From k2mojo@groovedaddies.com Thu Mar 25 20:38:06 2004
Subject:Re: CX-3 Stuck notes??

CX-3's do not tolerate power drops as well as some other digital keyboards.
I play in a lot of bars where having a live band is an afterthought and
consequently, so is adequate power. Even worse yet are street festivals. I
was having a lot of trouble with my CX-3 just locking up, sometimes two or
three times a night, and the only fix was a hard reset. After much
frustration I installed a Furman AR-1215 Voltage Regulator in my rack (which
is not the same as a power conditioner), and I've never had that problem
since. A voltage regulator brings a low voltage up to a safe operating
level, and if the power at the wall falls too low it will just shut down
instead of allowing your equipment to be damaged. Since I got it, both our
guitar player and bass player plug their amps into the Furman and everybody
has plenty of clean power. The AR-1215 is a little pricey, but you can
often find the previous model AR-117 on eBay for a lot less (there's one on
there now). Well worth the money.

Ed Fliege
k2mojo@groovedaddies.com

>Interesting I blew up a cx3 power supply,(under warranty thankfully) at a
>"tent" gig with VERY sub standard power. I will never hook up to something
>like that again.
>Bill

> Paul:
>
> > Do any of you CX-3 v2 owners have problems
> > with stuck notes?? .... A couple of times
> > during a gig a note on the cx gets stuck and
> > wont shut off. Midi hell!! Not the motif,
> > but the cx!
>
> I had the same problem about a year ago, and you're
> right, it's not a midi problem, and hitting the exit
> key (midi panic) does NOT solve the problem, only a
> power cycle will.
>
> The problem went away when someone on the list suggested
> I plug the CX-3 into a UPS, and sure enough, once I did
> that it never happened again. Funny, all my gear except
> the amp goes thru the same power strip, yet only the CX-3
> was being affected by voltage drops (probably from the
> air conditioner).