Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

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>     On October 9, 2017 at 6:54 PM "charles chop charleschop@yahoo.ca [korgpolyex]" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>     On Mon, 10/9/17, tonsil@... [korgpolyex] <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>     Subject: [korgpolyex] Introducing Myself - and a question
>     To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
>     Received: Monday, October 9, 2017, 5:05 PM
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>     Hey all,
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>     My actual name's Mike Marcus, I joined the
>     group because I just bought an EX-800 (via Reverb.com). I
>     only started using it yesterday, so all I've been able
>     to do so far is go through the presets and figure out how to
>     change settings. When I first connected the unit, it was
>     doing this thing where the sound it was putting out was
>     extremely faint. I could barely make out anything at all,
>     either with headphones or via the line outs. After trying a
>     number different things, unplugging and re-plugging in the
>     cables, powercycling the unit, cursing a bit, it started
>     playing at a reasonable volume. What's odd is that
>     turning the volume knob doesn't seem to have an effect
>     on the level, at least until I turn it completely off. I
>     also noticed the occasional noise, which could be a scratchy
>     pot. However, when I was first trying to get volume out of
>     it, I didn't hear any scratching when I turned the knob.
>     My question is this: could shipping the EX-800 have jostled
>     it, setting something loose in the process? Is there
>     anything I should look for? Do you have any recommendations
>     for going over a unit like this? I was thinking I might take
>     some DeoxIT to the knobs. All in all it appears to be in
>     excellent condition.
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>     I was
>     planning on doing the various mods (HAWK-800, AtomaHawk, not
>     sure what else yet) eventually anyway, so I'm not averse
>     to opening the thing up.
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>     Thanks for the add,
>     - Mike
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