Elektron Musical Instruments

>                I have exactly this same problem, if i fiddle around with
>or
>the something touches the power lead my sidstation looses power thus
>corrupting
>the memory, midi channel, etc.  I emailed the group about this sort of
>indirectly, just cause i noticed i could lower the noise floor by
>fiddling with
>it, getting it "just right", but in doing so i posed the risk of losing
>all my
>patches.  Well i got an email from Daniel Hannson saying that he though it
>might be the power supply as the lead shouldn't be so tempermental, it
>seems i
>have bought the right one, but just to be on the safe side i'm picking up
>one
>of the power supplies elektron now includes with orders(i got mine before
>they
>did this).  They're $25.00 with shipping, if your in the us from
>drummachine.com.  I'll email the list once mine arrives, hopefully it
>alleviates some of the noise my sid puts out (hum...), and the
>freakishness of
>touching the power lead.
>
>christian

I have lived to the same problem aswell! And i have fixed it!

I tried maaany different PSUs and surge-protectors awsell....

The thing that solved it thou was when i opened the machine and saw that
the cable running from the PSU jack wasn't properly soldered, and when i
tuched it, the cable, or the powerbutton the same problem as you guys had
appeared!!!!

I simply made a new soldering on the PSU jack and from that day my maching
is PERFECT. Now it can take any punishment!

Also, on the first 100units there is a problem that will have that effect
that your user memory will be erased if the machine runf on unclean power,
och if a peak runs throu the unit...... example.... if you turn on your
sidstation first, and then a BIIIG mixingdesk, you memory on the SidSation
may blow....!

I have installed a simple surge-protector where i put mut PSU now (you can
find one in any harwarestore) and that works perfect.
I'm also told that you can return your machine to ELEKTRON and they will
install a magic diode in the machine removing this problem aswell....!

Try this and you will once again fall in love with this wonderful machine!

-Roberth 
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