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Re: [PolySix] EG and VCF not working after battery leakage

2014-05-29 by Phil65

Looking at the klm367 schematic, I understand now your point with the connections between pins and signal P20, P21 and P22 but I had some diffuculty to cross link that information with the PCB drawing... until  I realize that i was counting incorrectly the pins while I did know that it was from top right then CCW 
Do what I say, not what I do... I was correct for top side numbers but reverse for the bottom side i.e i did restart with 9 below 1... Stupid!


So now I do have the following:

P22          IC18-9 IC19-9 and IC22-23     => OK
P21          IC18-10 IC19-10 and IC22-22  => OK
P20          IC18-11 IC19-11 and IC22-21  => OK
INH          IC19-6 and  IC23-10               => OK
"X"           IC18-3 and IC19-3 and IC27-1 =>OK


I did recheck my previous post to correct them in light of my wrong pin counting


1) I did the DAC calib again and turning VR6 CCW => from led 8 to led 7 6 then 5, while turning VR7 CCW from led 8 to 7 then 6
OK

2) pin 3 of IC18 and pin 1 of IC27, OK
OK

3) pin 6 of IC18 and IC23-4.  OK
OK

4) pins 9,10 and 11 of IC18 and 19 should be connected to each other and to IC22 ?
  
UPDATED: Wrong comment see above!

5) With power on, you should be able to vary a front panel
control,such as filter cutoff, and see IC7 pin 7 change voltage as you
do it (in manual mode).

3.177V => 3.120V cut off from 10 to 0 with all controls at normal setting

UPDATED: Luckily correct, I did measure in fact pin 6 but it is strapped to pin 7...

  
6) when you select different patches, you should see the attack at IC10-1decay

=> On IC 10-1 no change always 13.56V

UPDATED: Correct measurement

7) Decay at IC10-7 ?

=>slight variation between patches. In manual mode and normal setting with decay control from 0 to 10 => 3.240V to 3.346V

UPDATED: Again Luckily correct, I did measure in fact pin 6 but it is strapped to pin 7...


I apologize for my mistake and thanks again for your patience and your support.
Phil

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En date de : Jeu 29.5.14, Bob Grieb bobgrieb@yahoo.com [PolySix] <PolySix@yahoogroups.com> a écrit :

 Objet: Re: [PolySix] EG and VCF not working after battery leakage
 À: "PolySix@yahoogroups.com" <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>
 Date: Jeudi 29 mai 2014, 3h28
 
       
 These should be
 connected:
 IC18-9 IC19-9 and IC22-23  this
 is signal "P22"
 IC18-10 IC19-10 and IC22-22 
 this is signal
  "P21"
 IC18-11 IC19-11 and IC22-21 
 this is signal "P20"
 IC19-6 and
 IC23-10
 Also, IC18-3 must connect to
 IC19-3 as well as to IC27-1 which you checked already.
 
 You may want to download the
 service manual as it is available forfree on the web, and see the
 schematic for KLM-367.
 If IC18 and IC19 are not
 connected properly, the control voltages 
 won't work
 correctly.
 Please ignore IC22 pins 5, 19,and
 35.    They are not related to 
 this discussion.  We are
 checking A B C and INH signals to IC18 and
 IC19.
    Bob
 
 
 
         From: "Phil65
 phil0065@yahoo.fr [PolySix]"
 <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>
  To:
 PolySix@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, May
 28, 2014 7:55 PM
 
 Subject: Re: [PolySix]
 EG and VCF not working after battery leakage
    
 
  
 
 
 
   
 
 
     
       
       
       Hi Bob,
 
 You are really helpfull. Merci !
 
 
 
 1) I did the DAC calib again and turning VR6 CCW  => from
 led 8 to led 7 6 then 5,  while turning VR7 CCW from led 8
 to 7 then 6
 
 2)   pin 3 of IC18 and pin 1 of  IC27, OK
 
 3)  pin  6 of IC18 and IC23-4.  OK
 
 4) pins 9,10 and 11 of IC18 and  19 should be connected to 
 each other and to IC22 ?
 
