Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

hi everybody
I just received yesterday a S1100 for free, though it is not powering 
up.
DOes anyone have a suggestion what I have to check, so I can bring this 
baby back to live? 
When I tra to switch it on, nothing is happening at all. no light or 
anything. I hope its only the powersupply. How can I find out what I 
have to fix or to replace?

If you're not an electronics expert, it is worth asking help to
prevent that you destroy your sampler.

Open up the sampler
on the back / left you find 2 small glass tubes with a small wire in
it. These should conduct. You can test that with the resistance meter
you find on most digital multimeters. If they dont conduct anymore -
replace them with the same type (ampere and speed should be the same).
 
Measure the voltage outputs of the power supply. If you still dont
find 5 volt and 12 volt output your power supply board (on the left)
is certainly broken and needs repair / replacement.

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "rumschruebler"
<rumschruebler@...> wrote:

>
> hi everybody
> I just received yesterday a S1100 for free, though it is not powering 
> up.
> DOes anyone have a suggestion what I have to check, so I can bring this 
> baby back to live? 
> When I tra to switch it on, nothing is happening at all. no light or 
> anything. I hope its only the powersupply. How can I find out what I 
> have to fix or to replace?
>

Thank you Wafwaf
I have the problem solved, but dont ask me how.
I opened up the sampler, checked the fuses, switched it on and it was 
working. I guess it was just the powerbutton wich got a bit flimsy.

the bigger problem will be nw finding time to work thru the manual.

For external storage, is there every Scsi drive working as long I can 
format it to 60mb max?

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "formals777" 
<wafwaf@...> wrote:
>
> If you're not an electronics expert, it is worth asking help to
> prevent that you destroy your sampler.
> 
> Open up the sampler
> on the back / left you find 2 small glass tubes with a small wire in
> it. These should conduct. You can test that with the resistance 
meter
> you find on most digital multimeters. If they dont conduct anymore -
> replace them with the same type (ampere and speed should be the 
same).
>  
> Measure the voltage outputs of the power supply. If you still dont
> find 5 volt and 12 volt output your power supply board (on the left)
> is certainly broken and needs repair / replacement.
> 
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "rumschruebler"
> <rumschruebler@> wrote:
> >
> > hi everybody
> > I just received yesterday a S1100 for free, though it is not 
powering 
> > up.
> > DOes anyone have a suggestion what I have to check, so I can 
bring this 
> > baby back to live? 
> > When I tra to switch it on, nothing is happening at all. no light 
or 
> > anything. I hope its only the powersupply. How can I find out 
what I 

> > have to fix or to replace?
> >
>