Elektron Musical Instruments

On Tue, Jan 18, 2000 at 04:35:26AM -0800, james holloway wrote:
> Maybe you've got a lemon. I've never lost patches or experienced
> resets as you describe. Maybe your power supply is not the correct
> one.  also be sure the power supply is the correct size, if it's loose
> you will experience problems like the ones you describe.

SIDstation is very picky about power...  the external power supply is
supposed to be 6 volts, which is regulated down to 5 volts for SID chip
use.  In order for the voltage regulator to work properly, voltage must
not drop below about 5.75 volts.  I've had a hell of a time finding an
appropriate 6 volt power supply here in the US -- I'm in the process of
making my own.

For the future, I think Elektron would be wise to thermally couple the
regulator to the case (aluminum is a great heat conductor) and reccomend
driving the SIDStation with 9v rather than 6v to give more breathing
room.

What power supplies are people in the US using?

-- 
  Aaron J. Grier | "Not your ordinary poofy goof." | agrier@...
  "Time Correct function allows automatically correcting slight variation
   of your key touching manner."  --  Roland MSQ-700 manual