   It seems I have a problem here. I found only IC18-9 +
 IC19-9 + IC22 -5 , IC22-19 and IC22-35 connected together.
 Nothing between IC18-10 (IC18-11) with any pin of IC19 or
 IC22 ??
 
 Shall I strap IC18-9 + 10 + 11 
 
 
 
 5) With power on, you should be able to vary a front
 panel
 
  control,such  as filter cutoff, and see IC7 pin 7 change
 voltage as you
 
   do it (in manual   mode).
 
 
 
 3.177V => 3.120V cut off from 10 to 0 with all controls
 at normal setting
 
 
 
   
 
  6) when you select different patches, you should see the 
 attack at IC10-1decay
 
 
 
 => On IC 10-1 no change always 13.56V
 
 
 
 7) Decay  at IC10-7 ?
 
 
 
 =>slight variation between patches. In manual mode and
 normal setting with decay control from 0 to 10 => 3.240V
 to 3.346V
 
 
 
 Thanks for your help, really appreciated !
 
 Phil
 
 
 
 --------------------------------------------
 
 En date de : Jeu 29.5.14, Bob Grieb bobgrieb@yahoo.com
 [PolySix] <PolySix@yahoogroups.com> a écrit :
 
 
 
 Objet: Re: [PolySix] EG and VCF not working after battery
 leakage
 
  À: "PolySix@yahoogroups.com"
 <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>
 
  Date: Jeudi 29 mai 2014, 0h21
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
 
  
 
  
 
      
 
        
 
        
 
        Hi Phil,
 
      
 
  If you are seeing LEDs 1 and 8 in DAC calibration mode,
 that
 
  impliesthat
 
  the DAC and the input muxes are working.   Another
 thing
 
  to try - 
 
  in
 
  the DAC calibration test mode, turn the two controls
 that
 
  you were supposedto
 
  set for this test, and you should see the LED's
 
  change.
 
     
 
  Don't worry about the click noise test for
 
  now.
 
     
 
  The voltage demux for controlling the EG and the VCF is
 
  mostlyIC18
 
  (4051).   I would check with the ohmmeter that you
 have
 
  good connections(with
 
  the power off, of course) between pin 3 of IC18 and pin 1
 of
 
  IC27, and between 
 
  pin
 
   6 of IC18 and IC23-4.  Also, pins 9,10 and 11 of IC18
 and
 
  19 should be connectedto
 
  each other and to IC22.   
 
  
 
     
 
  With power on, you should be able to vary a front panel
 
  control,such
 
  as filter cutoff, and see IC7 pin 7 change voltage as
 you
 
   do it (in manual 
 
  mode).  
 
  And when you select different patches, you should see
 the
 
  attack at IC10-1decay
 
  at IC10-7, etc changing with different patches.  Be
 careful
 
  when probing with 
 
  the
 
  power on not to short anything or you can damage chips in
 an
 
  instant.  Use the gndtest
 
  pt for the meter black or negative lead.
 
  
 
  
 
     
 
  Tell us what you measure at these points in the circuit
 and
 
  if they vary with the 
 
  corresponding
 
  front panel control in manual mode, or when you change
 
  patches.
 
     
 
  Bob
 
  
 
         
 
  From:
 
  "Phil65 phil0065@yahoo.fr [PolySix]"
 
  <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>
 
   To:
 
  PolySix@yahoogroups.com 
 
   Sent: Wednesday, May
 
  28, 2014 6:05 PM
 
   Subject: Re: [PolySix]
 
  EG and VCF not working after battery leakage
 
     
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
 
  
 
  
 
      
 
        
 
        
 
        Thanks Bob for your quick answer !
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  Seems that my patch looses "EG" from memory. I
 
  have no sound unless I put the VCA switch from EG back
 to
 
  "square" again to get some sound. 
 
  
 
  Not sure to keep the bank memory even when polysix is
 still
 
  on.
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  I did the procedure and it passes directly. Here a quick
 
  summary:
 
  
 
  *dummy 56 ohm => all leds on
 
  
 
  *remove resistance => A1 leds
 
  
 
  *SW1 in test mode and tape switch to enable => Only
 leds
 
  1+8 on 
 
  
 
  * SW1 back to normal => still leds 1+8
 
  
 
  * "7 ) confirm that output DC click noise is within
 6V
 
  p-p when power is switched off" => sorry I
 don't
 
  understand precisely what to do/ measure?
 
