THANK U _ BUT DAMN -MY BAD EYES -WILL BE MAIN PROBLEM _HERE--COS NOW I
WILL AGAIN HAVE TO OPEN UP POLARIS WHICH LOOKS LIKE NEW ON INSIDE
EXCEPT FOR DAMN WIRE CABLE -WAS HOPING TO JUST CHANGE WHOLE INNER GUTS
-WHICH ARE DAMN NEAR UNBREAKABLE -IN MOST OLDER SYNTHES --MADE TO LAST
-BUT I SURELY WILL MESS UP SOLDERING -SINCE I HAD EYES GET LOUSY LAST
7 MONTHES -_GETTING OLD -AND too POOR -TO JUST BUY ONE OFF EBAY OR
SOMETHING -AM 64 NOW -JUST WANT TO PLAY IT AGAIN WITH MY LOAD OF NEAT
VINTAGE RACKS -NOT _MAKE IT WORSE MESS -ONLY POLARIS TECH IN TOWN
RETIRED TO FLORIDA IN 2003 -THIS ROTTEN LIGHTNING HAPPEN IN 20006 -TO
PERFECT CONDIION POLARIS - RUNNING 6 MIDI SLAVES -WITH LEAD SOUNDS
--WILL TRY NEXT WEEK TO OPEN IT AGAIN --MAYBE GET PICS OF INSIDES
-THANK U PAUL -U ARE ENGINEER -I AM TINKERER JIM -I THINK MY WAY MIGHT
WORK -BUT ME AND SOLDER -BLIND COULD BE DISASTER -OK - KINDA LIKE
FIXING CAR STARTER -EASIER TO REPLACE STARTER -THAN TO FIND DEAD SPOTS
ON FIELDS OR ARMATURE. AT LEAST FOR ME . JIM DUGAS ! 6;35am-1-31-12-
am also handicapped -THAT IS DRAG! MUSIC IS mY BEST FUN OUTLET! .BYE
NOW ! -CANNOT CARRY HEAVY DAMN POLARIS!
On 1/31/12, Paul D. DeRocco <pderocco@...> wrote:
>> From: xkssk
>>
>> HI GUYS -JIM DUGAS HERE -AFTER READING UMTEEN POSTS ON CHROMA
>> AND POLARIS SITES -I AM CONVINCED ALL I NEED IS 2 THINGS TO
>> GET MY POLARIS FUNCTIONING AGAIN -1 -THE GREEN RIBBON
>> CONNECTOR WIRE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM BOARDS -ALL MY MEMBRANE
>> SWITCHES LIGHT AND TRY TO FUNCTION -POLARIS IS CLOSE TO
>> EXCELLENT IN CONDITION -ONLY THAT LIGHTNING SURGED MELTED
>> WIRING IS DEFECTIVE. CAN U GUYS FIND ME THIS WIRE FROM A
>> BLOWN POLARIS -- THERE IS NO TECH IN PGH PA WHO WILL TOUCH IT
>> --BUT ONE -AND HE IS ROLAND NICE GUY! -- _ OTHER THING I WILL
>> NEED IS GOOD EYES - TO solder THIS WIRING AND A POLARIS SOUND
>> TAPE-COS MINE IS IN STORAGE 200 MILE AWAY ! I JUST TRIED TO
>> BUY DENVER MESSED POLARIS -BUT DEALER BACKED OUT FOR
>> CLOSE,FAST SALE .MINE IS TRYING AT ALL OUTPUTS TO PUT OUT
>> SOUND BUT IS LOCKED BY WIRING MESS IN A COUPLE FUNCTIONS-HELP
>> - HELP HELP -HAVE MUCH TO TRADE FOR EAST COAST BROKE POLARis
>> WITH MAYBE GOOD INNERS{WIRES } AND BAD MEMBRANE SWITCHES --I
>> AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND WANT IT BACK PLAYINFG - THANK U GUYS
>> -JIM ANY ONE CAN CALL ME - AFTER AN EMAIL -OR I WILL CALL
>> THEM -xkss33@... LETS GET ANOTHER ONE UP TO LISTEN TO
>> AND SHOW ITS UNIQUE POWER STILL -FOR ROCK IT IS A FUN BLAST!
>> OF POWER HOUSE SOUNDS!
>
> You'll have to build one up yourself. You can buy any old 26-pin ribbon
> cable with the standard two-row connectors of the appropriate length, such
> as:
>
> http://search.digikey.com/us/en/products/H3KKH-2618G/H3KKH-2618G-ND/1218901
>
> Then you can chop off one connector and replace it with:
>
> http://search.digikey.com/us/en/products/CWR-142-26-0203/CPC26S-ND/1122546
>
> which is probably compatible with the four-row pattern on the panel board.
> Make sure you chop off the correct end; the connector is keyed so it can
> only go in one way.
>
> I don't have any guaranteed ideas on how to do the mass termination, but
> embedding the connector pins into a chunk of rubber (a large eraser
> perhaps), and then squeezing the whole thing in a vise would be my first
> guess. I also can't guarantee that these are exactly the right parts, but
> they look right to me, after a quick glance at the parts drawings.
>
> Note also that the some Polaris cables had a ground plane, while this one
> does not, but it isn't really necessary.
>
> They also make a 3' version of the cable, if you want some extra service
> length.
>
> --
>
> Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
> Paul mailto:pderocco@...
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