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#21790 - 09/17/01 07:32 AM Modded D10 dead? :(
MickO Offline
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Registered: 09/17/01
Posts: 5
Loc: KC MO, USA
Hey all. When moving to the US from Europe, I brought my dear beloved D10. I modified the power supply (that is - I moved a lead from the 240V pin on the transformer to the 120V pin). Everything worked great, until one day it wouldn't power on. Or rather - it powered on, and the top half of the display lit up, but I never get the 'ROLAND D10' message that normally shows up.

Anyone have any idea what might have happened? One thing I speculated in at first was the pre-transformer module, but it's designed for 220/240, so that should be fine.

Another possibility is that it just was its' time to go...

Any and all tips and hints are deeply appreciated!!

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#21791 - 11/17/01 07:51 AM Re: Modded D10 dead? :(
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Originally posted by MickO:
Hey all. When moving to the US from Europe, I brought my dear beloved D10. I modified the power supply (that is - I moved a lead from the 240V pin on the transformer to the 120V pin). Everything worked great, until one day it wouldn't power on. Or rather - it powered on, and the top half of the display lit up, but I never get the 'ROLAND D10' message that normally shows up.

Hey, mine did that just did that whilst my Daughter was playng some stuff....the D-10 started playing random noise plus some notes as well.
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Anyone have any idea what might have happened? One thing I speculated in at first was the pre-transformer module, but it's designed for 220/240, so that should be fine.

not that - mine is a UK unmodded one.
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Another possibility is that it just was its' time to go...

hope not....just paid for a hol in NZ, so can't afford a replacement....
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Any and all tips and hints are deeply appreciated!!


I have also posted on LUGNUTS regarding this,
should anything come of it, I will update here.

regards
Sponge

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#21792 - 11/30/01 02:48 PM Re: Modded D10 dead? :(
Anonymous
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Hi,
trace through all the connections internal to the machine - the local man here spent hours doing just that to mine and has fixed it ($75 worth of time).
Shouldn't think it was your mod which killed it, just old joints.

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#21793 - 11/30/01 04:53 PM Re: Modded D10 dead? :(
MickO Offline
Junior Member

Registered: 09/17/01
Posts: 5
Loc: KC MO, USA
Sponge,

That's exactly what I'd like to do, but w/o having a service manual, I can't tell what points should have what voltage. I also don't have a 'scope... But I might give it a shot. Thanks for the tip!!

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#21794 - 12/01/01 10:42 AM Re: Modded D10 dead? :(
MickO Offline
Junior Member

Registered: 09/17/01
Posts: 5
Loc: KC MO, USA
My my! Sponge, I just sat down and played a little with (on) my D10

I ripped it apart (carefully) and poked around a little, and sure enough, after some poking, I found a connection that seemed suspicious. I push it in place a little better and voila. The thing works

I owe you one!

/MickO

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