Topless monomachine

[Chris Strellis]

>Also wanted to ask on the topic of internal power supplies. If one starts
making an (low) audible buzzing noise >does that mean it's most likely on
it's way out?

Possibly means a re-capping is needed.  That is, replace the electrolytic
capacitors in the PSU with newer and better ones.

Cheers

Chris

On Apr 10, 2014, at 3:04 PM, Chris Strellis <chris at strellis.com> wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
> 
> Does your battery look like this?
> 
> http://goo.gl/uSOqIo
> 
> It's just a solder tag CR2032 lithium battery.  At this stage it's 
> best to put in a battery socket like this if there's room and fit a 
> standard CR2032 battery.
> 
> http://goo.gl/bm8ElY
> 
> Backup all your stuff first!!
> 
> I'd snip out the old battery first with small wire cutters.  Then with 
> a desoldering suction pump and soldering iron desolder and remove the 
> small legs left in the PCB.  Fit the socket and solder that in then 
> add the battery.
> 
> Good to go!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org
> [mailto:music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org] On Behalf Of Andrew 
> Tarpinian
> Sent: 09 April 2014 21:42
> To: Music-bar
> Subject: Topless monomachine
> 
> http://www.polaritydesign.com/photos/mnmopen.jpg
> 
> If your monomachine stops working, apparently you just need to take it 
> apart, unplug and then re-plug everything in again. Then it will work. 
> For now, fingers crossed.
> 
> I also want to replace the battery(you can't see it, it's on a board 
> under this UI board.) Looking for a little help. It is solidly stuck 
> to a metal bracket which is then soldered to the board. Wondering if 
> the battery is most likely soldered to the bracket? (It's hard for me 
> to tell, don't know much about this stuff) If so does it make sense to 
> unsolder the bracket from the board first, change the battery then 
> re-attach? or just try to replace the battery without removing the bracket
from the board, or something else?
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