Little Phatty won't work ?

cane creek · Post by **cane creek** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:19 pm

Just turned on my little phatty stage II today (first time in about a 5 days) and all i get is a blank white LCD screen , no sound comes out of it when i press the keyboard and no lights come on when i press various buttons.
The modulation/oscillators/filter/envelope generator lights are on but don't move when i turn a knob.

i must of turned the phatty on and off about 20 times now hoping it boots up ok but no luck

Anybody had this problem before ? , is my Phatty broke (obviously it is lol) ..... is there a fix ?

nikola · Post by **nikola** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:59 pm

hmm, it doesnt sound good to me

sorry for you..
you bought it new? if so, send it back to your local diler, thay should fix the problem.
hope everithing will be good at the and. and soon

cane creek · Post by **cane creek** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:21 pm

nikola wrote: you bought it new?

No im afraid i bought it secondhand off ebay , it has worked perfectly for the last few months until now.

CTRLSHFT · Post by **CTRLSHFT** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:42 pm

yikes. contact Moog, see if this will require repair. their rates are very reasonable if they actually need to do work, but this might be something you can fix w/ instruction via email.

cane creek · Post by **cane creek** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:46 pm

Does anybody know if the Little Phatty stage II contains an internal battery to remember Presets etc ? I can't find any info in the manual , I'm just clutching at straws here & wondering if maybe the battery is dead ?

EricK · Post by **EricK** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:29 pm

I don't think theres any internal bettery persay...if there was, there would be no need for the software.

If a system reset could be done those are the only presets that it woudl remember.

nickster · Post by **nickster** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:34 pm

Don't know about the battery but I had an idea. You may have already tried this but have you tried via the software editor to update the os? I am guessing you probably have but was just an idea. For some unknown reason I am wondering if a midi cable not USB would aid this update? clutching at straws too but if all else fails write a mail to customer support maybe it's still under warentee. There must be a moog dealer up in the north east somewhere (perhaps) Newcastle that could fix the beast for you?good luck all the same . nick

cane creek · Post by **cane creek** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:18 am

Ive tried updating the OS via USB (my moogs currently on 2.1) however this didnt work , ive got a Midi sport here so ill hook that up later today and give it a try.

i have been googling for somebody in the northeast uk that repairs synths however i can't find anybody

tangent uk · Post by **tangent uk** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:19 am

a email i received from amos when inquiring about a suitable repair centre for moogs...

Check http://www.cimplesolutions.com if you ever need Moog repairs; Cimple Solutions Ltd are our authorised repair centre in the UK, located in London. I think there's a tech in Scotland as well, formerly associated with Sound Control, but I recommend Cimple as they're ace.

hope this helps.

cane creek · Post by **cane creek** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:22 am

Thank you for the link tangent UK , i've got sometime off work next week so ill give them a ring , £30 there&back seems a reasonable carriage charge.

cane creek · Post by **cane creek** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:11 pm

Been speaking to Amos via email , he thought i should try a Debug Adaptor to wipe the Phatty processor and he sent me instructions how to use it , so i bought a Debug Adaptor for £30 and now My little Phatty is 100% fight fit again.

I can't thank you enough Amos