I bought another 60!

Pilchard wrote:Presumably the same as for the Akai S950.

I've got a bloody S950 with a 2 pin plug!!!

How the frig did I forget that!!!

Anyway this company have 500 coming in from China within the next month:

http://www.leadsdirect.f9.co.uk/

Let us know how it works out.

Right I'm currently using my S950 power lead. I'll sort out another lead in the future. I've plugged it in turned it on and all I get is the red Rec LED on and nothing else. The screen stays blank. I've tried a disk and the drive doesn't cycle or anything (i've turned it on with a disk inserted also)

Whats the deal?

Internal photos below:

http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2GZA ... 0BW1GMIJGO

I've deduced that its got the latest OS and RAM but can someone confirm wether its got the SCSI or not as I can't remember what it looks like. The fact that it has a SCSI connector on the back with circuitry has thrown me too!

update:

the disk button light (on the top panel) comes on now after I cleaned the insides a bit, but still the same symptoms above and it hasn't made any difference to the disk drive.

Is this the dreaded ribbon cable fault?

well I've unplugged and swapped like connectors around and I still seem to be getting the same problem. I've uploaded the photo's again below as I've noticed a loose connection on one of the leads (see last photo)

When I push this connector there is a whine and the display lights up but everything else stays the same.

I've noted a connector "A" in red. Is this the one that normally is faulty?

http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3F49 ... R4K2X1Z59F

note the display lights up but nothing is displayed

I would check the specs.
Some 2-prong units were Japanese models some were US etc.
If the previous owner didn't pay attention to the specs they may have damaged the power supply.
I would check the specs of the unit then break out the meter and see what's going on with the voltage to the supply and distributed by the supply.

thanks for that but I'm convinced its a UK model...

the average man wrote:thanks for that but I'm convinced its a UK model...

Still doesn't mean that the previous owner didn't f*ck something up with improper voltage.

hmmm well all he said was that it had been in dry storage for 12 months I think and that when he came to turn it on had the problems above....

Any particular reason why the usual suspects aren't replying to this thread? (No offence Adversary)

Check your power supply

the average man wrote:hmmm well all he said was that it had been in dry storage for 12 months I think and that when he came to turn it on had the problems above....

Any particular reason why the usual suspects aren't replying to this thread? (No offence Adversary)

Dry storage The unit looks like it has been exposed to quite a bit of moisture.

The main chassis appears to have surface rust present in various parts.

Of note ... rust around the main power transformer.

Zoom in on the main front panel circuit board in picture DSC01321.JPG.

Where this picture is concerned; the circuit tracks are not in great shape and are showing signs of disintegration, corrosion and break down. Not necessarily the cause of non booting but a concern over what kind of a life this machine has been through.

In picture DSC01320.JPG the secondary power supply board board fuses appear to be cloudy. They could be blown.

In picture DSC01323.JPG the "LOOSE CONNECTION" is a part of the display backlight driver circuit wiring.

If you're up to diagnosing and repairing problems this machine is having then grab a copy of the service manual from:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MPC60/files/

...and, get to work...

You're in the UK ... correct ?

If you're not up to fixing the machine your self and need a tech in the UK to "fix her up" then consider these guys:

THE SYNTHESISER SERVICE CENTRE
Unit 1, 30 Gorst Road
London NW10 6LE

Tel: (+44) 0208 961 7890

Good luck,

Rohan.

Nice one for the reply Roh, I felt like I've been talking to myself on this so far (again no offence adversary! )

Regarding the condition of it inside and out, yeah I suppose I see what you're getting at. With the rust, I was aware of it and kind of expected it on something of this age and also if the paintwork gets chipped then I would exect it to rust. The fuses don't look as though they had blown, I did check this before posting. The cloudyness is due to the photo really. the rust around the base of the transformer I think is minimal but again due to its age and usage I kind of would expect that. This said I don't have another 60Mk.1 to compare it to so all yours could well be immaculate inside with no rust (is that the case?). I do have Mk. 2 to comapare it to though

Pics of the back panel for completeness:

http://s58.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=21IK ... 2LFBPBFA9H
Are there screws missing out of some of the holes?

I've only just noticed the "repaired by...." sticker so it may have some "previous" as the coppers say over here

So its not one of these common faults by the sound of things then? I'll print the service manual off and have a proper read. Failing that it'll be the repair shop!

the average man wrote:Pics of the back panel for completeness:

The holes you see on the back panel look like those used to suspend the front panel while it is being spray painted during manufacturing.

the average man wrote:I've only just noticed the "repaired by...." sticker so it may have some "previous" as the coppers say over here

http://www.panicmusic.co.uk/ ... still trading. If there is any previous with your machine then they will have a record of what it was

the average man wrote:So its not one of these common faults by the sound of things then? I'll print the service manual off and have a proper read. Failing that it'll be the repair shop!

Well ... MPC60 machines are old. Various aspects of the machine can, will and do fail with time.

An MPC60 that doesn't power up ?

Start the trouble shooting at the power supply stage.

Or ... bite the bullet and send your unit Panic Music or the other guys I gave you the details for ... and let them deal with it for you.

Good luck,

Rohan.

Any progress getting the mpc working again? Just curious...