From ISO-8859-1 Sent Fri, Jan 26th 2018, 07:49
From ISO-8859-1 Sent Fri, Jan 26th 2018, 07:49
Hi Peter, the only ones which are reliable I know are from Bansbach - but i think this= is exactly the level of price you mentioned. I think cheap ones will not la= st very long. I looked for alternatives a couple of years ago. But to be honest I did not f= ind others. Best wishes, Werner =E3=83=84=20 > Am 26.01.2018 um 00:36 schrieb Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx>: >=20 > Thanks Werner > Good idea about the Wave battery. My next problem with that wonderful ins= trument is finding replacement pneumatic struts. > I did one about five years ago, and it wasn't terribly expensive; and a fr= iend showed me his invoice for a pair in September 2016, which at 53GBP per s= trut was not horrible. But the same firm now are quoting 110GBP EACH for a p= air. > I double-checked with them, and that was the price. > Sheesh. > Peter >=20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Werner Sch=C3=B6nenberger [mailto:xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx]=20 > Sent: 25 January 2018 21:11 > To: xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx; xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx > Subject: Re: [AH] Korg PS-3200 batteries >=20 > Hi Peter et all, >=20 > Yes they are serial connected -> 3V >=20 > About the Wave - this is the reason why I attached an outboard compartment= for fast feplacement (without drilling any holes) - this helps me to exchan= ge the battery as a single man job (c: >=20 > Cheers, > Werner =E3=83=84 > ------------------------------------ > denken ist wie googeln, nur krasser! >=20 >> Am 25.01.2018 um 18:22 schrieb Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx>: >>=20 >> Wow, well found, Tom! >> The machine is packed up now (with two 1.5V batteries in it!) so I'm not s= ure if it's parallel or series. I didn't actually put the batteries in, so I= don't know if they were both pointing the same way. >> Either way, the battery compartment is in a hell of a lot more sensible p= lace than the Waldorf Wave's - something like 18 screws to undo the case lid= , two of them obscured by the control panel & requiring a specialist screwdr= iver, and still a two person job - one person to hold the panel upright. >> Peter >>=20 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tom Bugs [mailto:xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx] >> Sent: 25 January 2018 14:06 >> To: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx >> Subject: Re: [AH] Korg PS-3200 batteries >>=20 >> Though, equally, I had a feeling that 'industrial' 3V batteries do exist i= n size similar to AA. >> Google brought up this, for example:=20 >> http://www.allbatteries.co.uk/industrial-lithium-battery-cr-aa-3v-2ah- >> pcl8805.html >>=20 >> Not saying I'm right, of course! >>=20 >> Are the batteries connected in series or parallel? >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>> On 25/01/2018 12:09, Peter Forrest wrote: >>> Thanks Steve - yes, that makes sense! >>> Peter >>>=20 >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Steve Lenham [mailto:xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx] >>> Sent: 25 January 2018 11:53 >>> To: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx >>> Subject: Re: [AH] Korg PS-3200 batteries >>>=20 >>>> On 25/01/2018 11:24, Peter Forrest wrote: >>>> The back of the Korg PS-3200 (and the manual) both specify 2x 3V=20 >>>> batteries to retain the programs. >>>>=20 >>>> But the battery compartment is just designed for two AA size=20 >>>> batteries, which as far as I know have always been 1.5V. >>>>=20 >>>> Were there ever 3V batteries in that format, or is it simply a typo=20 >>>> by the designers? >>>>=20 >>>> It wouldn't be the first typo by Korg's designers (though luckily=20 >>>> their electronic design was superb). >>>>=20 >>>> Peter >>>>=20 >>> Hi Peter, >>>=20 >>> I'm sure that the batteries should be 2 x 1.5V =3D 3V. >>> First, the memory is fed with whichever is higher out of the battery=20 >>> and the 5V power rail - if the battery was 6V then it would supply=20 >>> the memory ALL the time, until the battery was discharged! >>> Secondly, the battery low indicator has a threshold of 1.9V - far too=20= >>> low for a 6V pack. >>>=20 >>> Hope this helps! >>>=20 >>> Steve L. >>> Benden Sound Technology >>>=20 >>>=20 >>=20 >> -- >> BugBrand LTD >> UK company No. 07199808 >> VAT No. GB 988 2629 57 >> 1 Ninetree Hill >> BRISTOL BS1 3SB >> United Kingdom >> www.bugbrand.co.uk >>=20 >>=20 >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> http://www.avg.com >>=20 >=20