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Test e-mail

2015-06-08 by Steve Daniels

Test e-mail, to prove I'm not a bot. :)

Steve


Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-08 by Héctor David Polo Cheva

ACK


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De: Steve Daniels stevedanielson1@... [korgpolyex]
Enviado: domingo, 7 de junio de 2015 20:24
Para: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Responder a: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Asunto: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

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Test e-mail, to prove I'm not a bot. :)

Steve



Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-08 by Michael Hawkins

There was no SYN-ACK. Definitely an embryonic bot.

/Mike
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    still not convinced


On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Héctor David Polo Cheva hdpolo@... [korgpolyex] <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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    Test e-mail, to prove I'm not a bot. :)
Steve

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-08 by Héctor David Polo Cheva

:-) ok


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De: Michael Hawkins korgpolyex800@... [korgpolyex]
Enviado: lunes, 8 de junio de 2015 08:26
Para: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Responder a: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Asunto: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

There was no SYN-ACK. Definitely an embryonic bot.

/Mike

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From: "Donal Finn terrible.dee@... [korgpolyex]"
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Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 3:03 AM
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still not convinced



On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Héctor David Polo Cheva hdpolo@... [korgpolyex] <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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De: Steve Daniels stevedanielson1@... [korgpolyex]
Enviado: domingo, 7 de junio de 2015 20:24
Asunto: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

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Test e-mail, to prove I'm not a bot. :)

Steve







Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-08 by Gordonjcp

On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 01:22:05PM +0000, Michael Hawkins korgpolyex800@... [korgpolyex] wrote:
> There was no SYN-ACK. Definitely an embryonic bot.
> 

You're in a desert, walking along in the sand...

-- 
Gordonjcp MM0YEQ

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-08 by Donal Finn

Hey,

Does anyone have a link to a crystal clear instructions on changing the internal battery of a poly 800? (Or a Korg DS-8 for that matter)?

Been poking around and it seems this ancient wisdom is well guarded,

I hope so, because if me, my polly 800 and a screwdriver walk into a room alone, I have a feeling only one of us is coming out alive (The screwdriver?)

Any other DS-8 losers....I mean users out there?
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On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 6:31 AM, Gordonjcp gordon@... [korgpolyex] <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 01:22:05PM +0000, Michael Hawkins korgpolyex800@... [korgpolyex] wrote:
>; There was no SYN-ACK. Definitely an embryonic bot.
>

You're in a desert, walking along in the sand...

--
Gordonjcp MM0YEQ


Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-09 by Gordonjcp

On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 03:40:04PM -0700, Donal Finn terrible.dee@... [korgpolyex] wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> Does anyone have a link to a crystal clear instructions on changing the
> internal battery of a poly 800? (Or a Korg DS-8 for that matter)?
> 
> Been poking around and it seems this ancient wisdom is well guarded,

Open it up, remove battery, fit new battery.

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Gordonjcp MM0YEQ

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-09 by <backshall1@...>

If it already has a CR2032 battery in it, as Gordon says you just unsolder the old battery and solder in a new one. It’s a bit of a pain to get it open, since all screws/bolts on the bottom must be removed, and I mean ALL. Just remember that the biggest bolts (4 of them) go in the key bed, the shortest screws go under the front of the keyboard, and the longer screws go all the way around the back and two sides. Open it up and see what is in there. If you are lucky, maybe somebody has already replaced the battery with a battery holder so you can just pop a new one in without any soldering and without looking for a battery that has solder tabs. I don’t know what is in a DS-8.
Don B.
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On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 03:40:04PM -0700, Donal Finn terrible.dee@... [korgpolyex] wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> Does anyone have a link to a crystal clear instructions on changing the
> internal battery of a poly 800? (Or a Korg DS-8 for that matter)?
> 
> Been poking around and it seems this ancient wisdom is well guarded,

Open it up, remove battery, fit new battery.

-- 
Gordonjcp MM0YEQ

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by terrible.dee@...

Open it how? In what sequence should the screws be removed? and once open are their any wires connecting the lid I should be aware of? How about the keys? are they in any immediate danger once opened?

These and about a hundred other useful considerations are the type of knowledge people don't seem too eager to share.

