Rhodes Chroma Polaris

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, Chris Ryan <chris@r...> wrote:
> Looks like a good opportunity to pick up a Polaris for parts. No  
> reserve, currently US$81, ends tomorrow (November 14).

I wish I had spotted this sooner. I just wanted to share this bit of
info about the symptom this keyboard has. The seller says in the eBay
auction that when the unit is powered up, "everything lights up" and
there is no sound. Although I can't be certain about this particular
unit, I can definitely say that there is a trimmer adjustment on the
power supply board, that if misadjusted, causes this very symptom.
Every light on the keyboard will come on simultaneously if this
trimmer is out of adjustment. The cure is usually to simply adjust the
trimmer until the lights return to normal. Normally, this is a very
easy thing to fix. I hope they aren't selling this unit simply because
of this symptom, it was possibly a 2-minute repair job that requires
no parts.

Then again, there could be other problems. I just want to say that I
have seen this symptom several times, and it's often a quick fix--but
if you bid on this keyboard, I certainly can't promise you that this
particular keyboard is also a quick fix. If you bid on this, it's
definitely a bit of a gamble, but at least there is some hope of a
quick fix.


take care,
McLilith