How to replace the battery in a Matrix-1000 synth - detailed, step by step

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  • Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
  • Detailed (ie: boring) description of how to take apart an Oberheim Matrix-1000 synth, desolder the old buffer battery, and replace it with a new battery in a battery holder. The firmware is upgraded as well.
    Tools used:
    Crossblade screwdriver - all the screws are identical
    Flat-blade screwdriver for removing the firmware EPROM
    Plier and wirecutter
    Tweezers
    Desoldering suction pump, desoldering mesh
    Soldering station or soldering iron suitable for electronics
    Multimeter for testing
    A computer/iPad with DIN MIDI to backup the memory banks
    Materials used:
    CR2032 battery
    Plastic battery holder for PCB through-hole soldering, for 20mm pin grid
    EPROM chip with Bob Grieb's V1.20 firmware
    *Read the description here: www.untergeek....
    *Get the V1.20 firmware upgrade here: www.untergeek....

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