But hey...you had an opportunity to be oh-so-witty and glib, you must be a killer at cocktail parties, it's a gift use it wisely...

Anyone else care to help? I've extensively modded Volcas and would be willing to tech support any such ventures in return for a little detailed 411, too bad I need to barter for help, but if that's the way it is around here, so be it.

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by terrible.dee@...

Thank you!

That's exactly the type of help I was hoping for, I really appreciate it, looks like there's some good people around hear after all :)

I've been thinking, why not just solder my own solder points to the battery? This might be horrendously stupid, but I don't know any better.

At any rate, my polly is doing the "Nothing but weird noises" thing again, after I re-loaded the factory content last time, so the problem isn't going away.....It's time, thanks for the useful info, wish me luck I'm going in.....

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by Daniel Forró

You take it too scientifically, it's not rocket science. Just go and  
do it.

On Jun 18, 2015, at 9:23 PM, terrible.dee@... [korgpolyex] wrote:

> Open it how? In what sequence should the screws be removed?

Not important. Just remember which screw belongs where. You can find  
your own system how to do it. I use small plastic cups and do a  
description - numbers, and a simple picture with numbers.

> and once open are their any wires connecting the lid I should be  
> aware of?

I don't remember. Do it carefully, and nothing wrong can happen.

> How about the keys? are they in any immediate danger once opened?

I don't remember, probably not. Use some soft pillow or similar under  
the instrument.
>
> These and about a hundred other useful considerations are the type  
> of knowledge people don't seem too eager to share.

Because it's so obvious it's not necessary to discuss.
>
> But hey...you had an opportunity to be oh-so-witty and glib, you  
> must be a killer at cocktail parties, it's a gift use it wisely...

I like his British (?) humor, and understand his reaction to your  
questions which look funny as well :-) You don't need to feel  
offended, I'm sure it was not his intention.

>
> Anyone else care to help? I've extensively modded Volcas and would  
> be willing to tech support any such ventures in return for a little  
> detailed 411, too bad I need to barter for help, but if that's the  
> way it is around here, so be it.

So when you have some knowledge and experience, you don't need to be  
so dramatically careful...

Good luck with your repair.

Daniel Forro

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by Daniel Forró

On Jun 18, 2015, at 9:30 PM, terrible.dee@... [korgpolyex] wrote:

> I've been thinking,  why not just solder my own solder points to the  
> battery? This might be horrendously stupid, but I don't know any  
> better.

Indeed it is, don't do it even when they will pay you 1000 USD for  
it :-) Battery can explode, and if not, you would destroy it by heat.  
So you can end with beautifully soldered pins on dead battery. I speak  
from my own research :-)

>
> At any rate, my polly is doing the "Nothing but weird noises" thing  
> again, after I re-loaded the factory content last time, so the  
> problem isn't going away.....It's time, thanks for the useful info,  
> wish me luck I'm going in.....

Check PSU, voltages, electrolytic caps in PSU circuit, lose or dirty  
connectors, oxidized contacts in IC sockets (if any), PCB cracks or  
bad solder points or leaked battery...

I would also try to set init patch and copy it to all memories one by  
one...

Good luck.

Daniel Forro

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by <backshall1@...>

Yes there are wires connecting the top and bottom, lots of them, but they should all be long enough to lift the top up and back. Remove all screws and machine screws from the bottom (no particular order), turn it right side up and lift the top. The top is heavy since all the keys go with it. In the bottom is just the main board and the C-cell compartment. Soldering wires to a lithium cell is not recommended because they can explode if overheated, although I’m sure there are plenty of people who have done it without maiming themselves. Can you tell us the serial number on the bottom? I’m trying to make a list of what version of main board is in which serial number range.
Don B.
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Thank you! 


That's exactly the type of help I was hoping for, I really appreciate it, looks like there's some good people around hear after all :)

I've been thinking,  why not just solder my own solder points to the battery? This might be horrendously stupid, but I don't know any better.

At any rate, my polly is doing the "Nothing but weird noises" thing again, after I re-loaded the factory content last time, so the problem isn't going away.....It's time, thanks for the useful info, wish me luck I'm going in.....

