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MullyFX
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 Posted - 07/10/2008 : 20:43:48
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Laurie
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Canada
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Posted - 07/10/2008 : 21:34:52
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Originally posted by MullyFX
well I guess there goes my OD-1
should've brought it to the repair shop I guess...
Don't be dis-heartened. Looking at the pic, you will have done no major damage (if any at all).
I've PMed you - happy to work thru this with you in email/ |
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
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Posted - 07/10/2008 : 21:36:11
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okay.... so it's almost gone but I can't seem to remove it completely...
I would post a picture but now my camera is dead.... and not just empty... - what a day...
I've put it back together until I can post a picture showing what it looks like now.... it still works but the clicks and pops are worse than before... only during the actual switching though.... switched on it's fine and switched off as well |
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zentropa
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 07/10/2008 : 23:11:54
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that's a mighty glob of solder.
if you have a solder vacuum sucker (or a store nearby with one for cheap) i might recommend using one of those to get the bulk of the glob off, then using braid to do the finishing touches.
one of the problems with braid when you are learning is that it feels like you have to apply LOTS of heat many times in order to get it to come off... which is sort of true. a glob of solder usually liquifies in 2-4 seconds of iron contact and often you can get like 70-80% of the solder off with 1 vacuum suck, then using braid on the final 20%.
you are probably still very safe, your board doesn't look toasted or anything.
you MAY need to replace the components that were in the glob (it may have been those going bad that were causing the problem in the first place) and resolder them using a small wire to connect the two. you'll probably want to use the wire anyways even if you keep the existing components.
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should've brought it to the repair shop I guess...
should've just bought my OD-1 :D jk. yer doing fine. as long as the board doesn't have massive color change, everything is fine.
first repairs are always kinda scary. |
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
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Posted - 07/11/2008 : 00:59:05
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okay the state of the blob right now.... I'm going to bed (again I might add)
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
753 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2008 : 01:00:16
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| one can easily see the damage I've done... although the damage under the blob wasn't done by me |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 07/11/2008 : 03:01:24
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Yours is not bad... have a look at my PW-2 below... The diode burned right through the board and smoked (literally) the surrounding components.
Anyway, don't worry about yours. Soldering is something that will get easy quickly. The green coating on the track will burn off - that's no problem. The solder will blob up - that can be fixed. We can help you get this done right.
On your board it looks like the track was broken at some time in the past and removing the solder has opened up the old break. That's a good thing. Can you post a pic of the track from directly above?
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
753 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2008 : 13:10:17
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here we go
oh and another region that looks suspicious and is connected to the switch:
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2008 : 16:11:13
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| Hi Mully! Any developments...? |
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
753 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2008 : 17:58:53
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Hi Laurie,
nope not really... I'm using my Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal for now. I'll need to get it fixed though and am not sure if I'll do it myself yet.
I gotta admit though I tried to put some brides in - just to see if it would work... but I didn't know if I'd need to cut the tracks... so I didn't... and maybe I used wires that are to thin (I just used telephone wire)
so maybe now you'll realize how gifted I am at these things...
soldering however is much more fun than desoldering
Mully - the ravager of perfectly good (even if ploping) guitar pedals & taker of blurry photos |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 07/14/2008 : 18:18:30
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Hi MullyFX
You probably only needed to put a short link across the damaged part of the track.
I wish we were a bit closer, you could drop over for a quick repair to your OD-1.
And maybe a bit of a Jam.
Regards Dr. Bob
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
753 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2008 : 18:18:30
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
753 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2008 : 18:21:09
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quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Bob
Hi MullyFX
You probably only needed to put a short link across the damaged part of the track.
I wish we were a bit closer, you could drop over for a quick repair to your OD-1.
And maybe a bit of a Jam.
Regards Dr. Bob
yeah it's a pitty really... someone should at least invent a pedal scanner and a pedal printer... I could scan mine over here send it to you and you could print it and have a look...
cool thing would be I could put Laurie on CC and you could just keep a copy for yourself...
oh..
erm...
so this is this reality thing I hear people talk about so often... !?!
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 07/14/2008 : 18:34:19
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Worst case scenario... you could post it to me, I can fix it and send it back. Cost of two lots of international postage and it will be good as new.
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 07/14/2008 : 18:36:42
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Ohhh... just had a look at the pics again. I think you need to take the green wire off mate - it looks like it is connecting two different tracks?
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Plop noise when switching on my OD-1
