Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

I did say if it had one and that I was not that familiar with the inner workings of the machine having never owned or worked on one...LOL! Its all good.

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, jesper <jesper@...> wrote:
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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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