fnl61 wrote:Hi folks,
I have just bought an "ultimate overdrive" version jf-12 (no joyo branding but with ram) and am considering doing the mods on this thread, but I have a question about the 3PDT footswitch. Mine does not latch (the bypass/on one) to where I have to hold it down to actuate the distortion circuit (oddly the LED lights as if latched, but the sound is dead unless i keep the switch pressed down). Are these switches available with the daughterboard +led? I would hate to have to desolder all nine connections mating the switch to the board! Should I open up the switch and attempt to repair the latch function? A little off topic, but what is up with the coding on the ribbon cable??, my eyes aren't that great, but it appears that the only marks are some variety of pink marks, dots or stripes, maybe chinese symbols, i don't know, but I would have to mark them myself somehow to keep them in order if i replace the switch. Thanks in advance for any replies!
diggum12 wrote: I'd think best practice would be to put new ones in.
johnnyg wrote:diggum12 wrote: I'd think best practice would be to put new ones in.
Me too.
To make life easy I'd pull the old ones and replace with new, non-polarised electrolytic capacitors.
diggum12 wrote:johnnyg wrote:diggum12 wrote: I'd think best practice would be to put new ones in.
Me too.
To make life easy I'd pull the old ones and replace with new, non-polarised electrolytic capacitors.
Yeah but 10uF isn't gonna fit the bill.
diggum12 wrote:I offered this above. Good luck!
"Regarding desoldering: a little fresh solder, a little flux, and using desoldering braid (letting it sit directly on the component legs for and extra 5 seconds) makes this a breeze. I did the two caps and both LEDs in 15 minutes. (You don't even have to remove the switches for the LED's. Just desolder and bend them out of the way.) Back together in no time. "
kfm wrote:hello, everyone. i bought the joyo voodoo octave to preform this mod after i ran into this thread. this would have been my first ever mod. i went to radio shack to get the soldering iron (30 watt), solder, and a removal braid. this went terrible!!!! it tool forever to get the caps out and when i did it ripped one of the cap legs off. i said whatever i can just buy replacement caps. but then i realized i was missing the soldering pads to put the caps back in the board. this has been an awful experience to say the least. it just seemed like the caps wouldn't come loose, the iron wasn't melting the solder down to even get the caps out and the braid seemed to do nothing when it came to soaking any of it up. not to mention i melted a part of the plastic input jack in the process!!! i obviously just suck at doing this lol. my question is, is my pedal salvageable. i feel terrible that not only i suck at even doing mods but that a ruined my pedal in the process. any help would be amazing. -kyle
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