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Battery? In a SDS-8? What's that used for?

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ken evans skrev 2013-05-23 15:01:
> Thanks for the responses - just thought it might be a common known
> problem that I could give the tech a heads up on when I took it to him
> (I was never considering attempting to fix it myself). Battery was
> replaced in 2007 - power supply was also converted from 110v to 220v,
> will be going back to the tech who did the conversion. Will update when
> I know what the problem is.
>
> Cheers,
> Ken.
>
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Simmons_Drums%40yahoogroups.com>, "simmonssds7fan"
> <ptmetcalf@...> wrote:
>  >
>  > Not being an electronics tech either, and not knowing the SDS-8 very
> well, I can't say: "this right here is your problem". What I can add to
> the conversation is that it obviously has a dead short somewhere in the
> unit causing the fuse to blow. If the unit has an internal memory
> battery in it, it may have leaked and caused damage to the board causing
> a dead short, or it could be an issue with the power supply unit inside,
> or a burned resistor, or...., but these are just random guesses. As
> stated before, without opening it up and visually inspecting it and
> checking some values, its near impossible to give you a starting point.
> If you don't have any electronics experience or knowledge, I would leave
> it to a pro. You'll be better off in the long run.
>  >
>  > ~Paul
>  >
>  > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Simmons_Drums%40yahoogroups.com>, "WT" <waveterm@> wrote:
>  > >
>  > > Something is broken :)
>  > >
>  > > Take it to the tech. It could be anything, really....Without
> opening and
>  > > doing a visual check and some basic measuring no one can answer you´re
>  > > question.
>  > >
>  > > WT
>  > >
>  > > ----- Original Message -----
>  > > From: "ken evans" <tycho33@>
>  > > To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Simmons_Drums%40yahoogroups.com>>
>  > > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:14 AM
>  > > Subject: [Simmons Drums] SDS8 Power Issue
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > > I'm no electronics tech so I'll almost certainly be taking my
> SDS8 to my
>  > > > repair guy, but thought I'd ask for any ideas on what the problem
> may be
>  > > > first...
>  > > >
>  > > > SDS8 was working fine for years - one day it didn't power up, I
> checked
>  > > > the fuse, it had blown. I replaced the fuse with the exact same
> type, it
>  > > > immediately blew.
>  > > >
>  > > > Any suggestions?
>  > > >
>  > > > Thanks in advance :-)
>  > > >
>  > > >
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