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by Michael Hawkins

1) use a blanket or towel , find a book that is thicker than the length of the joystick2) place the Poly front side down with the book right next to the joystick so that no weight is bearing on the joystick3) remove all of the screws around the perimeter of the keyboard, note where the short screws go and the long ones4) open up your Poly by hinging the two halves so that the bottom of the keyboard is lying in front of the upper section5) continue working on your sense of humor
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    Open it how? In what sequence should the screws be removed? and once open are their any wires connecting the lid I should be aware of? How about the keys? are they in any immediate danger once opened?
These and about a hundred other useful considerations are the type of knowledge people don't seem too eager to share.
But hey...you had an opportunity to be oh-so-witty and glib, you must be a killer at cocktail parties, it's a gift use it wisely...
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Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by Gordonjcp

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 05:23:57AM -0700, terrible.dee@... [korgpolyex] wrote:
> Open it how? In what sequence should the screws be removed? and once open are their any wires connecting the lid I should be aware of? How about the keys? are they in any immediate danger once opened? 

You're *waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay* overthinking this.

As with any similar project, take the screws out one by one.  You'll notice there are three different types - make sure you put the right type in the right place.  Make notes, if you think you'll forget.

You say you've modified other kit before, so I'm guessing I don't need to tell you to put the synth face-down on something soft and make sure you don't squash the joystick.

Again, since you've worked on other kit, you will probably already know to expect a couple of wires running from the battery compartment to the PCB.  They're a bit delicate, as you'd expect, so lift the bottom off carefully.  I *think* there's a plug you can undo to let you lift it away completely, I can't remember.

> 
>  These and about a hundred other useful considerations are the type of knowledge people don't seem too eager to share.

If you're going to muck about with the insides of electronic equipment, there are certain simple common engineering techniques that you ought to know before you even start.

If you need to be told which way to turn a screw to loosen it (yes, I have a trainee a bit like that at work) then you're not ready to solder stuff in equipment yet.

> 
>  But hey...you had an opportunity to be oh-so-witty and glib, you must be a killer at cocktail parties, it's a gift use it wisely...

I was being perfectly serious.  This isn't rocket science (nowhere near enough nasty chemicals) or even car cylinder head replacement (where you *do* need to be really careful about the order you remove and refit the head bolts).

>  Anyone else care to help? I've extensively modded Volcas and would be willing to tech support any such ventures in return for a little detailed 411, too bad I need to barter for help, but if that's the way it is around here, so be it.

You shouldn't need your hand held through this.  It's not difficult.  Stop looking for complication where there is none.

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Gordonjcp MM0YEQ

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by Gordonjcp

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:14:27PM +0900, Daniel Forr\ufffd danforcz@... [korgpolyex] wrote:
> >
> >But hey...you had an opportunity to be oh-so-witty and glib, you
> >must be a killer at cocktail parties, it's a gift use it wisely...
> 
> I like his British (?) humor, and understand his reaction to your
> questions which look funny as well :-) You don't need to feel
> offended, I'm sure it was not his intention.

Scottish, most certainly *not* British :-D

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Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by <backshall1@...>

You still have to remove the key bed machine screws, not just the screws around the perimeter, or the bottom and top will not separate.
Don B.
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1) use a blanket or towel , find a book that is thicker than the length of the joystick
2) place the Poly front side down with the book right next to the joystick so that no weight is bearing on the joystick
3) remove all of the screws around the perimeter of the keyboard, note where the short screws go and the long ones
4) open up your Poly by hinging the two halves so that the bottom of the keyboard is lying in front of the upper section
5) continue working on your sense of humor

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From: "terrible.dee@gmail.com [korgpolyex]" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail


  
Open it how? In what sequence should the screws be removed? and once open are their any wires connecting the lid I should be aware of? How about the keys? are they in any immediate danger once opened?

These and about a hundred other useful considerations are the type of knowledge people don't seem too eager to share.

But hey...you had an opportunity to be oh-so-witty and glib, you must be a killer at cocktail parties, it's a gift use it wisely...

Anyone else care to help? I've extensively modded Volcas and would be willing to tech support any such ventures in return for a little detailed 411, too bad I need to barter for help, but if that's the way it is around here, so be it.

