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Re: Moog Source Sequencer roblem

2008-10-31 by gerryrdahl

Make sure you backup your patches before you pull the ram.

GD
--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, Philip <eggwheatis@...> 
wrote:
>
> last software is 3.3 on the source.
> Â 
> but yeh you have a late one...the best one I think with Din Sync.
> Â 
> Have you swapped the ram out yet?
> 
> --- On Fri, 31/10/08, Ambrosia <s_carter@...> wrote:
> 
> From: Ambrosia <s_carter@...>
> Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: Moog Source Sequencer roblem
> To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, 31 October, 2008, 11:25 AM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi, it is the last Version, with the DIN Sync.
> The Software has been updated also to the last Revision, I think it
> was 3.2.
> 
> --- In vintagesynthrepair@ yahoogroups. com, "gerryrdahl"
> <gerryrdahl@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > Looking at the supplemental material,
> > Does your Source have the updated rom and inputs?
> > Your arp an sequencer can run from a sync from
> > a drum machine. If the Source things there is 
> > a drum machine connected, it may be waiting for the clock
> > from it.
> > The din socket will say "SYNC IN" below it.
> > I would check the associated circuit with this.
> > 
> > Hope this helps.
> > GD
> > 
> > --- In vintagesynthrepair@ yahoogroups. com, "Ambrosia" 
<s_carter@> 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, thank you for the quick answers... 
> > > 
> > > I did not solder the battery out yet. I measured with the 
units 
> > power
> > > turned off. As far as the unit is working well so far, I 
think, the
> > > battery should not be the problem. 
> > > The Source is not loosing his patches or something else..
> > > 
> > > The LFO LED is blinking, and of course you can change the 
speed of 
> > the
> > > LFO. No problem there as far as I can see. 
> > > 
> > > As far as all IC´s are socketed, this could be a good hint. 
> > > Where is the RAM located? which board? I think it has to be the
> > > digital board, right? Makes sense to me that the defect could 
be on
> > > this board. Is this the one on the left side inside the unit?
> > > 
> > > Cheers
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In vintagesynthrepair@ yahoogroups. com, "martinreuter"
> > > <FrauReuter@ > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 
> > > > > The battery is good (3,4 V) 
> > > > 
> > > > Hi, sorry about the poor question: 3,4 V at work oder did 
you 
> > solder
> > > it out?
> > > > My Matrix 1000 had a battery with 3,4V, too. But it was not 
> > good. I
> > > measured it in my Hand 
> > > > with a digital Voltmeter - a friend told me that this cannot 
say
> > > something about the batterys 
> > > > real Status, i have to measure under work. I changed it and 
now 
> > the
> > > Matrix works very fine...
> > > > 
> > > > cheers
> > > > Martin
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

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