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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Strange 800 problem: locked up, display error

2018-09-26 by support

The "Tape" switch and the '3' keypad button are connected to the same
pin on IC34. So, the most likely problem is with IC34.
The patches are held in a 2K static RAM (6116)  that is kept alive
using an onboard CR2032 battery (if present) or by the C cells. So, if
you don't have the onboard backup battery and you don't have C cells
then the patches will disappear every time you turn the unit off.
/Mike
On Tue, 2018-09-25 at 23:42 -0700, zwright88@... [korgpolyex]
wrote:
> Hi all, I have an update and a new question:
> 
> 
> I replaced IC33, and the original issue with my 800 being completely
> unresponsive seems to be fixed! However, new problems have appeared.
> 
> It's currently behaving like it needs the factory patches re-written: 
> the patches are playing low clicks and white noise. However, the tape
> write switch doesn't do anything - flipping it to "enable" doesn't
> make "TAPE" appear like it should, so it's impossible to put it into
> tape write mode.
> 
> Also, the button "3" seems to be unresponsive, as well as a couple of
> the keys. No idea if this is related to the other issues or not.
> 
> Any ideas on where to go fro m here? Would IC34 possibly be a culprit
> or is there something else that may need replacing? I still don't
> think it's an issue with the switch itself as there's no visible
> corrosion and I'd never had that issue in the past.
> 
> Thanks again, this group is an incredible resource!
>

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