I know this is an old video, i'm gonna tell you the fix for that in case anyone else is wondering......
It needs a new battery. So order yourself a 3v CMOS battery, the battery holder, get a little soldering gun and some solder. and take out the old yellow, spot welded batter and replace it with the new one. You're looking at about a $10-$30 total to fix this little problem.
Did you have a problem with the synth seeming to reset itself, and forgetting the patch params? Mine will occasionally just wonk out and the patch will be set as Square wave. Just wondering if this is a precursor to battery death. Thanks
all sorted guys. Cheers for the reply. Still having a few issues with it when trying to save patches though....its automatically saving extra parameters when I try to save! Oh well, she's old I guess
A common problem with these old synths is the lithium patch memory battery. Unfortunately, once it goes, you lose all of the patches in memory every time you shut the synth off. These batteries are soldered directly to the underside of the right side control circuit board. DYI, or get your synth technician to replace the lithium battery with a AA battery pack.
When I bought my Juno 60, it had the exact same issue where the memory was shot....although yours would work with the presets. It ended up that someone tried to clean it out with some sort of chemical, and when I took it in to the local shop, the guy cleaned it out, resaudered a couple wires, and it works although I have to hold the patch "6" key down for like a minute for it to trigger...probably just needs a good clean.
I would agree with the other comments you've had about the memory back up battery. I have fixed a few Poly 6's and Poly-61's with similar faults. If you are near Cheltenham, drop me an email and I could get it sorted for you.
I have a Juno-60 myself and, yes, most likely the internal battery is dead. The memory protect switch works fine, since you can store the patches to its memory when the synth is powered on.
Buy a new CR-1/3N battery and solder it to the mainboard.
There is an internal battery that keeps the patch memory circut powered when the synth is off. Likely, the battery is dead, and needs to be replaced. (I can't say for sure this is the problem, but I would check that first)
I know this is an old video, i'm gonna tell you the fix for that in case anyone else is wondering......
It needs a new battery. So order yourself a 3v CMOS battery, the battery holder, get a little soldering gun and some solder. and take out the old yellow, spot welded batter and replace it with the new one. You're looking at about a $10-$30 total to fix this little problem.
nine1funk 1 year ago
you are supposed to turn memory protect switch on after you prgram the patch
musicman123abcdoreme 2 years ago
i love how this dude actully make us wait a minute
milesAcarlson 3 years ago 5
Well..now that is juno-6 :)
colossus21 3 years ago
Funny, but very bad :P
Analkalle 2 years ago
Did you have a problem with the synth seeming to reset itself, and forgetting the patch params? Mine will occasionally just wonk out and the patch will be set as Square wave. Just wondering if this is a precursor to battery death. Thanks
jabberwalky 3 years ago
i have the exact same problem with mine!!! where can i get it fixed, im not confident enough to fix it myself!! and how much would it cost me????????
eightiesarcadeboy 3 years ago
all sorted guys. Cheers for the reply. Still having a few issues with it when trying to save patches though....its automatically saving extra parameters when I try to save! Oh well, she's old I guess
maninshef 4 years ago
How did you get it sorted?????????????
I have the same problem. It doesn't even remember the factory presets so I have to load them every time I switch it on.
TNTv 2 years ago
A common problem with these old synths is the lithium patch memory battery. Unfortunately, once it goes, you lose all of the patches in memory every time you shut the synth off. These batteries are soldered directly to the underside of the right side control circuit board. DYI, or get your synth technician to replace the lithium battery with a AA battery pack.
trevorkropf 4 years ago
When I bought my Juno 60, it had the exact same issue where the memory was shot....although yours would work with the presets. It ended up that someone tried to clean it out with some sort of chemical, and when I took it in to the local shop, the guy cleaned it out, resaudered a couple wires, and it works although I have to hold the patch "6" key down for like a minute for it to trigger...probably just needs a good clean.
mooghammondb3 4 years ago
I would agree with the other comments you've had about the memory back up battery. I have fixed a few Poly 6's and Poly-61's with similar faults. If you are near Cheltenham, drop me an email and I could get it sorted for you.
Orrsome1967 4 years ago
after you set the patch you should try turning memory protect back on so it doesn't erase it.
xeemo 4 years ago
I have a Juno-60 myself and, yes, most likely the internal battery is dead. The memory protect switch works fine, since you can store the patches to its memory when the synth is powered on.
Buy a new CR-1/3N battery and solder it to the mainboard.
tubesockor 4 years ago
There is an internal battery that keeps the patch memory circut powered when the synth is off. Likely, the battery is dead, and needs to be replaced. (I can't say for sure this is the problem, but I would check that first)
UX245 4 years ago