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GuitarStv
Copper Member
Canada
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 Posted - 08/25/2006 : 21:21:13
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Thanks for your ideas guys, I really appreciate it!
I've been doing some testing, and it's definately a problem with these particular pedals themselves, not the power supply. When I just plug in one of my bad pedals to my power supply, they still have issues switching on and off. And they never switch on or off randomly, it's just that when I click them the effect will sometimes click on, sometimes not click on, or sometimes flick on and off as I remove my foot.
I do have my pedals connected on a pedalboard with velcro . . . and it's sitting out on my carpeted bedroom floor all the time, so I'll give it a shot testing for static electricity. Wouldn't my foot ground the board out though, if it was static? And also, how come it effects these five pedals but not the PS-2, PS-3, MT-2, and PH-3 that I have? I will tape off all the unused leads on my pedalboard so that they don't cause any weird grounding issues, but a short in the wire should kill all my pedals, not just a few of them right?
I liked the oxidation idea . . . mostly because it's been super humid the last couple of summers, and we don't have air conditioning so my pedals are just sitting out in the humidity.
As far as pedal history and my luck . . . my BD-2 pedal has been with me for 6 years, and I bought it used. It's been intermittently acting up for about 2 years now. My PSM-5 was given to me about 2 years ago and has always had this problem (that's why I was given it). The CE-5 and DS-2 were won in an auction with my MT-2 a while back and they seemed to work fine for about a week before I noticed this problem. As you can see, none of these pedals were bought new, and all have had quite a lot of use which could explain why they're giving me such trouble. |
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 08/28/2006 : 17:36:25
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i HAVE taken a the main boss pedal switch apart, it just clips together (1987 MIJ CS-3 compressor) so the switch MAY be different on mine than yours ....
I didn't learn anything in this adventure, except that, I can take the switch apart and everything was clean.
All these components are manufactured and had to bo put together, so I reason they must be able to come apart.
I had a Jetta that blew its fuel pump relay; I called the dealer and they wanted $150.00. Similarly to the boss pedal switch the casing clipped off, and with a hot soldering irong, i resoldered the relay to the little PCB and well, I was $150.00 richer that day.
haha |
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
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GuitarStv
Copper Member
Canada
39 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 20:11:58
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| I've ordered a switch . . . will let you guys know what happens whenever I get it and install it. |
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Briggs
Copper Member
USA
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Posted - 10/01/2006 : 22:23:41
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I had four pedals with this switch problem... I took one apart, took the switch apart and noticed that the normally closed switch was not making a good contact...anyway I bent the contact to add pressure and presto.. it works... then I realized I could fix the problem on my next three pedals without tools. woohoo! |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 10/02/2006 : 10:02:27
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Why not just short the switch leads with a set of clip leads,
or run two clip leads back to another momentary switch.
or just touch the two clip leads together momentarily, to simulate a switch.
This will at least give you some idea, if it is really a intermittant switch, of if it is some other problem like:
Broken wires,
Static,
or maybe even a poltergeist . |
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Pedals not turning on/off properly
