Newbie Boss HM-2

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Marc911
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Post by Marc911 »

Hi,

I hope someone can give me some pointers. My HM-2 pedal is acting up. The pedal is used with a 9V battery. When you switch it on, the led lights up and the pedal sounds as always. After 20-30 minutes the led starts to dim and eventually is no longer visible. As this happens the sound of the pedal also changes. When I unplug the pedal and wait for 20 minutes or so, the led is bright red again and the sound is also OK. Then, after 20-30 minutes, etc, etc.
Does anyone know what can cause this to happen? I'm a NOOB at this, but willing to learn..

Grtz.

Marco

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Marc911 wrote:Hi,

I hope someone can give me some pointers. My HM-2 pedal is acting up. The pedal is used with a 9V battery. When you switch it on, the led lights up and the pedal sounds as always. After 20-30 minutes the led starts to dim and eventually is no longer visible. As this happens the sound of the pedal also changes. When I unplug the pedal and wait for 20 minutes or so, the led is bright red again and the sound is also OK. Then, after 20-30 minutes, etc, etc.
Does anyone know what can cause this to happen? I'm a NOOB at this, but willing to learn..

Grtz.

Marco
how about replacing the battery first?
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Post by Marc911 »

That would be to simple :wink:. No, battery is new. Steady 9V.

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