InTheStudy wrote on 2024-03-19, 19:28:
Please read the room, and also the thread.
So in case it's not obvious, my particular beef with MC is that their comment came 45 minutes after I'd already said it was dead, and consisted of information that wasn't even anecdotally correct. I assume they got confused with the D70, rather than the SC-D70 - Understandable, but if they had read the other replies they would have A: gotten the obvious clue that they were looking at the wrong thing, and B: seen the message that it was dead, and known that giving *any* answer at this point was likely to be seen as spectacularly unhelpful. I'm not apologising for reacting poorly to that and I think I showed quite spectacular restraint in the moment.
darry wrote on 2024-03-19, 21:50:
There are no absolute guarantees. Anecdotal user experiences. This does not imply that. Circumstantial evidence.
Hopefully you'll note I resisted the temptation to ask you to contribute to a replacement.
Hopefully nothing else got damaged. Hope that the unit can be brought back to life inexpensively.
I actually recorded a "funny" video clip as I powered it on for the first time, with a "VOGONS if this doesn't work you owe me a new synth" commentary, and followed by "...fine, you win."
It powered on, ran for two minutes, and blew roughly the time I powered on my PC. When I was troubleshooting, my multimeter gave a reading of 242VAC. It's not calibrated, so there's a chance it's just way off - but that would be well within the upper bound of UK spec (230 +- a bit). So it's possible turning on the PC caused a transient, or there was an unrelated small variation that took me over the 250V fuse rating. Honestly, that's the straw I'm clinging to right now. Because I can't afford to replace this if it's dead. I can barely afford to pay for the repair, since the day after I ordered this I got a £1000+ car repair bill (still waiting on parts availability - let alone the final total). And it's not like I can send it back having given it 2.5x the rated input voltage, even if this was a "something else was on the edge".
But to be clear, the reason I'm angry is because I knew this was a bad idea to start with.
So, my SC-D70 arrived today! Now, I am aware that people have successfully used these on 240V mains without any problems. I am not so brave, especially given what they're going for at the moment. So I need a step down.
It was my intention from the very beginning to run this at 100-120V through a step down converter. The only question I asked was "which is a good quality transformer brand, people in the UK?" and you, and several others, gave me unsolicited advice that talked me into taking the risk. That's your fault(s), and quite frankly it's entirely fair and reasonable for me to blame you and be angry at you for it. That said, the final decision was mine and mine alone which is why I'm not letting myself shout, or rave, or try to bully any of you into paying for it. This is my cost to pay. But it doesn't absolve you for your words, and I hope you'll all reflect on that.
I see no sign of burnt chips or burst caps. I don't have a way to do any other testing on the spot, and I'm not skilled enough to try and do anything more myself. I "know a guy" who works in a lab and has a side hobby of repairing electronics. I trust his skills and his costs are fair. If this is just the fuse, I can chalk this up to a learning experience and it won't cause me any long term harm.
If not - well - you, Spikey and Tiido have collectively ruined my week. If I've actually killed it dead, you've probably ruined the hobby for me. I guess we'll see.