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RE: [chromapolaris] Broken Chroma

2008-09-15 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: mgrossm1
>
> I bought a broken Chroma and when I opened it up I found the fuse was
> missing. I assume whatever took out the fuse is still there. Does it
> make sense to first disconnect the power supply to see if the fuse
> still blows? Any thought on how to proceed?
>
> I hope I can bring this classic synth back to life.

That's what I'd do. If I had to take a wild guess, I'd guess the failure was
in the power supply itself. Fortunately, it's a simple power supply
(assuming you're talking about the Polaris) for any electronic repairman to
figure out.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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