  
 
   * Power on again => A1 leds on.
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
  Thanks for your support 
 
  
 
  Phil
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  --------------------------------------------
 
  
 
  En date de : Mer 28.5.14, Bob Grieb bobgrieb@yahoo.com
 
  [PolySix] <PolySix@yahoogroups.com> a écrit :
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  Objet: Re: [PolySix] EG and VCF not working after
 battery
 
  leakage
 
  
 
   À: "PolySix@yahoogroups.com"
 
  <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>
 
  
 
   Date: Mercredi 28 mai 2014, 2h09
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
   See if
 
  
 
   these functions can be controlled correctly when using
 
  
 
   patchesin
 
  
 
   memory.  If so, then the output from the CPU to the
 
  analog
 
  
 
   circuitsis
 
  
 
   OK.   Then you have a problem with reading the
 
  
 
   controls.But
 
  
 
   if the sound is always the same with all programs, then
 
  the
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
   output
 
  
 
   circuit is bad and maybe t is reading from the pots
 
  
 
   OK.Did
 
  
 
   you try the DAC calibration test in the manual?  It
 
  would
 
  
 
   be helpfulto
 
  
 
   know if that is working OK.  Just the part where you
 try
 
  to
 
  
 
   get the 
 
  
 
   two
 
  
 
   LEDs to light up.
 
  
 
    
 
  
 
   Bob
 
  
 
    
 
  
 
          
 
  
 
   From:
 
  
 
   "phil0065@yahoo.fr [PolySix]"
 
  
 
   <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>
 
  
 
    To:
 
  
 
   PolySix@yahoogroups.com 
 
  
 
    Sent: Tuesday, May 27,
 
  
 
   2014 6:02 PM
 
  
 
    Subject: [PolySix] EG
 
  
 
   and VCF not
 
  
 
    working after battery leakage
 
  
 
    
 
  
 
    
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
         
 
  
 
         Bonjour !I am
 
  
 
   French
 
  
 
   and happy to join this group of Polysix owner. My old
 
  
 
   Polysix bought back in
 
  
 
   1983 has been sleeping in the attic since 1990, until I
 
  have
 
  
 
   returned back now to
 
  
 
   my first love. Unfortunately I have discovered the
 
  battery
 
  
 
   leakage problem !
 
  
 
   So I did
 
  
 
   the standard procedure (like many)Spend a
 
  
 
   lot of time checking the lines on KLM-367 with plenty
 of
 
  leds on at start
 
  
 
   up.. Browse internet for hours (discover service
 
  
 
   manual, old crown, etc)…, change IC
 
  
 
   30 & 31 … recheck continuity, still few leds
 
  
 
   on..Recheck again, change all set of
 
  
 
   panel switches (vintage planet)..4 leds on... Bank B
 not
 
  
 
   working...Check
 
  
 
   lines again, to get finally only leds A1
 
  
 
   on start up. Great !
 
  
 
   Unfortunately sound
 
  
 
   is not OK.
 
  
 
   Tune seems
 
  
 
   OK,
 
  
 
   6 voices are OK, voltages from power board are OK (15V,
 
  5V
 
  
 
   -5V and -15V) all pots
 
  
 
   and switches seem to work except the 4x EG and 4x VCF
 
  pots
 
  
 
   which are not
 
  
 
   active! I think at
 
  
 
   this stage it is useless to do the calibration
 procedure.
 
  Is
 
  
 
   there some indications,
 
  
 
   checking to start with to define if it is still a
 
  
 
   line/continuity problem or if electronic parts (IC,
 
  diode..)
 
  
 
   should be changed.
 
  
 
   Thanks in
 
  
 
   advance for your help
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
    Phil
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
        
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
      
 
       
 
  
 
      
 
      
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
    
 
  
 
      
 
       
 
  
 
      
 
      
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
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