Subject: Re: [oberheim] Matrix 6
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2016, 3:06 PM
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
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