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

2014-05-29 by Bob Grieb

Hi,

    So it seems that all of those connections are OK.  Please check the 

IC23 connections next.  P23 from IC22 to IC23-12,13,8, and the other
connections on IC23 which you can see on the schematic.   I am assuming 

that you do not have an oscilloscope, right?

    You say you have 13.56 volts at IC10-1   That's interesting, as 

IC18 outputs should range from -5 to +5 only.   Does IC10 have -15
on pin 4?   Does IC18 have +5 on pin 16 and -5 on pin 7?

   Bob



________________________________
 From: "Phil65 phil0065@yahoo.fr [PolySix]" <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>
To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [PolySix] EG and VCF not working after battery leakage
 


  
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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