Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

"btw: i can't identify in the parts i received which one would be the
replacement. 
so i had to go with the old one anyway - so that's a word of caution to
anyone inclined to just cut it out. does the replacement have a different number on it, Mike? i'll check on
the BOM."
The replacement is the 16 pin socket. And the 16 pin ribbon cable plugs
into that.
It's Ok to test as you go along but you are going to have to remove the
IC29 chip to make way for the ribbon cable.
/MikeOn Sun, 2019-09-01 at 10:37 +0000, domgoold@... [korgpolyex]
wrote:
> phew - extremely happy and relieved to report that everything seems
> to be 
> working as normal, having fitted the DIl, and can even re-use the old
> IC29. 
> (still has patches in memory and even the sequence i had on it runs)
> 
> horrible moment there, thinking OMG i'm going to have to box this up
> and send it 
> to a distant tech to sort out, at huge expense.. but hopefully no,
> this seems ok.
> 
> btw: i can't identify in the parts i received which one would be the
> replacement. 
> so i had to go with the old one anyway - so that's a word of caution
> to anyone 
> inclined to just cut it out. 
> 
> does the replacement have a different number on it, Mike? i'll check
> on the BOM.
> 
> i was seriously careful doing all this, but there's still points
> where you can mess up 
> if you're not ready f or them. i freaked out after flowing the DIL
> points because it went 
> right through to the other side and looked messy, with even a big
> blob. total horror moment.
> 
> use flux ! this was the magic trick. luckily i had some.
>