Hi from Belgium

[bieke]

I just signed up and expect to find some good advice here
I'm a guitar player, so got a bit of learning to do
but first of all, i need to get my Virus kb back up and running
haven't powered it up in years and yup
it doesn't power up

[andor]

Try to repace the battery.

Kind regards,

Andor

[bieke]

Yeah, I'm going to take a peek inside later today. I could not find a DIY tutorial on the forums here, but I did read something about replacing the 100µF 25V cap, so I was thinking of giving that a try. If anyone can give me some pointers on how to replace the PSU that would be great as well. I also found a Virus recap kit on evilbay ... sheesh I hope it's going to be an easy fix, haven't used the synth in 5 years, but it was safely stored, it worked fine last time I played it (but that was indeed 5 years ago).

[bieke]

OK, so I took out the old PSU, something is rattling inside, so I guess it's the culprit
the caps all look fine to me, no bulging ones
now where to get a replacement PSU for the kB
halp !

[bieke]

another update : I just tested the old PSU, it is still working fine
I crammed it open yesterday and a tiny bit of solder fell out
I'm putting it back this evening and hopefully my KB will be up and running again ...
also changed the internal battery while I was at it
and got rid of all the dust bunnies inside

[bieke]

still not working
the display lits up, that's it, but it shows nothing
no LEDS
bummer

[bieke]

oh well, I'm going to take out the MB and start soldering caps then
wish me luck

[evilgus]

Good luck!

EG

[bieke]

thanks, it is fixed (made a separate thread about it)
yesterday evening, I re-assembled it and
now it's up and running again
after 5 years of hibernation
spent an eveninng and good part of the night revisiting the Virus kB, twisting knobs and pushing buttons
dang, what a great sounding, tactile, intuitive synth it is
happy camper again