Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

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Best regards,

Jed


On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 6:31 AM, raisinbag69 <raisinbag69@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Right on! Thanks, that is a great starting point. After I posted this
> message, I read late into the night and followed all the links I could
> find. I will pop out that board and clean up all contacts, maybe even pop
> out the two ICs and clean their legs. The smaller IC must have been
> socketed when it was repaired and new battery socket installed. After
> looking at some other peoples damaged PCBs, and comparing mine, I have a
> pretty badly damaged one. I can see some jumpers in place, but I will have
> to pop the whole board out and to some continuity testing to make sure the
> copper traces are working. Worst case is I get a hold of a new PCB and
> salvage as many of my old parts as I can and make up a new board.
>
> Thanks Tony.
>
> Dave
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> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "tonezone020" <swamp.gigs@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > This forum really helped me - I finally fixed mine yesterday.
> >
> > Curiously, one of the hurdles was the connectors to the 367 board,
> despite the fact that they look properly connected.
> >
> > I would start there and eliminate the simple. I used isopropyl and
> cleaned the pins and I have seen posts where reseating the connectors
> solved the problem.
> >
> > If that doesn't work, check underneath the board to see if any of the
> jumpers are disconnected.
> >
> > After that, I would follow the lines from connector CN10.
> >
> > Hope it's straightforward.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "raisinbag69" <raisinbag69@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey there, I'm new here. I normally spend lots of time at Muff's but
> figured I should come here for help from the poly 6 pro's. My baby has been
> working fine until now. I bought it off a guy who restored it and I have
> opened it up to have a look and yah, like every other poly, it has past
> leak issues, which have been "rectified" so that it has been working fine
> for the last year.
> > >
> > > Anyway, here is the problem; when I start it up, it always reverts to
> the same patch sound. (even if I load new sounds from tape, OR create a new
> sound. Each time I turn it off and back on, it reverts to the same simple
> program. (I just measured the battery voltage and it is 3.17v) Also, when I
> choose any other patch OR bank, it switches to a sweeping filter sound
> program, and at that point no matter which program OR bank button I choose,
> there is no change in sound.
> > >
> > > I am totally new to yahoo, so I am a bit lost when it comes to
> searching and navigating my way around here, so I apologize if this is some
> totally common question. I am looking for a place to start trouble
> shooting. I am assuming it has to do with the 367 board, as I am noticing
> there is lots of chatter here about this board. I even noticed something in
> the "database" area, where it looks as if someone is doing a run of PCBs
> for the 367 (I just can't seem to find info about the detials)
> > >
> > > Anyway, if someone could point me to links or other good posts with
> solutions for the solving my problem that would be great. Thanks, I feel so
> awkward in this yahoo space, it will just take me a bit of time to get the
> hang of it.
> > >
> > > Cheers. Dave
> > >
> >
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