[sdiy] [OT] faulty distortion pedal

[Michael Zacherl]

Mhm … thanks … I just wondered about the fault’s “timing”- i.e. it’s very periodic
click. But the fading indicator LED in the knob also suggests a PSU problem.
But then again … ;)

On 10.Apr 2016, at 18:55 , Travis Thatcher <recompas at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've had that happen to me when PSUs die. Its the most likely culprit
> that I can think of since in most any distortion pedal I've seen
> there's very little that would fail unless there's an onboard
> regulator.
> 
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Michael Zacherl
> <sdiy-mz01 at blauwurf.info> wrote:
>> Hi, just had soundcheck for the gig tonight.
>> The viola player used a small (probably cheap-ish) distortion pedal,
>> which ran off a wall-wart. [1]
>> There was an audible pulse, a dull click, in the signal from the pedal.
>> Much like from a metronome.
>> In fact, before seeing the thing we all told her to switch it off. ;\
>> I could see the indicator in the knob going darker with the pulse which
>> led me to the thought it might be the PSU.
>> The sound was what one not knowing the pedal would expect but she claimed it sounded wrong.
>> I think I came across that phenomenon ages ago but alas I can’t remember what it was.
>> I can’t say for sure, but I think the PSU was a switched type.
>> I didn’t touch it but it looked rather small.
>> I ‘just curious’ what could cause this.
>> Any thoughts?
>> Thanks - Michael.

>> [1] much like these http://www.thomann.de/gb/movall.html
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