> From: eric@...
>
> I've owned my Polaris forever but it's spent almost all of
> the last decade in storage. I recently pulled it out with
> the intent of selling it, but it's developed some issues I'm
> hoping you folks might have some thoughts on.
>
> The first is the ultra-common one: bad membrane switches. I
> tried to fix them myself but have only succeeded in making
> the situation worse. Are new ones available? Google yielded
> some references to someone selling them several years ago but
> I didn't see anything recent.

Contact me off-list. I've got them.

> The other problem it's having is really weird. As soon as
> you connect the MIDI output to something, there's a click in
> the audio output every time you hit or release a key or move
> a slider. I think basically it's making a click every time
> data is sent out the MIDI port. Has anyone else seen this
> problem? I'm thinking it could be a decoupling cap issue but
> I have no idea where to look. It's not a ground loop because
> it does it when connected to a laptop computer that's not
> connected to anything else.

It could be a grounding problem somewhere. I recommend disconnecting and reconnecting everything with a connector inside, since contacts can get dirty with age. It could also be a power supply problem, but I'd think you'd hear lots of hum on the output if that were the case.

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Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
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