Re: Lost....

Howdy,

 I just replaced IC 8,9,10,11. Now I got no display at
all. Every time you turn it off a line appears across
the display, but in a different place each time. any
idea where I messed up?
Rig


--- Antoine Deschênes <antdes45-FFYn/[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Scott,
> I just found that mail...
> 
> The inverter is converting the 6VDC in the PSU to
> 120VAC 400Hz that the EL
> backlight needs. www.Kfuenf.org has the guide to
> replace the inverter and
> backlight.
> 
> Cheers,
> Antoine
> 
> 2007/6/3, Scott <[email protected]>:
> >
> >  To be honest I didn't know about the inverter, I
> guess I should change it
> > out too? What does the inverter do? I'll check the
> banks for that pipe organ
> > sound and if I ever have any spare time I'll try
> making one myself, fat
> > chance!! ;=)
> > Thanks....
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Antoine Desch�nes <antdes45-FFYn/[email protected]>
> > *To:* [email protected]
> > *Sent:* Sunday, June 03, 2007 10:56 AM
> > *Subject:* [SPAM] Re: [k5synth] Lost....
> >
> >  Scott a �crit :
> > > Thanks for your help it is greatly appreciated.
> My mother used to
> > > always tell me that people seem to always look
> for the most difficult
> > > solutions before they finally give up and go
> with the one that's the
> > > easiest and most obvious. I had given up
> yesterday thinking that it
> > > just wasn't going to happen because I had done
> everything I knew to do
> > > and I've been doing this a long time then it
> struck me that the little
> > > light on my midi interface only showed incoming
> but no outgoing and
> > > that's what made me reinstall the drivers. Today
> it'll probably never
> > > work again but at least I have these terrific
> banks with great sounds
> > > that I can use. Next, the backlight problem. I
> can see the display but
> > > it just bugs me to have to squint and knowing
> that it doesn't work.
> > > Telesis, get ready!!!
> > What were you planning to do, change the backlight
> alone or the inverter
> > too? I can tell you that both have probably
> failed. There's an inverter
> > found at DigiKey that works in the synth w/o
> whining like the original
> > one, but it has a different pinout(You'll have to
> use wire jumpers)
> > > Thanks,Scott
> > > p.s.- there's this great pipe organ sound one
> one of the sites and I
> > > can't find it amongst my sounds, if you use a
> pipe organ sound ( for
> > > progressive rock it's real important) do you
> have a favorite?
> > It could be in one of the multiple sound banks in
> the group's files
> > section or maybe it's user-made. You could maybe
> use a waveform analyser
> > to get the harmonics and have fun editing the
> sound to get it back though.
> >
> > > p.s.s.- I read something about the availability
> of ram cards but lost
> > > the message, are there some available somewhere?
> > Well, you could probably find the card on eBay for
> an high price if you
> > want the Kawai DC-32 logo on it, but I found two
> or three stores selling
> > equivalents, since they are quite common cards.
> All I need to know is
> > the size of the card. Maybe a DC-32 is not 32Kb. I
> know that an
> > oversized card could actually work, but it would
> be space waste and not
> > worth paying the extra money.(I have no idea of
> the price of these
> > cards, I need to get a quote from the store)
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > *From:* Antoine Desch�nes
> <mailto:antdes45-FFYn/[email protected]<antdes45%40yahoo.ca>
> > >
> > > *To:* [email protected]
> <k5synth%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:
> > [email protected]
> <k5synth%40yahoogroups.com>>
> > > *Sent:* Sunday, June 03, 2007 9:34 AM
> > > *Subject:* [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re:
> [SPAM] Re: [k5synth]
> > > Lost....
> > >
> > > Hi Scott,
> > >
> > > Wow! A driver reinstall. It's so simple, but I
> would have tried about
> > > anything else before thinking about this.
> > >
> > > Yep, there are great sounds out there. The Kawai
> card banks are
> > > not that
> > > interesting, but user-made ones are.
> > >
> > > Antoine
> > >
> > > Scott a �crit :
> > > > Thanks, when I said it only has one way of
> going into the
> > > computer I
> > > > was referring to the end that goes into the
> computer..the usb
> > > end. The
> > > > other end has the midi in and out and I
> plugged them accordingly. I
> > > > reinstalled the midi drives for the usb device
> and it worked!!
> > > There
> > > > are some great sounds out there and whoever
> did them has my
> > > gratitutde
> > > > as thsoe who talked me through this mess
> today. thanks,Scott
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > *From:* Jeff B <mailto:jeffbee42-/[email protected]
> <jeffbee42%40yahoocom>
> > > <mailto:jeffbee42% <jeffbee42%25>40yahoo.com>>
> > > > *To:* [email protected]
> <k5synth%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:
> > k5synth% <k5synth%25>40yahoogroups.com>
> > > <mailto:[email protected]
> <k5synth%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:
> > k5synth% <k5synth%25>40yahoogroups.com>>
> > > > *Sent:* Saturday, June 02, 2007 10:05 PM
> > > > *Subject:* [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re:
> [k5synth] Lost...
> > > >
> > > > Your USB MIDI interface should have at least
> one MIDI In and one
> > > > MIDI Out. Just pair them up with your K5.
> Also, when trouble
> > > > shooting these things (I'm stating the obvious
> now), make sure
> > > > that the devices are connected directly w/each
> other (so no MID
> > > > patchbays, etc...)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > From: Scott <[email protected]
> <bjork01%40cableone.net>
> > > <mailto:bjork01% <bjork01%25>40cableone.net>
> <mailto:
> > [email protected] <bjork01%40cableone.net>
> > > <mailto:bjork01% <bjork01%25>40cableone.net>>>
> > > > To: [email protected]
> <k5synth%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:
> > k5synth% <k5synth%25>40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, June 2, 2007 4:03:17 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: [k5synth]
> Lost....
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, I appreciate the suggestion. My midi
> cable is a usb type
> > > > so it only has one way of going into the
> computer, I hope that's
> > > > not the problem because that cable works so
> well with everything
> > > else.
> > > > Scott
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > *From:* Jeff B <mailto:jeffbee42-/[email protected]
> <jeffbee42%40yahoocom>
> > > <mailto:jeffbee42% <jeffbee42%25>40yahoo.com>>
> > > > *To:* k5synth@yahoogroups .com
>
<mailto:[email protected]<k5synth%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > <mailto:k5synth% <k5synth%25>40yahoogroups.com>>
> > > > *Sent:* Saturday, June 02, 2007 5:08 PM
> > > > *Subject:* [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: [k5synth]
> Lost....
> > > >
> > > > Make sure that both the MIDI Out of the K5 is
> going into your
> 
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