Flickering lines and lights on emu

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Flickering lines and lights on emu

Postby ratty » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:09 am

Just started using my machine again after a bit of a break. It was fine for a few days when all of a sudden the backlight on the screen went and flickering horizontal lines appeared. Also, the master and disk browse lights are stuck on as well as the preset edit and manage lights. The midi and scsi lights are flickering as well. Needless to say, the sound cuts out when this happens, rendering it unuseable. It seems to happen once it warms up, if I leave it off for a day then this happens within around 5 minutes of startup. After that it happens before it's even finished booting. Has anyone had this misfortune with their machine? Could this be the end of my bird? Cheers for any input in advance.
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Postby altus » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:28 pm

sounds like you have a dying power supply. if your emu has a hard drive, disconnect it and see if the problem continues. if it does, time for a new power supply.
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Postby ratty » Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:53 pm

Thanks for the quick response mate. I disconnected the white plug from the hd and it still happenned. Should I be disconnecting the ribbon as well? Thanks again, this place coming through with the goods as usual. ;)

How much are you looking at for a new power supply these days anyway?
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Postby ratty » Wed May 03, 2006 11:24 am

Or would it be easier to buy a new emu altogether?
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Postby altus » Wed May 03, 2006 2:24 pm

Hey there,

A new PSU can run you anywhere between $60-130 depending if you buy a genuine part or a substitute/equivalent and also on your location. A new E-mu is gonna be much more, so look into getting the PSU replaced. If you're in the US, contact www.eprelectronics.com.
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