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by Michael Hawkins

1) use a blanket or towel , find a book that is thicker than the length of the joystick2) place the Poly front side down with the book right next to the joystick so that no weight is bearing on the joystick3) remove all of the screws around the perimeter of the keyboard, note where the short screws go and the long ones4) remove the two screws found roughly in the center of the bottom half of the Poly
5) open up your Poly by hinging the two halves so that the bottom of the keyboard is lying in front of the upper section6) continue working on your sense of humor
/Mike
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 Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail
   
    You still have to remove the key bed machine screws, not just the screws around the perimeter, or the bottom and top will not separate.Don B. 

From: mailto:korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:45 AMTo: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail   1) use a blanket or towel , find a book that is thicker than the length of the joystick2) place the Poly front side down with the book right next to the joystick so that no weight is bearing on the joystick3) remove all of the screws around the perimeter of the keyboard, note where the short screws go and the long ones4) open up your Poly by hinging the two halves so that the bottom of the keyboard is lying in front of the upper section5) continue working on your sense of humor Vanilla Sky: tech support!

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   Open it how? In what sequence should the screws be removed? and once open are their any wires connecting the lid I should be aware of? How about the keys? are they in any immediate danger once opened? These and about a hundred other useful considerations are the type of knowledge people don't seem too eager to share. But hey...you had an opportunity to be oh-so-witty and glib, you must be a killer at cocktail parties, it's a gift use it wisely... Anyone else care to help? I've extensively modded Volcas and would be willing to tech support any such ventures in return for a little detailed 411, too bad I need to barter for help, but if that's the way it is around here, so be it.

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by <backshall1@...>

Um, there are four screws in the keybed
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1) use a blanket or towel , find a book that is thicker than the length of the joystick
2) place the Poly front side down with the book right next to the joystick so that no weight is bearing on the joystick
3) remove all of the screws around the perimeter of the keyboard, note where the short screws go and the long ones
4) remove the two screws found roughly in the center of the bottom half of the Poly

5) open up your Poly by hinging the two halves so that the bottom of the keyboard is lying in front of the upper section
6) continue working on your sense of humor

/Mike 



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From: "backshall1@... [korgpolyex]" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:00 AM
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You still have to remove the key bed machine screws, not just the screws around the perimeter, or the bottom and top will not separate.
Don B.




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Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:45 AM
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
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1) use a blanket or towel , find a book that is thicker than the length of the joystick
2) place the Poly front side down with the book right next to the joystick so that no weight is bearing on the joystick
3) remove all of the screws around the perimeter of the keyboard, note where the short screws go and the long ones
4) open up your Poly by hinging the two halves so that the bottom of the keyboard is lying in front of the upper section
5) continue working on your sense of humor

Vanilla Sky: tech support!

     
           
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/Mike




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From: "terrible.dee@gmail.com [korgpolyex]" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail


  
Open it how? In what sequence should the screws be removed? and once open are their any wires connecting the lid I should be aware of? How about the keys? are they in any immediate danger once opened?

These and about a hundred other useful considerations are the type of knowledge people don't seem too eager to share.

But hey...you had an opportunity to be oh-so-witty and glib, you must be a killer at cocktail parties, it's a gift use it wisely...

Anyone else care to help? I've extensively modded Volcas and would be willing to tech support any such ventures in return for a little detailed 411, too bad I need to barter for help, but if that's the way it is around here, so be it.

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by Donal Finn

My my...look how popular I've become!

To all of those who have shared their knowledge and experience thank you! I hope I have something useful to pass on to you at some point.

To those who have spent more time criticizing my questions then helping me find answers....well you probably have enough problems already.

P.S In response to one comment: My sense of humor is fully functional....as is my B.S detector



On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 7:46 AM, backshall1@... [korgpolyex] <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Um, there are four screws in the keybed
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Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:12 AM
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1) use a blanket or towel , find a book that is thicker than the length of the joystick
2) place the Poly front side down with the book right next to the joystick so that no weight is bearing on the joystick
3) remove all of the screws around the perimeter of the keyboard, note where the short screws go and the long ones
4) remove the two screws found roughly in the center of the bottom half of the Poly
5) open up your Poly by hinging the two halves so that the bottom of the keyboard is lying in front of the upper section
6) continue working on your sense of humor
/Mike
From: "backshall1@... [korgpolyex]" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail
You still have to remove the key bed machine screws, not just the screws around the perimeter, or the bottom and top will not separate.
Don B.


Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail
1) use a blanket or towel , find a book that is thicker than the length of the joystick
2) place the Poly front side down with the book right next to the joystick so that no weight is bearing on the joystick
3) remove all of the screws around the perimeter of the keyboard, note where the short screws go and the long ones
4) open up your Poly by hinging the two halves so that the bottom of the keyboard is lying in front of the upper section
5) continue working on your sense of humor
/Mike
From: "terrible.dee@... [korgpolyex]" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail
Open it how? In what sequence should the screws be removed? and once open are their any wires connecting the lid I should be aware of? How about the keys? are they in any immediate danger once opened?
These and about a hundred other useful considerations are the type of knowledge people don't seem too eager to share.
But hey...you had an opportunity to be oh-so-witty and glib, you must be a killer at cocktail parties, it's a gift use it wisely...
Anyone else care to help? I've extensively modded Volcas and would be willing to tech support any such ventures in return for a little detailed 411, too bad I need to barter for help, but if that's the way it is around here, so be it.





Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-18 by Michael Hawkins

Donal,
One thing we know about you already - you take yourself very, very seriously.

/Mike
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  From: "Donal Finn terrible.dee@... [korgpolyex]" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
 To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
 Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 12:23 PM
 Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail
   
    My my...look how popular I've become!
To all of those who have shared their knowledge and experience thank you! I hope I have something useful to pass on to you at some point. 
To those who have spent more time criticizing my questions then helping me find answers....well you probably have enough problems already.
P.S In response to one comment: My sense of humor is fully functional....as is my B.S detector




On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 7:46 AM, backshall1@... [korgpolyex] <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

     Um, there are four screws in the keybed From: mailto:korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:12 AMTo: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail   1) use a blanket or towel , find a book that is thicker than the length of the joystick2) place the Poly front side down with the book right next to the joystick so that no weight is bearing on the joystick3) remove all of the screws around the perimeter of the keyboard, note where the short screws go and the long ones4) remove the two screws found roughly in the center of the bottom half of the Poly
5) open up your Poly by hinging the two halves so that the bottom of the keyboard is lying in front of the upper section6) continue working on your sense of humor /Mike 
 From: "backshall1@... [korgpolyex]" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail
   You still have to remove the key bed machine screws, not just the screws around the perimeter, or the bottom and top will not separate.Don B. 

From: mailto:korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:45 AMTo: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail   1) use a blanket or towel , find a book that is thicker than the length of the joystick2) place the Poly front side down with the book right next to the joystick so that no weight is bearing on the joystick3) remove all of the screws around the perimeter of the keyboard, note where the short screws go and the long ones4) open up your Poly by hinging the two halves so that the bottom of the keyboard is lying in front of the upper section5) continue working on your sense of humor Vanilla Sky: tech support!

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  From: "terrible.dee@... [korgpolyex]" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail
   Open it how? In what sequence should the screws be removed? and once open are their any wires connecting the lid I should be aware of? How about the keys? are they in any immediate danger once opened? These and about a hundred other useful considerations are the type of knowledge people don't seem too eager to share. But hey...you had an opportunity to be oh-so-witty and glib, you must be a killer at cocktail parties, it's a gift use it wisely... Anyone else care to help? I've extensively modded Volcas and would be willing to tech support any such ventures in return for a little detailed 411, too bad I need to barter for help, but if that's the way it is around here, so be it.

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Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-19 by domgoold@...


Donal, bro, surely you know to sellotape your screws to a piece of
paper, and take some photos as you disassemble?
and you've come across dead memory batteries before, and know
that whatever you try you won't get solder to stick to a lithium cell.

and then, of course, you'll know you can more easily put in a battery
holder clip, or if you're in a real rush, just sellotape the d*mn thing while
you figure out what is working and not.

this group is steady and slow moving these days, but everyone is
serious and i doubt anyone is up for a spot of verbal jousting.

the battery issue is a regular one, probably why you had to bump it.
;)

so what are these volca mods then ?

