Vintage Synth Repair

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "octogonaltar" <amnesie@...> 
wrote:
>
> > 
> > So does anyone know which of the 8 traces on the switch PCB can be
> > bridged to bypass the switch?
> 
> This is relatively easy to figure out with an multimeter. With the
> instrument unplugged (no power), just test the resistance between
> points on the switch while it's in the ON position. Wherever you get 0
> Ohm means those two points are connected when the unit is ON. Just
> solder a wire between those and you'll bypass the switch. You can also
> do the same probing with the unit OFF, which will help you understand
> what's changing between ON and OFF states, and thus figure our the
> switch's inner logic.
> 
> J.F.
>
Thanks why didn't I think of that... I'll let you know how it went...

bri.