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It does help. This is how my drive behaves, but somehow I was under the impression that before the PSU disaster the LED used to blink briefly at switch-on. I was probably wrong.

Thanks again for your help.

Hi Synthjoe, Well, it's really a joy to have the T3 back - over 6 months after it failed! It's also a good sense of achievement, which I certainly want to share with you! As for the desoldered chips, they were "desoldered" with snip pliers, if you get my drift... That was the only way to get them ...

Synthjoe, my hero! That would be a veeeery much welcome piece of software indeed, Sir! Many years ago I actually started something in those lines (well, mainly to load samples via MIDI, as multisounds rather than drumkits), using a program for the Atari ST called GenPatch. But I wouldn't be able to ...

Don't spray the switches - it's a waste of time. Just replace them with new ones. It's an easy enough job (if you are handy with a soldering iron and a screw driver, as pointed out by other posters). I recently replaced all switches in a friend's M1 and in my T3 (this one for the second time in 25 ...

HI guys, Just a short note to let you all know that after replacing 5 RAM chips (no mean feat, I tell you...) my T3 EX is now playing perfectly! The sequencer is still only half-operational - I was unable to get all the 13 chips I needed (I got 7), but if I can get them I'll replace those as well ...

Hi all, Would anyone know (and please tell me) where to get 13 x Mitsubishi M5M4464AL-12 (ZIP case) RAM memory chips in Europe? If you've been following this thread you'll know I need them to bring my T3 back into full life quality (it must be really nasty for a synth to live without the juice of ...

Hi Synthjoe, Here is today's SITREP (situation report...): I managed to load some PCM sounds from floppy disks. The new multisounds show up as Dxx, as they should, and play perfectly. This quietens my paranoia about the PCM RAM. You know, part of this paranoia stems from the fact that I found two ...

Hi Synthjoe, See? You should never underrate yourself, man! Your latest post was extremely useful and has already allowed this tech adventure to evolve to a higher level and reach some interesting conclusions! As per your suggestion, I tried outputs CD/34 and there they were, all the ROM sounds in ...

Hi Synthjoe Disabling the effects does nothing - just tried it. Curiously enough, even with the effects disabled, fiddling with the effects parameters changes the type of noise I get - this and changing the effect are the only actions that affect the output sound. Oh, and this only on effects unit 2 ...

Hi guys! I mean, HI GUYS!!! Boy, this is like finding life in other planets - I'm not alone! Sincere thanks for your replies! But before I get down to business, please allow me to set the record straight: All I did in my previous post was state a fact (zero replies) - nothing unfair about that. OK ...

Hi guys, Given the overwhelming response of ZERO replies to my appeal for help, I couldn't but keep you all informed about the evolution of the situation, which is as follows: The floppy drive has resurrected from the dead and is now working fine and passing all the tests. Don't ask me how it ...

Hi guys, This is my first post to this forum and the motive for it is as follows: A few months ago, my old and beloved T3 (upgraded to EX status by myself many years ago) decided to quit. I know a bit of electronics (I said "a bit"!) so I decided to open it up and investigate. My findings were not ...