Alesis HR 16 - Circuit Bent

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"The HR 16 functions flawlessly - the button contacts have recently been cleaned and the internal battery has been replaced with a CR2032 battery and battery holder. This circumvents the issue of soldering/desoldering the original, specialized battery. In addition, the HR 16 has been circuit bent to expand the sonic capabilities of the instrument. A video below shows a sampling of the sonic capabilities of this circuit bent HR 16. Bends can be created using the included patch cords (standard banana jack patch cords). The bend points are color coded and correspond to the HR 16s memory chip pins:
Yellow - Data Inputs / Outputs
Red - Ground
Blue - Address Inputs

Auction includes:
Alesis HR 16 - Serviced and Circuit Bent
HR 16 Power Supply
4 Pomona Patch Cords
Alesis HR-16 Drum Machine: Operations, Syncing and Recording by Dan Walker with Jack Verga (not pictured)"

Update via PixelData in the comments: "I finally got around to documenting this project here"