Re: [AH] Searching for elusive Yamaha IC

From Simonsonics
Sent Fri, Apr 19th 2019, 19:15

Hey there!  Yep, if it=E2=80=99s anything like my sk50d, it=E2=80=99s a brea=
thtaking amount of internal circuitry.  I think this take is correct.  In th=
e sk50d it=E2=80=99s on the board supplying voices for the lower manual and p=
edals.=20

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> On Apr 19, 2019, at 1:04 PM, SANDRA <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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> Have you looked inside a D85/415 lately? There are millions of tightly pac=
ked circuit boards with billions of chips in there.
> I guess the chip in question would be on a voice board associated with the=
 auto accompaniment section.
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> ------ Original Message ------
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> Hi All.
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> Looking for a YM70600 'Bass Generator' IC necessary for restoring an SK50d=
.
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> Initially, it seemed this chip was unique to the SK50d.  However, In looki=
ng at a schematic for an Electone D85, it's in there too!=20
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> In 1980, it seems that Yamaha upgraded the electone line with expanded fea=
tures.  This is also when the SK50D and D85 were released.=20
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> If anyone has an electone from this period (or a service manual) and can t=
ake a peek to see if there's a YM70600 chip in there, I'd be eternally grate=
ful.  The relevant models seems to be:
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> 415/D85
> D65
> D600/700/800
> E45
> E500/700
> E75
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> There may be other models after 1980 of an 'analog'/PASS heritage with it.=
 I don't know.=20
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> Thanks much, all!
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> -K