Analog Synth Help... PLEASE!

Hey Everyone,

I have a dilemma that requires some minor assistance from an elder with minimal knowledge of Voltage-Controled synths or electronics.

I've been playing music my whole life and just made my first dive into the Analog (or Analogue) realm by purchasing a KORG PolySix! It just came, via FedEx, today and everything is in tip-top shape (to the naked eye). However, there was one small snafu that prevents my ears from doing the final touches (... and to all of you who are familiar with the PolySix: Yes, the internal battery was supposedly replaced prior to it's self-destruct, according to the seller).

Read on (it's my frantic email to the seller)...

"Just got the PolySix in the mail today! Yay!!!

Thaks a lot! It was quicker than I had expected.

Everything seems to be in order... except for one

thing.

I wasn't aware that there was a power converter

(I swear it wasn't mentioned in the ebay item description...

Reverse Converter Power Supply 120VAC 60Hz 44W

input / 240VAC 60Hz 44W output... Euro to USA?)

in the box and when I tipped the box over to get out the

tape (Yes, the original KORG patch memory cassete tape!),

charts and manual, the power converter dropped

out and onto the floor. After unwrapping it, it looks

like the two flat prongs are bent downward toward the

ground prong. Now, I assume that I bent the prongs by

dropping the converter, but I thought I would

double-check with you to see if they were already

bent. If so, did it still work? That would be great,

indeed!

Either way, I'm afraid to pug the keyboard into the

converter, in fear that it would short the keyboard.

What would you do, plug it in to test it out or assume

the power converter is no good and buy a new one in

fear that you could damage the board?

Also, do you know if these particular reverse

converters are common finds (at least on line or in New York City)?

Let me know when you have a moment."

OK, so it's obvious none of you would have any idea of the pre-existing condition of the item, but if you know about the possibility of killing the PolySix by plugging it into a bad power-supply or the likelihood of finding a replacement Reverse Converter Power Supply 120VAC 60Hz 44W input / 240VAC 60Hz 44W output power-supply online or in NYC, it would be a tremendous help.

Sorry to be so wordy.

Cheers!

(The KORG PolySix)

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EKT RULES MOTHERUCK

haha that shits broke, nig

It sounds like you are talking about a step down transformer. This is not a synth-specific piece of gear. Just go into town and buy one, or borrow one off a friend.

Also, it's best to post stuff like this in the EKT forum so you don't get hated on by greasy longhaired jerks like Essines.

my rough understanding is that the power converter is busted. well, i rekon a power converter is cheaper than a synth so just get a new one?

thanks.

any of you guys know if it's safe to test out or not?

  essines said:

EKT RULES MOTHERUCK

FYI

"General Banter:

Discuss anything and everything here"

motherfuck

  jefferoo said:

thanks.

any of you guys know if it's safe to test out or not?

try it with a different step down transformer. buy one at an electronics shop. it will cost you about $30.

thank you, my kiwi friend!

that is fine, my yankee doodle friend!

if all that's wrong is that the prongs are bent why don't you just bend them back? as long as they don't break off i don't see the problem.

  taxman said:

if all that's wrong is that the prongs are bent why don't you just bend them back? as long as they don't break off i don't see the problem.

exactly..

i might be wrong but american power voltage is lower then europe

so it just wouldnt probally turn on, and probally wouldnt blow up

but

if you reverse it

send an american synth to a europian country without a transformer it would blow it up. because if you put a higher voltage into what its ment to use then logically it would fuck shit up, but put a smaller ammount into a machine thats required it just wouldnt turn on as it dosnt have enough electricity to turn it on.

alternitivly just go get the desired transformer from any electrical good seller..

  chaosmachine said:

  taxman said:

if all that's wrong is that the prongs are bent why don't you just bend them back? as long as they don't break off i don't see the problem.

 

exactly..

They weren't "bent" so to speak. It was almost like the prongs had come loose together, slightly, so that when I tried to mover them back into place, it wouldn't hold and they just remained canted (or pointing down at an angle), rather than straight out.

No matter though. I figured best not to risk it, so I took analogue wings' suggestion and picked a new one up at radio shack for nearly $50, ouch.

The synth works and sounds great and I'm already programming patches. This one is a MONSTER!

Thanks for all your help, guys!

looks awesome. i feel your pain with the transformer, ive never had that exact problem but i swear to god i keep radio shack in business with mother fucking transformers and plugs and cables.

looks awesome. i feel your pain with the transformer, ive never had that exact problem but i swear to god i keep radio shack in business with mother fucking transformers and plugs and cables.