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The batteries were cheap but not leaking or even particularly old, so someone had been using it recently. Time to crack it open and see what was happening inside. Many a fine synth has been ruined by leaking batteries. Before opening it up, I checked inside the battery compartment and there were six C batteries in there.
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When I turned it on, instead of hearing the familiar organ-like tones of preset 11, I was greeted by a whoosh of white noise and a resonance bump.
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Everything seemed to be in working order. The tact switches were tight and responsive, clear sign that they had been replaced recently (or perhaps the synth was rarely used). There was some mottling on the case but the buttons still had their original color, which is something of a miracle. I could always sell it for parts and get my money back anyway.Ĭosmetically, my new Poly-800 wasn’t in terrible shape. Seeing as it’s a Poly-800, and they sell for around $100 in Japan, I wouldn’t be too disappointed if I killed it. I couldn’t do much about the teal but I could add two knobs to bring direct control of the filter and cutoff parameters to the fore.
KORG POLY 800 POWER SUPPLY MODS
These mods require skills above and beyond what I have now, and I certainly don’t want to wreck them in the process, so when a cheap Poly-800 became available on Yahoo Auctions, I snapped it up in the hopes of trying the Moog Slayer Filter Mod.Īs anyone who’s looked at a Poly-800 knows, there are no knobs on the front panel, just a few buttons and a lot of teal. I’d like to add MIDI to my Korg Poly-61 and maybe improve the MIDI on my Roland JX-3P. I thought modding might be the logical next step from changing internal batteries and swapping out tactile switches. I’m trying to improve my electronics skills.