Re: Lost....

The good chips went at the right places? In the right orientation? Did
you cut any traces? Is there a cold solder joint? (Look if solder is
there on both sides of the board)

--- In [email protected], bill bigrig <billbigrig@...> wrote:
>
> 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@...> 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 <bjork01@...>:
> > >
> > >  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@...>
> > > *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@...<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@...
> > <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 <bjork01@...
> > <bjork01%40cableone.net>
> > > > <mailto:bjork01% <bjork01%25>40cableone.net>
> > <mailto:
> > > bjork01@... <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@...
> > <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
> > 
> === message truncated ===
> 
> 
> 
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