)So maybe the mboards only last 3-4 years. That's not the greatest build quality.
But having it fixed is cheaper than a $8k NS4.
NS3 88 Mboard gone again!
NS3 88 Mboard gone again!
So back in 2021 my NS3 88 started to not turn on. Then completely stopped turning on. The great guys at Nightlife Electronics in Vancouver replaced the mboard and after that I never turn it off (to the extent that my OLEDs are very burned in) . Well downtown Vancouver had a pretty substantial power outage last Sunday and surprise surprise my Nord won't power on again. Expensive toys are expensive to fix for sure, but I have 7-8 keyboards that are all permanently plugged in on the same power supply and none of them has had any issues (that's a tiny untruth because my Hydra synth desktop has had a couple of the pad lights flashes intermittently for 4 years )
So maybe the mboards only last 3-4 years. That's not the greatest build quality.
But having it fixed is cheaper than a $8k NS4.
)So maybe the mboards only last 3-4 years. That's not the greatest build quality.
But having it fixed is cheaper than a $8k NS4.
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Re: NS3 88 Mboard gone again!
Or….
It could be the fuse or it could be the power supply.
Wouldn’t jump immediately to the main board.
It could be the fuse or it could be the power supply.
Wouldn’t jump immediately to the main board.
Current Gear: NS3C, NP5-88, NP5-73, Alesis QS7.1 & QS8.2, Hammond B3 with Leslie 122, Yamaha CP70, Yamaha C3 6' Grand, Roland D-05, Roland AX-Edge
Re: NS3 88 Mboard gone again!
Yeah I checked the fuse, and if you listen careful you can hear the power board hum. Of course it could be the power board but it's likely not. I haven't read of a power board dying on a NS3, whereas there are numerous mboard ring events documented.