tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post1529097343727587727..comments2024-03-27T10:06:45.689-07:00Comments on MATRIXSYNTH: Possible Repair Technique for the 80017a, the Juno-106 Voice Chipmatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364921840391533422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-39387742247033948512010-01-31T13:47:59.846-08:002010-01-31T13:47:59.846-08:00II removed the resin coating and my chips are stil...II removed the resin coating and my chips are stil DOA. What next?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522147970006978624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-31303122436818462992009-03-12T23:13:00.000-07:002009-03-12T23:13:00.000-07:00I believe the resin was only to keep competitors f...I believe the resin was only to keep competitors from copying the chips, or at least to maintain the illusion of the voice chip as a single, unchangeable device (rather than what it really is-- a bunch of smaller devices). Removing it shouldn't do anything to the chip besides make it easier to look at.solipsistnationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253074367136494983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-15259103947285602632009-03-12T22:37:00.000-07:002009-03-12T22:37:00.000-07:00This is potentially HUGE news. A couple questions ...This is potentially HUGE news. A couple questions I have: what's the function of that black resin coating on the original chips? Will removing it remove some important property of the chip? Might there be some alternate coating that could be applied to the clean chip to mimic the purpose of the original coating?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643694507884065292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-58027177152625433662009-03-12T22:01:00.000-07:002009-03-12T22:01:00.000-07:00Incredible! Makes we wish I didn't give my "dead"...Incredible! Makes we wish I didn't give my "dead" 80017a away!<BR/><BR/>Does Roland know about this? More importantly, can anyone tell me how chip replacements worked as far as Roland's concerned? Did they ever give away chip replacements, or did they only <I>sell</I> them? If so.... hooboy! :-ORy-Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151275970581089261noreply@blogger.com