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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
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 Posted - 04/12/2009 : 22:06:20
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hello to the forum !!
i have HM2 that has a dim LED , and very crappy sound when in use.
checked the power at the board and its a good 9.0 volts. i use a
boss PSA wall wart for its DC power.
i'm not sure where to go from here , any help would great !
thanks again !!!
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/12/2009 : 23:56:28
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The HM-2 may be a bit under powered with a PSA adapter. They're made for the 12V ACA adapter so you might not get enough voltage with the 9V PSA. Have you tried powering it with a battery? If that solves it, it's definitely the adapter.
More info here:
http://www.bossarea.com/other/aca.asp |
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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
162 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2009 : 02:32:36
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not sure about that , because i can run several other pedals off
of it with no problems . and i tryed a new battery and with the same
results .
are these good sounding pedals anyway , is this thing worth fixing?
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Edited by - hot tubes on 04/13/2009 02:34:28 |
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leonard d rock
Silver Member
Philippines
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2009 : 03:09:19
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Yes! It is worth fixing.
Can you give us any more info? Was it like this since you bought it? What happened before it went like this? Are the effected/uneffected volume levels similar? |
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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
162 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2009 : 05:42:05
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the pedal is not mine so i do not know any history on this pedal, but its a friend of mine who had it laying around and he said it
had never sounded right since he got it , it has a very dim LED
when on and the level pot does not feel right , it has no drag to it
etc. , all the other pots feel slightly stiff . and the sound is way off almost distorted and not in a good way ! and very low output
as well , i have put my meter to it and there is a solid 9 volts
entering the board .
thats all i can tell you at this time , as you can tell by my posts
i'm a novice pedal modder and have alot to learn .
thanks for your help. |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 04/20/2009 : 05:45:00
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No worries! Does the loose level pot actually do what you expect when you turn it?
Can you post pics of the board and internal wiring? |
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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
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Posted - 04/21/2009 : 21:20:48
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yes it works , but it makes the sound even worse.
and sorry no pics , my camera is broken still. |
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HM -2 TROUBLES
