I'm thinking about modding mine with the atomahawk mod or however it's called. I did the "Moog Slayer" mod to mine.and it can really scream.just watch your speakers or better still invest in a peak limiter the Poly-800 can run on batteries and has guitar strap pegs so it can be worn like a keytar.
Just a shame there is no easy way of getting an envelope for each voice! Then is would be a most excellent synth! Still, it does have a great sound and the uglier Mk 1's can be had for cheap too. The Korg Poly-800 is a synthesizer released by Korg in 1983. Okay, i'll give it a try, i guess the current floating won't fry the ic's even if it doesn't work. (WITHOUT USING THE NORMAL BATTERIES!) Worked for me! You will prob need some stripboard to mount the battery holder and remember to turn off the synth before un plugging else you'll flatten the lithium battery. I added a lithium battery effectively in parallel with the battery terminals for the 6x batteries that run the synth.
There is no backup battery in the poly 800 but the poly 800 mk2 has a standby battery. (sorry if this was asked before but whenever i use the search function i get 100 pages of useless links.) do i own one of the very old early production models? can i attach a battery anyway? Remove the cover from the battery compartment in the Remove the dead batteries and insert the new ones (you. Regarding some online tutorials for replacement of the battery it should be left to capacitor c98 (or something) but theres just a straight line and empty space on the pcb. Korg POLY-800 Manual Online: Power Supply. Mark the topic unread :: View previous topic :: View next topicĪfter owning it for quite a while i finally opened up my korg poly 800 synthesizers to check the state of it's memory battery.but surprise: Live at radio 1 Please visit the chatįorum index » Instruments and Equipment » General Discussion Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Chat Room FAQ Calendar Search Memberlist Usergroups Links