I've done a few CS80 housecalls in SoCal from Palm Springs to Santa Monica. In in Irvine. I have little free time these days but might be able to do a tuning. Where are you? David > robert hall <mailto:rbhall7ice@...> > March 26, 2012 10:39 AM > thank you as well-great to hear from you john-remember me? (the nut with 2 p10's)anyways i think i'll get the psu kit from ebay soon butwould still love to find somebody in los angeles who hashad experience tuning the machine.if i remember right one of the voices is particularly off-tune.i remember there was somebody who offered house-callsfrom this group awhile back -i'll try to find the thread.thanks again for the assistance!kindest regards to all-robert > > --- On Sat, 3/24/12, John Leimseider<leimseiderj@...> wrote: > > From: John Leimseider<leimseiderj@...> > Subject: RE: [yamahacs80] Re: powering up > To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com > Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 6:05 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Robert, thanks for the kind words... Make sure it isn't just the fuses blown on the supply. It happens a lot. I hope all is well! JL > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com on behalf of robert hall > > Sent: Sat 3/24/2012 6:40 PM > > To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [yamahacs80] Re: powering up > > > > hey thanks-that does sound like good advice.i'm wondering if i should get inside or have someone else do it.ive built a couple of simple tube amps but i'd still like someone withexperience to do it.-there was i guy at musiktek in north hollywood who was very goodbut he's in canada now.anybody out there? -i'm in l.a. obviously-thanks again for the support,robert > > > > --- On Sat, 3/24/12, Quazimodo<noddyspuncture@...<mailto:noddyspuncture%40hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > > From: Quazimodo<noddyspuncture@...<mailto:noddyspuncture%40hotmail.com> > > > Subject: [yamahacs80] Re: powering up > > To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com<mailto:yamahacs80%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 1:26 PM > > > > Hi Robert, > > > > Personally I would rebuild the PSU - with new caps and IC's. And then I would set the voltages with the PSU seperate from the rest of the synth. Then I would power her up and see what happens. > > > > Cheers, > > > > TOM > > > > --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com<mailto:yamahacs80%40yahoogroups.com> , "robert"<rbhall7ice@...> wrote: > > > > > > >> hey everyone- > > > >> i have not turned my instrument on since about 1998 and was wondering if > > > >> the sudden power might hurt it (capacitors and such) > > > >> can it be brought up slow with a variac as some do with audio gear? > > > >> -i'm not a technician so excuse my ignorance please. > > > >> thanks for any guidance, > > > >> robert > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > John Leimseider <mailto:leimseiderj@...> > March 24, 2012 6:05 PM > Hi Robert, thanks for the kind words... Make sure it isn't just the fuses blown on the supply. It happens a lot. I hope all is well! JL > > ________________________________ > > From: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com on behalf of robert hall > Sent: Sat 3/24/2012 6:40 PM > To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [yamahacs80] Re: powering up > > > > > hey thanks-that does sound like good advice.i'm wondering if i should get inside or have someone else do it.ive built a couple of simple tube amps but i'd still like someone withexperience to do it.-there was i guy at musiktek in north hollywood who was very goodbut he's in canada now.anybody out there? -i'm in l.a. obviously-thanks again for the support,robert > > --- On Sat, 3/24/12, Quazimodo<noddyspuncture@...<mailto:noddyspuncture%40hotmail.com> > wrote: > > From: Quazimodo<noddyspuncture@...<mailto:noddyspuncture%40hotmail.com> > > Subject: [yamahacs80] Re: powering up > To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com<mailto:yamahacs80%40yahoogroups.com> > Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 1:26 PM > > > > Hi Robert, > > Personally I would rebuild the PSU - with new caps and IC's. And then I would set the voltages with the PSU seperate from the rest of the synth. Then I would power her up and see what happens. > > Cheers, > > TOM > > --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com<mailto:yamahacs80%40yahoogroups.com> , "robert"<rbhall7ice@...> wrote: > > >> hey everyone- > >> i have not turned my instrument on since about 1998 and was wondering if > >> the sudden power might hurt it (capacitors and such) > >> can it be brought up slow with a variac as some do with audio gear? > >> -i'm not a technician so excuse my ignorance please. > >> thanks for any guidance, > >> robert > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [yamahacs80] Re: powering up
2012-03-26 by David Rogoff
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