Yes, I want to finish a song and be able to say... finished! Alas... I am beset by a couple of small issues... 1) I am rewiring the studio. 2) My lovely Kurzweil PC3 has just lost it's screen! Eeek! Now, I have worked on my older Kurzweil K2500 many times before; I operated on it, fixed it when nobody, not even Kurzweil themselves, could fix it. So I am not afraid to open my PC3 and investigate. I know the problem is only with the display screen, for example. The keyboard is still quite functional, and if I wanted to, I could drive it with the remote control software on the PC or Mac. But I do like seeing the display, so I am going to have to open it.
Problem is, I don't have the manual for a PC3, just a manual for the K2500. So I either have to find one online, call Kurzweil and force them to give sell me one, or I have to fly blind. The last option is the most likely... it's not a horrible demise. It's really just figuring out which screws to undo on the bottom of the unit to get it open, without undoing the keyboard from the case if possible. No need to remove too many screws... just enough is enough. I just want access to the power supply where I can measure for the supply voltage that feeds the tube display, and then I need to test the connectors around the display; perhaps reseat them. Also consider the possibility of cold solder joints, and fix if needed. I should be able to to this.
Then, get that studio re-arranged and rewired! Music awaits!
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