > > work out for you.
> >> > > > Bill
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "buchla300"
<davidmorley@>
> >> wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > My Series III booting up and stopping on the Fairlight E.S.P
> >> rev 9.34
> >> > > > > page
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Series III booting pics
> >> > > > >
> > <http://homepage.mac.com/dlmorley/synthesisers/PhotoAlbum64.html>
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Maybe someone can help me with what might be happening!
> >> > > > > It was upgraded by Peter Wielk and worked until I moved from
> >> Germany
> >> > > > > to Belgium. Then it lay dormant for a while and when I
booted it
> >> > > > > again, it ended up here...
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Any thoughts??
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Thanks
> >> > > > > David Morley
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >
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