dead microkorg

[man-009]

the end...good luck all with your dead synths.

[die monster die]

I'm having the exact same issue with a MS2000. Very similar to microkorg's power supply.
Voltage regulator S8520F33 and fuse CCP2E20 are dead.
It might depend on the country but you can order them from Korg.
Prices i had here (France) were:
S-8520F33MC = 5,85 €
CCP2E20 = 1,5 €

The regulator feeds the CPU, it might be allright, but i afraid the CPU is dead too.

[man-009]

good luck!.. i have a new prob. There are two diodes that could have blown out in my AC adpter path. Mine only works with batteries. I wonder if you can hardwire the adapter wires to the battery leads for power? It's all 9v right?

[man-009]

not going to risk the bypass..

[die monster die]

Power section is now in working condition.
The LCD screen says "Chck Sum Error". I have no idea what this means.
No mention in the owner or service manual. I believe something else fried.

[Stab Frenzy]

Google checksum to see what it means, it'll be easier than me explaining it here. Basically checksum error means that the OS has become corrupted and the synth realises it and so is not attempting to run it. Not sure what course of action to take to fix it, but it's quite likely that the synth is now only good for parts.

[rcon303]

hi and i thank everrone in this thread for the info on fixing my dead microkorg.. i bought the needed parts off ebay from china, and i had to buy 5 of each part..l . needless to say after grtting it fixed i have 4 each of the 2 parts needed. if anyone in vermont,new hampshire, massachusetts,usa ,etc needs these parts i can meet you and more kess give em to ya for a cup of coffee or a beer ..
the 2. parts are the S-8520F33MC-BNST2G regulator and the 3 volt ic XC61CN3002MR(the 3pin one).i do not use paypal otherwise id offer these to any non local fellow korgies that need them ...

[Stab Frenzy]

Just a note here in case anyone comes across this because they can't find the now obsolete S-8520F33MC voltage regulator, I found an equivalent part with the same footprint. It's the Ricoh R1223N332H-TR-FE just replaced one in a Microkorg here and it's now successfully delivering 3.3V on the digital line.

[craigsc]

Looking for a little help from one of the folks who recently fixed there micro kong. My Son's micro korg does not power up at all. He had let a buddy borrow and I'm guessing he using the wrong power supply. Can someone walk me through the repair in a little more detail than is here in this string? I'm have a DMM and a good soldering iron (and a micro miniature repair specialist at work as well) and I do restore and sell vintage HiFi equipment so I think I could handle just can't figure out what folks are doing exactly. Thanks!

[Asp102]

I appreciate this is a long shot, asking 5 years after it’s been posted... but I’m hoping adhmzaiusz might be able to answer a question for me

I’ve got a friend’s microkorg board infrobt of me and looks like the EMI filter has gone (continuity on all legs)
You mentioned about bridging this - just curious as to which tracks you bridged. I guess I could trial and error it but some help would be amazing!

Thanks so much for all the posts everyone - really helpful

*edit*
Don’t worry! I took out the broken EMI filter, tried bridging it the way I assumed it would go and success! A working microkorg!! thanks adhmzaiusz - wherever you may be. 5 years on and you’re still shooting troubles!

[mrbungledisco]

I appreciate this is a long shot, asking 5 years after it’s been posted... but I’m hoping adhmzaiusz might be able to answer a question for me

I’ve got a friend’s microkorg board infrobt of me and looks like the EMI filter has gone (continuity on all legs)
You mentioned about bridging this - just curious as to which tracks you bridged. I guess I could trial and error it but some help would be amazing!

Thanks so much for all the posts everyone - really helpful

*edit*
Don’t worry! I took out the broken EMI filter, tried bridging it the way I assumed it would go and success! A working microkorg!! thanks adhmzaiusz - wherever you may be. 5 years on and you’re still shooting troubles!

I had the same issue, and the fix was easy. I found a common mode choke made by TDK that I replaced the M522C component with and it works perfectly. Thanks adhmzaiusz!