Xpantastic!

what is the procedure for opening the Xpander up? I have never done it  
before.

/m

On Mar 10, 2008, at 2:17 AM, John Pallister wrote:

> Hi Mati,
>
> Don't panic! There is a fuse inside the Xpander. If you pop
> the lid, you'll see it on the power supply board.
>
> I have some photos of the PSU board in mine, for what it's
> worth: http://xpander.geek.nz/my-xpander-psu.html
>
> The PSUs were never the highest-quality part of an Oberheim
> synth, from what I can gather. If it isn't the fuse, it
> might just be a blown rectifier diode or something similar.
> If you can read a schematic and operate a multimeter, you
> should be able to track down the problem.
>
> Good luck!
>
> John :^P
>
> Mati wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Bit if sheer terror here tonight. My Xpander is not powering on. The
> > light on the power switch is not lighting up either. I tried a
> > different power lead and a different outlet. Nothing.
> >
> > Was working fine earlier today. Is there a fuse on these somewhere I
> > could check ? it is on a surge protector and all my other gear is
> > working just fine.
> >
> > If the PSU has gone south - how hard are these to fix/replace?
> >
> > /m
>
> -- 
> John Pallister
> john@...
>
>
>