Zach,

I am the person who did the repair work on that Polaris 5 years ago. And recommended that you join this group through the seller.

The solution is to acquire the Membrane Panel that has been remade. Ask Paul here is his site: http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polarismembranepanelreplacement

Back when I did the repair there was no replacement part. The original membrane is there with a small jump board and replacement wiring carefully soldered to what was left of the vinyl leads. These original membranes became very brittle over the years and it is my guess that during shipment it has either cracked further or a solder point on the vinyl came undone.

- Daniel

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, zach phillips <zphillips@...> wrote:
>
> hello everyone,
> I'm sorry to bother you but I have a question for you about an apparently
> nonworking polaris in absolutely phenomenal physical condition. it was
> working prior to being mailed to me and now it doesn't produce any sound
> but it lights up and all membrane switches respond normally.
> I have tried all the various hidden functions. tried slaving it to an SY77
> and to a drum machine and to a Prophet 600. nothing doing.
> but the metronome sounds. and when I hit the keys, they make a muted kick
> sound, and it's obvious that they're transmitting. the ADSR affects the
> volume of the sound. it doesn't get any higher or lower. and that's the
> only sound I'm getting out of the polaris!
> I'm currently trying to get ahold of a power drill so I can get at the
> insides... have a bunch of stripped screws so I can't simply unscrew it.
> if you have any ideas as to what the problem might be, I would appreciate
> your input.
> thanks very much!
> zach phillips, brattleboro VT
> zphillips@...
>