Share your knowledge on these two classic MPCs
By grimaybeats555 Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:27 pm
I think this is a power supply problem.

This is what happened....
I was making a beat and all of a sudden horizontal lines showed up on my 60s screen. Everything just shut down. I waited a while then turned it back on. Same thing. Lines then screen just fades out. No button lights come on or anything.


Any help?

By Raystar Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:40 pm
I had that happen and it was that the backlight was dead... if you can find a new one, its a do it yourself fix...

By grimaybeats555 Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:01 pm
really? If the backlight was dead wouldn't lights and stuff on the mpc still come on? Or does everything not function without a backlight?

By 2wice Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:19 pm
grimaybeats555 wrote:really? If the backlight was dead wouldn't lights and stuff on the mpc still come on? Or does everything not function without a backlight?


The MPC will still function without a backlight it's not that. Have you checked your fuses?

By grimaybeats555 Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:22 pm
2wice wrote:
grimaybeats555 wrote:really? If the backlight was dead wouldn't lights and stuff on the mpc still come on? Or does everything not function without a backlight?


The MPC will still function without a backlight it's not that. Have you checked your fuses?

No. What should they look like? Any pics?

If its just a fuse that burnt out should I be able to buy another one and fix it myself with out dealing with a repair shop?

By 2wice Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:35 pm
The fuses are on the power supply and they're in a group of 3. They are small glass cylinders with a wire down the middle, they're about an inch long and a quarter inch in diameter. Use a screwdriver to gently pop them out. Do it one at a time so you don't mix them up. If they are bad then they may appear cloudy or black and the wire in the middle might look broken. You could get a replacement at radio shack for about 15 cents. Just bring in the bad one and they'll help you locate the new one.
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By switch18 Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:24 pm
Oh man, sorry to hear about your MPC. Let us know when you figure out what it is. I'm curious too.

I've opened up my MPC's a few times now. Know what you are doing it before you enter!

By 2wice Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:33 pm
I forgot to mention theres a 4th one underneath the set of 3, incase you didn't see it.
By Raystar Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:37 pm
grimaybeats555 wrote: No button lights come on or anything.


my fault, I missed this part... umm yeah, if its the fuses your probably cool.

By grimaybeats555 Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:03 am
The fuses are good I don't know what else could be wrong.
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By DSTRUCT Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:49 pm
yo T, any luck with that?

if you keep having problems, holla at me, i can get another 60 for you ASAP for a real good price.

By grimaybeats555 Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:24 am
I replaced all the fuses and it still doesn't work!

Any Ideas? :cry:
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By c.toon Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:15 am
Try some of the ribbon cables. I had a similar problem with my 3k a while ago.
You know those wide flat pc-looking cables. Just reseat them and try powering up again.

.toon
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By the average man Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:45 am
it sound slike the saem problem with one of my 60's. Do some of the LED's remain on on yours grimay? Notably the disk one although some others light up when I power up. I'm still no nearer a solution

By grimaybeats555 Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:01 pm
I checked the ribbon connectors and replaced all the fuses. It still doesn't turn on. Any other ideas?


No lights come on or anything!