linn drum 2 battery replacement.

prince fan 2 · Post by **prince fan 2** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:04 pm

have 3 AA sized rechargable nicam batteries inside the unit

which have been soldered on...

they look dated,and i was wondering could i go ahead and

replace them easily enough..brother has offered...they are soldered

on to upright pins either side..

firstly what are they used for,and two would it make my linn drum any

quicker on start up.is a generally find 30 mins warm up process is

needed,by that time my inspiration has drained somewhat

thanks.

Post by **Jack Spider** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:52 pm

Prince Fan - you've been on VSE long enough to know this sort of problem goes in 'Help' - please post any future requests for help in the Help section.

Post by **nathanscribe** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:22 pm

Them's memory backup batteries. If you don't have them, your Linn will not keep any patterns on shutdown.

I'm curious what you mean by 30 mins warm-up time... what does it do if you don't give it that?

I ask because mine's a bit glitchy at first, and likes to be switched off & on again before it'll cooperate.

prince fan 2 · Post by **prince fan 2** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:42 am

firstly..SORRY MR SPIDER...should have known better,but was in hurry

to get the post in before i went out...SLAP..

in reply to last post....

on start up the unit humms..and shows usually 03 on display

sometimes 00....on clicking on and off it shows 13 or 10...

i usually leave it to its own devices,30 mins later 11 appears.and im in

business...

i just wish i could turn it on and play...so ive sampled a lot of the sounds

because of this...and yes i think ive lost all the pre prog rythms now..

i wonder if the lm1 had this delay..saw one at 650.00 was very tempted

but no midi.

Post by **nathanscribe** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:44 pm

Interesting. If I don't use mine for a few days, when I turn it on it looks OK, but the last programmed rhythm will fill up with rubbish at the end. Then when I try to erase it, the machine shows random display bars and clicks at me a few time before refusing to play anything. After that, I turn it off & on again, and it works perfectly, but the rhythms are blank.

As long as I use it again in the next day or so, it's all fine. Only when I leave it off for a long while does this happen. I suspect two things: first, the batteries are discharged somewhat. Second, the Linn does not like the cold and slightly damp room, as I have a basement studio and the environment has caused a few problems. I'm moving all my gear this week to a new location so that won't be an issue any more. Hopefully the Linn will be happier. The temperature down there right now means much of my gear that needs to warm up takes forever to get there.

Keep us posted, and if you find a source for replacement batteries, let me know.