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Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:09 am
by stripes
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:31 am
by Buffalo Steve
Stripes
If you put Ac through a dc pedal you've most likely damaged it beyond repair. I would wait for an answer from eqd and see if they will put a new board in it for you.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news:(
Steve
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:46 am
by Schlatte
Buffalo Steve wrote:Stripes
If you put Ac through a dc pedal you've most likely damaged it beyond repair. I would wait for an answer from eqd and see if they will put a new board in it for you.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news:(
Steve
Could be, but could also not be FUBAR. If there are protection diodes in there, then there is a chance that you just need to replace a few components (the fried diodes) and you're good to go again. I'd wait for a response from EQD.
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:15 am
by Bellyheart
Yes wait.
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:27 am
by MEC
Bellyheart wrote:Yes wait.
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:08 am
by stripes
Okay, thanks guys.
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:49 am
by smallsnd/bigsnd
EQD are great dudes, they'll set things straight for you.
like the other dudes said, it should be as simple as swapping in a few components to a new board.
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:51 am
by jrmy
Also, just a heads up that EQD is at Summer NAMM, so they may be a little slow responding to emails in general. But Jamie is a great dude, and I've heard nothing but good stuff about his customer service and helpfulness in general.
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:25 am
by bugzaney
i'll attest to Jamie going above and beyond in the realm of customer service individual.
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:36 pm
by madmax1012
oh no! that's really quite tragic. i hope it gets fixeded
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:04 pm
by theavondon
I did the same to an EQD once. They fixed it right up for me ASAP.
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:59 pm
by Buffalo Steve
Shlatte
Thing is, protection diodes only work on dc not on ac. If you put ac through the diodes it will destroy them and carry on through the circuit.
I'd still say it's bolloxed, but it seems eqd are a nice bunch and will help you out:)
Steve
MESSAGE TO ALL.... IF YOU HAVE AC POWER ON YOUR BOARD AT LEAST ID THE CABLE WITH SOME PVC TAPE OR SOMETHING TO STOP THIS KIND OF THING HAPPENING!!
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:07 pm
by bugzaney
why use AC power at all if it's such a danger?
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:08 pm
by madmax1012
i never put much thought into it other than "Oh i hope this works with my onespot"
Re: Fixing a fried pedal...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:23 pm
by Chankgeez
bugzaney wrote:why use ANY power at all if it's such a danger?
FIX'D
Now the pedal doesn't work at all... I emailed EQD but no response yet, and I don't solder or really know anything about that stuff. WHAT SHOULD I DO??