--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com , "nelsonj_sce" <nelsonj_sce@...>
wrote:

> That's good to know they're all the same. To replace/install a

board, is it just a matter of plugging it in or is there soldering
involved Do you happen to know if an OB-8 board is the same as an
OBX-a board(can I switch them) I'm asking this in case I cannot find
a board for the OBX-a, then maybe a OB-8 board will work the same.
Plmk if you know and thanks again!

> All the voice boards are the same.
> The general number convention is voice 1-4 are on the bottom,

voices

> 5-8 are on top.
> Running as a 7 voice is no problem, but you will only get 3 voices
> rather than four when you split the board (the other end of the

split

> will have 4 voices) , but when you double, some strange things

might

> happen - I have never tried it.
>
>
>
> --- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com , "L8RDOOD" <nansbears@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm somewhat of a novice so forgive me if my questions
> seem "ignorant".
> > I bought off Ebay quite awhile ago an Oberheim OBX-a. I got it
> cheap
> > because the seller said it was "dropping a sound". Not knowing

any

> > difference at the time, I thought it would be cool to have a
> vintage
> > synth to "restore" as a project. Well, due to several unforseen
> > situations, I wasn't able to get on the project so I put it off

for

> a
> > year. As I researched, I found the contacts needed to be cleaned

&

> the
> > keys leveled, among other things. Since my time for this was not
> going
> > to be like I thought, I decided to take it in to a repair shop in
> L.A..
> > It took quite a while but the repairman said it was missing a
> voice
> > board. To get all the work done, he wanted nearly double what I
> even
> > paid for it so I decided to pass on getting the board for now. So
> now
> > it's a 7 voice synth. I had the contacts cleaned anyways and I

will

> be
> > picking it up this week(minus the missing board).
> > Here goes the questions: Are all the voices the same If not,
> are
> > they numbered or named so I know what to get Does anyone on this
> list
> > have any boards available to sell Is this even worth my time to

do

> > this If anyone has done this in the past, please help if you can

&

> > thanks for all your help in advance!
> >
>