Recently I tried to switch on my two CS40m synths which I have used for the last time about 7 years ago. Main fuse on both machines was blown after one second. So I have recapped both PSU, and tried to switch on again. On one machine big two resistors connected in series to output rails +15 and -15 V became so hot that their textile envelope (yes, they were covered by some textile pipe) started to smoke. (On the other machine not so bad, but again main fuse and another one in the secondary circuit was blown.) I have immediately switch off, put both PSU out of the instrument, switched on without a load, and both PSU are OK, everything works. So I could set all four voltages to their spec levels (+15, -15, +5, -10). Am I right to suppose there's a short circuit on some board? I wonder how it could happen when the instrument was not at all used for years. In one instrument there was small leakage of RAM battery (as they use standard 2 AA size batteries in battery compartment, no damage was caused by this). Otherwise everything looks well. Has somebody any advice how I should continue and where to find the source of this problem? Could it be some shorted tantalum capacitor? I can't use PSU and switch on the instrument. I plan to recap, clean and check all boards, clean connectors... usual stuff. Then try again to switch on... If it will work without blowing the fuses or burning components, then I can check voltages and signals. I have Service manual. Thanks in advance for any hint. Daniel Forro
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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Yamaha CS40m problem
2013-04-09 by Daniel Forró
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