Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

thanks! it was quite easy, much appreciated. now for the fm800, and soon hawk800 :)

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "backshall1" <backshall1@...> wrote:
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> Hi Michael,
> 
> There isn't really any easy way to put a battery holder in the normal place
> on those old boards. I usually put a CR2032 holder way over on the little
> board with 3 trimpots, over beside the C cell holder. There is already one
> little hole drilled in it on the far side of the trimpots. I just measure
> the right location for another hole, drill it, stick the battery holder in
> and bend the solder tabs so it doesn't fall out. It needs to be a very, very
> small hole. So, here is how I do it:
> 
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> 1 - Remove the main board.
> 
> 2 - Remove R1 and D1 (in the corner near where the A/C adapter plugs in).
> 
> 3 - Remove the little board with the 3 trimmers and drill another hole for
> the battery holder.
> 
> 4 - Put the battery holder in and solder black and red wires to it. (red is
> positive).
> 
> 5 - Attach the other end of the wires to the holes where D1 came from. (red
> near the edge of the board and black near the "D1" label)
> 
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> 
> Stick in a new CR2032, reload your patches, and you should be all set.
> 
> Don Backshall
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> From: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com [mailto:korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of polyprelude
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:30 PM
> To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [korgpolyex] Early version battery mod?
> 
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> Hi I havnt found any definitive info on how to do the backup battery mod in
> an early version (without solder tabs)
> 
> Can anyone give me some more info or a link please?
> 
> Cheers, Michael
>