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Original Message 1/10 23-Nov-00 @ 02:18 AM - Will Roland Corp. repair my 303?

Chroma

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I'm much closer to japan than the UK...and it just seems the price of shipping alone (not to mention repairs) would do me in...so does roland still fix these things?? i imagine they'd have the parts?

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Message 2/10 23-Nov-00 @ 08:33 AM - RE: Will Roland Corp. repair my 303?

Maarten

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Probably depends on what's broken, I wouldn't take for granted that they have the parts though. Doesn't Mr Whittle in Australia repair, or is that only for the Devilfishes?

Good luck,

-M-

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Message 3/10 23-Nov-00 @ 02:18 PM - RE: Will Roland Corp. repair my 303?

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I wouldn't bet on Roland being able to repair your 303 if it requires difficult or impossible to obtain replacement parts. Though I have always wondered if Roland would have their own stash of parts such as replacement pots and so on for carrying out their own repairs.

However, I should think that rather than having their own main repair facility, they would probably just refer you to your nearest authorised Roland repair centre for items such as the 303 which are long out of guarantee. And that repair centre would have just as much difficulty in obtaining certain parts as anyone else would.

Incidentaly sending a 303 to the UK or wherever would not actually be all that expensive... I sent an item over a similar distance recently and it was about as heavy as a 303... cost about 5GBP I think. Put it this way, getting me to repair it (or anyone else in the world for that matter) would probably work out cheaper, inluding shipping, than Roland.

Trev

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Message 4/10 24-Nov-00 @ 02:01 AM - RE: Will Roland Corp. repair my 303?

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I'd be very surprised if Roland would even look at it, they seem totally uninterested in doing repairs on older gear.

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Message 5/10 24-Nov-00 @ 08:58 PM - RE: Will Roland Corp. repair my 303?

trev

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What's wrong with it? Tell me and I'll go sad bastard mode like I normally do and explain in extremely uninteresting detail exactly whats wrong with it.

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Message 6/10 27-Nov-00 @ 04:15 AM - RE: Will Roland Corp. repair my 303?

chroma

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okay..i've posted here before and i've checked it out since then...

everything works; i can input notes, slides, accents, up/down, i can even hear the notes as i punch them in (i can almost play it like a monophonic keyboard

, the run button even triggers my 606 which is hooked up to it...everything EXCEPT play back my patterns...

trev, you said before it had something to do with the CPU? how much would it cost to fix it if that were the case?

thanx

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Message 7/10 27-Nov-00 @ 11:28 AM - RE: Will Roland Corp. repair my 303?

trevor

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Hello..

It sounds like it could be something very simple, like a faulty DIY sync socket on the back for example. The switch contacts inside could wear and any faults with this could prevent either the run/stop signal or clock signals that are generated inside the 303 being transferred to the CPU. But these signals might still be transmitted from the sync socket, hence it will actually control your 606 just fine.

Hmmmm... actually I can think of a number of possible causes. I'd have to look at it. I certainly would not suspect the CPU though. I'd certainly get it going, there's no fault in the TB303 that I couldn't repair.

If it were something straightforward then I'd just ask you to pay for shipping expenses, cos I'm a nice guy

trev

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Message 8/10 27-Nov-00 @ 06:40 PM - RE: Will Roland Corp. repair my 303?

argh

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DIY = DIN of course... doh

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Message 9/10 28-Nov-00 @ 05:27 AM - RE: Will Roland Corp. repair my 303?

chroma

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trev: lame as this may seem i've asked fedex and even just shipping is gonna wipe me out (outrageous exchange rate)...you are a prince though, thanks for your time...i'll just have to sort it out this side of the globe...

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Message 10/10 28-Nov-00 @ 07:18 PM - RE: Will Roland Corp. repair my 303?

trevor

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Damn, that's pretty bad. How much did they quote you? I recently sent a guitar pedal to the states and I think that cost be under 5GBP. Not sure what the exchange rate is at the moment but I guess that comes to something like $7.50 or just a bit under.

You might find that other postal services are cheaper, I dunno.. Fedex may charge for speedy delivery..
Is normal post any cheaper?

Anyway the offer still stands if you can get that thing over to me.

Trev

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