AMS RMX 16 .... strange... help

[waveterm]

I will tell you all the answers but it will cost you......the SMS modular !

WT

[roginator]

get sirius man ... i have problem

what SMS .. modular message

[waveterm]

Just messin with ya....

Hope you get it up and running tomorrow.

WT

[jensenmann]

I have no clue about that machine but read somewhere that the ribbonwires are troublemaker #1. Good luck

[roginator]

In have new ribbon cables and idc dill connectors in there!

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[Radardoug]

The areas 11,12,13 are in Ram, and after you replaced the battery they should have been flagged as empty.
Anyway, you can get new software from David Kulka at studioelectronics.biz which gives you 17 programs and does away with this glitch.
From memory, you can do an initialise by holding the 'D' button and switching the power on.

[roginator]

Thanx a lot Radar Doug

I have that 4 eprom files ... will try in a day


D

[Zeppelin]

Same thing happens on my RMX.
But I just stay below 10

[Tim Farrant]

Ah.... those were the days...the studio I worked in bought a RMX16 when they first came out, it cost NZ$16,000!

[roginator]

I upgraded my AMS RMX 16 with 4 eproms .. v3.2

NOW ... I have 17 programs... and last is freeze!!! upgrade is good but does not fix the glich

BUT 2 things dont look normal ////

1. Here is attached picture of display when switching on...
- anybody know what is that ... any error log or note or what ???? dJr

what yours ams rmx 16 V3.2 show when you switch on device !



2. still after program 17 .. RMX goes crazy .. display runs numbers and i have to switch it off and on to use it again...

any idea what is problem?????

here is a video of my rmx16 and what happend after program 17.

[2N1305]

hi roginator

I'd take a chance saying that there are still some bad connections somewhere. When all logical soultions have been explored, all that remains is intermittent/flaky connections. Maybe it's just the eadgecard connectors need to be cleaned/retensionned. that solved the problem in one of the devices we have at work.

by the way that's an awesome looking piece of equipment. Is it stereo?

[Radardoug]

The djr is my logo, I did the re-engineering of these eproms.
When you try to go above 17 the unit will reboot and reload the Ambience program.

[roginator]

Originally Posted by Radardoug

The djr is my logo, I did the re-engineering of these eproms.
When you try to go above 17 the unit will reboot and reload the Ambience program.

WOW ... OK ... i thought its an error !!!

After 17 it does not reboot just run display like crazy
:D

[roginator]

Originally Posted by 2N1305

hi roginator

I'd take a chance saying that there are still some bad connections somewhere. When all logical soultions have been explored, all that remains is intermittent/flaky connections. Maybe it's just the eadgecard connectors need to be cleaned/retensionned. that solved the problem in one of the devices we have at work.

by the way that's an awesome looking piece of equipment. Is it stereo?

its not true stereo ... mono in .. stereo out!
ill check connectors tomorrow .. but i think its not that! .. BUT .. ill try .. THANX

[nobtwiddler]

Mine is going crazy also...
And I sent it to David Kulka at studioelectronics, twice to repair, first was to replace a board that went bad due to a bad fan.

The last time he did a complete upgrade, new battery, new switches, and added the full 17 programs.
He actually told me I would be the first one with this mod.
And now it has this glitch?

Not sure what the answer is, but after all the money I spent, it still is pretty much useless.
If and when I can get it to work, it usually crashes during a mix, thus rendering the mix useless....

I bought this thing brand new when it first came out, and I'd like to keep it...
But I can't keep throwing money out the window.

[roginator]

Im not sure 100% but somehow i think this happend when I replaced battery ...
maybe its ram , maybe some ic that is in connection with ram... ill do some more work on it!

ill try to get working one here and check what card make that problem!!..then it will be easier!

[roginator]

Just went thru whole user manual v3.

and this is in section before *Trouble shooting* SECTION

BATTERY REPLACEMENT

It is recommended that the 3.6V mempac battery (AMS Neve Part No. 330-164) on the microprocessor card (SUN820-053) is replaced every two years. After replacing the battery reset the unit by holding down the '1' key on the numeric keypad while switching the unit on.

AND YEAH ... Its working ... shows program 18...... Empty!!!!
NOT rebooting to prg1 , NOT drivin display like crazy ...... just showing PROGRAM 18 EMPTY .....

my RMX 16 is back in biz !!!!

[waveterm]

Perfect !!!

WT

[Radardoug]

One of the biggest problems with the AMS is that battery. The battery gases in operation, and leaks acid out onto the board. This eats away tracks, and sometimes components. In severe cases it will wreck the board. That coupled with a very dodgy reset circuit, and you have problems.
I am glad you have got it going, and hope you enjoy the 17 programs!

[waveterm]

Replace it with a lithium battery and a diode.

WT