Vintage Synth Repair

I picked up a used JV-1010 synth module on eBay that was supposedly 'dead' for US$70 shipped.

Prior to the purchase I asked the seller if he checked the 'wall-wart' supply with a voltmeter - he said he didn't have one and wasn't interested in making the effort himself.

I won the auction and sure enough - bad power supply.

I felt bad for the guy - so I picked up a cheap digital meter ($3) and sent it to him - he now has no excuse not to test his gear.  :-) 

Cheers,
Mike

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "Mu" <anuwup@...> wrote:
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> Great post, much appreciated. 
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> Of course I vehemently disagree with the statement below. In fact, I think you're joking.
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> Cheers,
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> Mu
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>  
> >   Lots of simple things.  Synths, tone modules, and guitar effects are made a lot better now than they were in the 1970s.
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>