Roland SH-101 Repair
May/08/2013 07:05 Filed in: Repair
So i had a really good friend give me two pretty beat up Roland SH-101 Red.
They have lots of missing parts, broken caps, missing benders and missing bottom bed trays. This looks like a nightmare to the normal eye, but to me it looks like a great time to fix something. Just like the Arp Axxe repair job i shot in an earlier blog post, i will show you what i have done to these keyboards to get them to function properly.
Note: If you are not a service tech or have not been around service techs for years (which is my case) DO NOT OPEN ELECTRONIC GEAR!! You could mess something up, or worse hurt yourself. I have been shocked a bunch and know how bad it can hurt. AC & DC voltages feel different and effect you different. If you don’t understand the location of those things on power supplies stay away. Also have witnessed boards get destroyed in one fallen screwdriver (for real just zap goodbye!). Ok had to say that.
My first step is to find the service manual, become familiar with the parts on the particular board, find where the power comes in, where the location of all elements are (CPU, VCO, VCF, VCA, ADSR, LFO,), check all the boards and what looks like a problem from first glance. Make Notes.
Shot below is trunk of car Day 1. The back one is almost complete, but the CEM3340 is gone (main voice), two sliders are dead, bender is broken and bottom tray is missing. Also found out no tune knob and the battery cover is gone. The second one is missing 6 keys and springs, missing both CEM3340 and IR3109 (FILTER!!), bottom tray is gone and the sequencer button board is missing 6 buttons and a push button. Again most people would have not even looked over this, but in a short 1/2 hour look over this is what i found.
Next Step is cleaning. Now I am pretty OCD so cleaning is no big deal to me. You have to know the proper things to clean boards with. Contact cleaner can help, but good old water and alcohol can do some wonders. Using a mix of both along side q-tips and a small fine toothbrush you clean carefully. This stuff is pushing 30+ years so the harder you are the more of a chance the trace will come up, or somethings will get ruined because of being careless. Take time when cleaning and let things dry on sunny days. if all of the moisture is not taken out of the board after cleaning and you power the unit on it will be destroyed. Trust that. Before and after board clean below.
So once the board is clean you order parts. That is as far as I have gotten. Come back for more information on my red Sh-101 project. They say the parts will be here Friday so the next update will come after the weekend.
They have lots of missing parts, broken caps, missing benders and missing bottom bed trays. This looks like a nightmare to the normal eye, but to me it looks like a great time to fix something. Just like the Arp Axxe repair job i shot in an earlier blog post, i will show you what i have done to these keyboards to get them to function properly.
Note: If you are not a service tech or have not been around service techs for years (which is my case) DO NOT OPEN ELECTRONIC GEAR!! You could mess something up, or worse hurt yourself. I have been shocked a bunch and know how bad it can hurt. AC & DC voltages feel different and effect you different. If you don’t understand the location of those things on power supplies stay away. Also have witnessed boards get destroyed in one fallen screwdriver (for real just zap goodbye!). Ok had to say that.
My first step is to find the service manual, become familiar with the parts on the particular board, find where the power comes in, where the location of all elements are (CPU, VCO, VCF, VCA, ADSR, LFO,), check all the boards and what looks like a problem from first glance. Make Notes.
Shot below is trunk of car Day 1. The back one is almost complete, but the CEM3340 is gone (main voice), two sliders are dead, bender is broken and bottom tray is missing. Also found out no tune knob and the battery cover is gone. The second one is missing 6 keys and springs, missing both CEM3340 and IR3109 (FILTER!!), bottom tray is gone and the sequencer button board is missing 6 buttons and a push button. Again most people would have not even looked over this, but in a short 1/2 hour look over this is what i found.
Next Step is cleaning. Now I am pretty OCD so cleaning is no big deal to me. You have to know the proper things to clean boards with. Contact cleaner can help, but good old water and alcohol can do some wonders. Using a mix of both along side q-tips and a small fine toothbrush you clean carefully. This stuff is pushing 30+ years so the harder you are the more of a chance the trace will come up, or somethings will get ruined because of being careless. Take time when cleaning and let things dry on sunny days. if all of the moisture is not taken out of the board after cleaning and you power the unit on it will be destroyed. Trust that. Before and after board clean below.
So once the board is clean you order parts. That is as far as I have gotten. Come back for more information on my red Sh-101 project. They say the parts will be here Friday so the next update will come after the weekend.
Artist Update
Mar/05/2013 12:25 Filed in: OTB Artist
The artist page has been updated and Outofthebag Music is proud to sponsor some amazing talent. These artist continually make great original music. Contact Outofthebag if you need booking information for anyone on our roster.
Adjusting
Feb/25/2013 12:39 Filed in: West Coast
Getting used to the new turf. West Coast is beautiful. BLOG has been put on hold for a minute, but we are still working on some great new projects. Pailo has a few records coming out, and there is a new video on the video page. Check out the LZX synth in action.
Happy New Year 2013
Dec/31/2012 10:39 Filed in: Humor
Be safe out there. Don’t drive if you drink all…
From our family to yours…..5.4.3.2.1…..Happy New Year!!!
From our family to yours…..5.4.3.2.1…..Happy New Year!!!
Module Panel Mods
Dec/27/2012 09:51 Filed in: Modular
Check out all the BLOG post’s below featuring Pailo’s panel mods. It’s been some tough work but some of these panels are turning out pretty sweet. Was getting tired of the metal look of the case and wanted everything to be a little more custom. Been talking to the guys around the shop and trying to get people’s opinions. Let me know what you think...
