dcer10 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 (edited) Hi All, As per this thread I am selling my Midibox SID V1 with 4 8589 SID's, not working - selling for parts only. It worked flawessly for many years but now has been sitting in storage for a while and won’t power up. It is possible that it could be repaired, but I seriously doubt any electronics repair shops would touch it given it was not built to be serviced. The photos show the internals so you know what you are getting yourself into! This 2RU version has a long white text on blue LCD screen and is stacked with many Midibox boards inside it including 4 x PIC based core boards, 4 x SID host boards (complete with SID 8580 chips), digital in boards for the rotary encoders and digital out boards for the LED’s that are panel mounted on the control surface. Unless you are a midibox enthusiast with a lot of knowledge and time on your hands I would say repairing the unit would be beyond reach, however if you are looking to get started building your own midi boxes there are a lot of complete (I presume working, but buyer beware) boards within it you can easily use for other midibox projects. Alternatively you could just strip out the PIC (and other) chips, SID chips, display etc and start your own project. I can verify that there was no electronic incident (eg surge, short or other electronic issue) that caused the unit to cease working. It is most likely mechanical failure of a solder join somewhere witihn it. I have provided photos so you can see what you are getting yourself into if you decide to try to repair it. The rear panel allows for a memory expansion (which I am not offering as I still use it on another midibox in my studio), midi in/out/thru as well as audio in (to the SID chips and filters) and out. A stereo jack will allow both in/out in the one cable. Please find the listing here: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Midibox-SID-V1-Rack-Synth-4x8580-/141704875475?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item20fe44cdd3 I am selling a bunch of my studio gear on eBay at the moment so wanted to keep all of the items in the same place. If anyone from this community wants to purchase it please let me know and I can make the arrangements directly with you. Thanks, John Edited June 28, 2015 by dcer10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcer10 Posted July 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 The SID has sold. The guy who bought it got it going straight away too, the pinning was different to the PSU I tried (both C64 supplies). If only I had more time to investigate! At least it has gone to a good home :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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