Rhodes Chroma Polaris

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.

Thanks,
Mike

> 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@...

Obviously, blow/vacuum everything really well (but carefully and check
for any loose connections.  If you didn't already know, you can
download the schematics here:
http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polaris
Good luck and keep us posted...

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "Paul D. DeRocco" <pderocco@...>
wrote:
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.
Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...
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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.

Sorry for the waste of time but I did not realize this was a polaris
group. I found the forum for the Chroma. 

BTW, is was the filter cap in the power supply.

Thanks,
Mike

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "Phidippus Audax" <mao@...> wrote:

>
> Obviously, blow/vacuum everything really well (but carefully and check
> for any loose connections.  If you didn't already know, you can
> download the schematics here:
> http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polaris
> Good luck and keep us posted...
> 
> --- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "Paul D. DeRocco" <pderocco@>
> wrote:
> 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.
> Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
> Paul                mailto:pderocco@
> ------------------------
> 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.
>