Vintage Synth Repair

You should have around 100 volts ac on the plug coming from the inverter. It can be quite a bit higher if there isn't any load. Plus you should be able to hear the whine of the inverter. 

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "Quazimodo" <noddyspuncture@...> wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
> 
> I am looking at a Korg Wavestation EX with currently no backlight. I bought a new backlight foil and installed it - but still no joy.
> 
> I checked to see if the volts were there on the small plug feeding it and there's nothing.
> 
> Can any one confirm for me please what voltage I should be getting? And also, would anyone know what could be a common fault on these for a lack of volts here?
> 
> Cheers,
> TOM
>