From Kenny Balys Sent Wed, Jan 3rd 2018, 20:58
From Kenny Balys Sent Wed, Jan 3rd 2018, 20:58
If you have any of those orange tantalums left in yours I would be concerned. One of mine had sizzled out. Lucky I did not lose anything. The trimmers in mine could probably all use replacement but they are not critical now. I just replaced every single trimmer in my A77 and that was a nasty job. On 03.01.18 20:52 , xxxx@xxx.xx wrote: > Ok, just heard that those old trimmers can cause some weird action, also > regarding tuning stability. Will do a recap soon on mine... > > > > Am 03.01.18 um 21:25 schrieb Kenny Balys: >> >> No, the trimmers are all oldies. >> >> I did totally re-cap mine, all tantalum gone. >> >> its stable once i get these kinks worked out. >> >> Bob Grieb (Tauntek) told me the Chroma uses the same edge connectors >> and that they are availble still. I am going to order new ones and >> replace them. I strongly suspect that my edge connectors are dirty. >> >> >> On 03.01.18 20:17 , xxxx@xxx.xx wrote: >>> When mine was working I did not have these problems. Did you ever >>> exchange those trimmers? >>> >>> >>> Am 03.01.18 um 20:30 schrieb Kenny Balys: >>>> >>>> This is something I run into often, the Banana has sat for a few weeks >>>> and then when I go to play, a few voices fail tune or do not respond >>>> as expected. >>>> >>>> Possible Remedy: >>>> --------------- >>>> - Press A+H simultaneously to enable voice mute mode: identify the >>>> troubled voice(s) >>>> >>>> - split the Banana open ( he he.... ) >>>> >>>> - undo the wooden voice card restraint blocks' frame tops >>>> >>>> - pull the voice board out, then put it back in (( possibly squeeze >>>> chips back into sockets if loose)) >>>> >>>> The Banana voice boards seem to walk out of their edge connector >>>> sockets and/or chips wiggle out of their sockets. Its really >>>> irritating. >>>> >>>> I have found that its better to keep the wooden restraint caps off >>>> when playing. Just don't forget to put them back before moving it. >>>> >>>> >>>> ** fix assumes that everything else is otherwise working correctly >>>> >>> >>>