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-19 by Donal Finn

Actually....No....I didn't know to do that!

Thanks! that is obviously a fantastic work flow for this kind of thing and I really appreciate your telling me,
I'm a musician by trade, and I've only gotten into electronics over the last couple of months, so there is a LOT I don't know, and though I've been successful in a few projects, I have a long way to go before I would ever consider myself a competent tinkerer,

What I want to do is just replace the internal battery, for the 2nd time since I bought it the polly 800 has started to make strange noises instead of the appropriate sounds, last time I re-loaded the original factory info through the tape ins, and managed to get it back up and running, it seems to me that I re-loaded the lost info onto what little was left of the battery, there may have been enough juice to hold the info and run for a few days but I think the battery has had it now.

So yeah, no mod, actually just trying to get back normal functioning.
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On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 2:53 PM, domgoold@... [korgpolyex] <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


Donal, bro, surely you know to sellotape your screws to a piece of
paper, and take some photos as you disassemble?
and you've come across dead memory batteries before, and know
that whatever you try you won't get solder to stick to a lithium cell.

and then, of course, you'll know you can more easily put in a battery
holder clip, or if you're in a real rush, just sellotape the d*mn thing while
you figure out what is working and not.

this group is steady and slow moving these days, but everyone is
serious and i doubt anyone is up for a spot of verbal jousting.

the battery issue is a regular one, probably why you had to bump it.
;)

so what are these volca mods then ?


Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-20 by Gordonjcp

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 02:53:56PM -0700, domgoold@... [korgpolyex] wrote:
> 
> Donal, bro, surely you know to sellotape your screws to a piece of 
> paper, and take some photos as you disassemble?  

Never done a cylinder head before?  Stab the screws through a bit of cardboard, with a little drawing on it of the outline of the thing they came out of.

> and you've come across dead memory batteries before, and know 
> that whatever you try you won't get solder to stick to a lithium cell.
> 
> and then, of course, you'll know you can more easily put in a battery 
> holder clip, or if you're in a real rush, just sellotape the d*mn thing while 
> you figure out what is working and not.

Yup.  If something uses coin cells I'll just replace them, but if it uses wire-leaded lithium batteries (like those bloody awful Tadiran ones in old Ensoniq kit) I'll just replace them with a double HP7 holder.

> this group is steady and slow moving these days, but everyone is 
> serious and i doubt anyone is up for a spot of verbal jousting.
> 
> the battery issue is a regular one, probably why you had to bump it. 
> ;)

All the "fun" synths are getting on for 30 years old, so they've probably had a couple of sets of batteries by now.  It's as common as changing a toilet roll, which is probably why no-one makes a big thing about it.

> so what are these volca mods then ?

Yeah, I'm interested in hearing about these too.  I've only had a quick play with the Volcas, but I like what Korg are doing these days with cheap hackable instruments.

They have really read the market well.  There's clearly an appetite for stuff you can just use out-of-the-box but also adapt and modify to your own nefarious purposes, and they've got right on it.  It's probably a small market but they're the only big manufacturer in it today.

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Gordonjcp MM0YEQ

Re: [korgpolyex] Test e-mail

2015-06-20 by Gordonjcp

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 04:58:14PM -0700, Donal Finn terrible.dee@... [korgpolyex] wrote:
> 
> What I want to do is just replace the internal battery, for the 2nd time
> since I bought it the polly 800 has started to make strange noises instead
> of the appropriate sounds, last time I re-loaded the original factory info

Is it an original Poly-800?  If you're using it with MIDI, it *will* do this.  It's a bug and there isn't really a fix.

You could try running it off its own MIDI interface if you're sequencing from a PC, and keep the traffic to a minimum.

You could fit an EX800 ROM and lose the keyboard control, *and* the bug, or you could make a special ROM twice the size with EX and Poly firmware and add a toggle switch to flip between the two.

According to Michael there's not enough space in the ROM to patch the buggy behaviour.

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Gordonjcp MM0YEQ

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