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Mesjoggah
Gold Member
Netherlands
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 Posted - 11/27/2008 : 19:48:35
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Today i bought a broken CS-3, i don't have it home yet but maybe someone could already say something to help me with repairing it.
The guy said it always worked fine but lately he had to put it on 12 volt to make it function. suggestions are welcome! |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 11/28/2008 : 14:57:44
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Originally posted by Mesjoggah
Today i bought a broken CS-3, i don't have it home yet but maybe someone could already say something to help me with repairing it.
The guy said it always worked fine but lately he had to put it on 12 volt to make it function. suggestions are welcome!
Hi Mesjoggah
The pedal is probably OK, it might be just this ACA-PSA daisy chain issue.
This issue comes up a lot.
http://www.bossarea.com/other/aca.asp
Below is an extract from that link.
Powering ACA pedals with a PSA power supply
Powering the older pedals designed for 12V DC input with either a newer ACA or PSA adapter will not work very well. The voltage drop over the resistor and diode will prevent the pedal from getting enough power and its LED will usually only glow faintly. The solution is to use a daisy chain and plug in another pedal designed for the newer ACA or PSA adapter. The lead between the two pedals will short the resistor diode pair and the pedal will receive full power.
Depending on the mains voltage there are 4 were versions of the ACA adapter. ACA-100, ACA-120, ACA-220 and ACA-240. The number denotes the mains voltage that the adapter should be plugged into. The 9V version of the ACA adapter has a G appended at the end of its name. Pictured is the ACA-120G which is the version sold in the USA.
Thanks to Stinkfoot for most of the information above.
My CS-3 is an ACA type, if I recall.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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Mesjoggah
Gold Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 11/28/2008 : 18:25:26
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I should have known , just after i opened this topic i figured it might not be damaged at all as it is indeed an aca powered pedal (he said he bought it secondhand in 1992, so it obviously not an psa powered pedal as they were only available from 1997)
i remembered that about six months back i bought a defect GE-7 too, which was not defect at all just another case of wrong power supply.
i hope it's not broken and with a bit of luck it's japanese, i already got a taiwanese version. |
Edited by - Mesjoggah on 11/28/2008 18:46:10 |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
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Posted - 11/28/2008 : 23:07:05
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| hopefully it should be ok |
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CS-3 used at 12v
