OBERHEIM SYNTH

Michael,

    A bad display will not affect the unit's ability to "turn on" unless it is pulling 
down one of the power supplies.  So I would have your service center try to establish
whether or not the synth is working aside from the display.  If it has patches in RAM,
it should make some noise even if the display is blank.

    VFD displays get dim and fail with age.  If you need a new display for the Matrix 6, 
you may be able to get one from Sam at Syntaur.com   They bought some old Oberheim 
parts and had displays for sale very recently.   Something like $60-70 each, so better
to determine if the synth is working first, then buy one.

    If you tech has a second matrix 6, he can put the two side by side, and press the 
buttons on both at the same time, using the good one's display.   That way he should 
be able to do things like select the default patch, which will get you sound even if
the RAM patches are gone.  If they don't know how to do that, you may want to take 
it somewhere where they are a little more familiar with the Matrix 6.

    Bob

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On Fri, 3/11/16, Michael Piccirillo tumbaobass@... [oberheim] <oberheim@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 Subject: [oberheim] Matrix 6
 To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Friday, March 11, 2016, 11:55 AM
 
 hello to all members of this group
 and well wishes to you. as i am a new member i must explain
 my reason for joining so here goes. I was lucky enough to
 receive a Matrix 6 for free even though it is in the hands
 of a service center for repair. I would like to help in the
 locating and purchasing of the parts needed to repair this
 synth which is in great condition other than an inability to
 turn on.at this point in the troubleshooting it seems that
 the display board or display chip (i will ask him for the
 specific part #) are the problem. What I am interested in
 for now is links or persons that may be of help in finding
 the components that will  be necessary to fix the unit.
 thank you for taking a moment to read my post any advice
 will be greatly appreciated......Michael
 
 
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 Posted by: Michael Piccirillo <tumbaobass@...>
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