This will help other Poly owners toidentify the missing battery area (I'll do a side by side comparison shot ofbattery missing and battery in place). > So send me a photo showing the main board number KLM-596-2 and including the area where the battery ought to be.
#Korg poly 800 battery mod cutting traces pdf#
> If you could do me a favor and send me photos (again - sorry), I will convert the battery mod text file into a much better PDF version with photosetc. But I think it is much better to take the main board out and remove thecomponents completely and then solder the wires in to the vacated holelocations.
> The mod document is trying to say that you can just clip the diode and resistor off leaving enough length on the legs to solder the battery wires ontothem. > The positive side of the button battery should be soldered to the junction between R1 and D1 and the negative side should be soldered to the other side ofthe diode D1. Is thatcorrect? If so, I'm headed to Radio Shack to get that CR2032 andholder!
Just tobe clear, if my synth DOES have the large solder "islands" in themiddle of the board (which I believe it does), I do the following: (1) removeR1 completely (2) remove D1 completely and (3) solder the battery into the"islands" in the middle of the board (4) remove the old C-cells andbe a happy camper until the lithium battery dies. I hate todredge up an old thread, but I'm considering doing the battery mod on myPoly-800 Mk I, too.