A customer brought in his ARP 2600 that started smoking while he was using it. I show you how I quickly locate the offending component and what I’m going to do to help his synthesizer kick its dirty smoking habit.
Month: July 2022
Korg MS2000R / MS2000 DSP Troubleshooting & Repair – Synthchaser #146
New synths seem designed to be disposable, or repairable by replacing a whole board, which often costs more than the synth is worth. Today we do board level troubleshooting and repair on this Korg MS2000R that had no output and gave a “MPUtoDSP check error”.
00:00 Intro & where I’ve been the last few months
02:48 The problem & troubleshooting plan and setup
06:08 Oscilloscope probing
12:27 Removing the old DSP chip
14:33 Soldering the new DSP chip
16:15 Test and head off for a cold drink
