RE: EDP goes down during live performance -- is this still happening w/ V.5 software?

[Kim Flint <kflint@chromatic.com>]

At 08:21 PM 2/23/98 -0500, David Myers wrote:
>>At 06:18 PM 2/23/98 -0500, David Kirkdorffer wrote:
>>>With the older version of the EDP software, the "much reported on these
>>>pages `thermal problem`" plagued the EDP with sudden silence if you used
>>>the undo button.
>>>
>>>Should I still worry about this if I have the new Upgrade software, but
>>>have not "cut the pin"?
>>
>>that has nothing to do with the software. Pure hardware issue....I'd 
>highly
>>advise the ol' pin cut manuever if you have an older unit and this hasn't
>>been done yet.
>>
>>kim
>
>Kim--what exactly is an "older unit", anyway?  Do you have serial numbers
>or something?

I do my best not to keep track of such things. If you really want to be
certain if your's has been properly modified or not, pop the top off and
take a look at the chip in question. There's a nice diagram on the Looper's
Delight site on one of the echoplex pages that shows exactly where to look.
(pin 5 of U12, an ADC0804)  You can do the mod yourself, assuming you are
reasonably able with electronics. You just need a decent tool to get in
there and cut the pin off. (judging by your past electrical gear butchery,
i'm sure you can manage! :-) )  

Oh, that's a void the warranty do it at your own risk sorta thing, so if
anything bad happens, don't look at me! I'm sure you can get Oberheim or
some authorized service place to do it too, if that makes ya happy. 

As far as I know, this has been taken care of on new units at the factory
for the past year and a half at least. But I really don't have any way to
know about things like that for sure.

kim
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