Vintage Synth Repair

On Friday 04 November 2005 01:13 am, timothy kosiorek wrote:
> Hello:A little advise:A scope that is any good is a big investment
> especially if you don't know how to use one,go to your library or
> electronics parts store and get a book on how to use one first,to start out
> I would recommend a good 4-1/2 digit digital multimeter.and a good set of
> electronics tools,I get by without a scope on about 95% of the repairs I do
> and I work on $60.000+ Digital electronic church organs.
> Regards,
> Tim K.

Why a 4-1/2 digit meter?  Big jump in price,  there.  I only ever had one item 
of equipment that said that it needed one of those,  one of the earlier Moogs 
as I recall,  and I never did get around to getting one.

> direct link to my Ebay store.
> http://www.sonicelectronicmusic.com
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> From: "kar_chicago" <kar_chicago@...>
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> >Reply-To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
> >To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: Got the Schematics...now what?
> >Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 04:36:01 -0000
> >
> >Would you mind pointing me to a link where I could find the type of
> >scope I need.  Wouldn't want to get the wrong thing.
> >
> >--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "Roy J. Tellason"
> >
> ><rtellason@b...> wrote:
> > > On Thursday 03 November 2005 09:00 pm, kar_chicago wrote:
> > > > Is there anywhere online that shows how to read schematics for
> > > > synths.  Or am i asking to learn 10 years of worth of education
> >
> >in 10
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> > > > minutes?
> > >
> > > Reading schematics is pretty basic stuff as far as finding out how
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> >things are
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> > > interconnected,  but learning how all that stuff works is another
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> >story,  and
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> > > yeah,  it'll take you some nontrivial time...
> > >
> > > > I'd like to learn how to do basic testing, adjustments and
> >
> >repairs.  What
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> > > > kinds of tools do I need?  Do I need any special kind of
> >
> >voltmeter or the
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> > > > like?
> > >
> > > At the very least.  And a scope,  and some solid understanding of
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> >what you're
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> > > doing...
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