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Topic: My DD3 won't turn on |
John McConnell
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Yuba City, CA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 9 Apr 2013 10:15 am |
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I heard some crackling noise thru the amp and the light went out on my DD3. The power supply is fine and I put a new battery in and nothing. Anyone have an idea?
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John McConnell-Yuba City, CA
ShoBud Professional-Hilton Pedal
Fender B-Bender Tele-G&L L1000 Bass
Quilter Steelaire-Fender Twin Reverb |
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John Gould
From:
Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 9 Apr 2013 7:32 pm
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There are a ton of things it could be , but most likely it's the little diode that acts like a fuse on the power supply board.
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A couple of guitars
Fender GTX 100 Fender Mustang III Fender Blues Jr. Boss Katana MKII 50
Justice Pro Lite and Sho Bud Pro II |
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Jim Saunders
From:
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 6:00 am Dd3
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| Not to sound harsh, but I'd probably pitch it and look for another one. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 6:34 am
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Have you tried a little wine and gentle stroking 
Seriously, about the only thing you can check is the switch and wiring. You can raise up the treadle to see the small tactile switch underneath it. It's cheap and easy to replace IF it's bad.
Short of removing the bottom and looking for obvious broken wires or traces, there's not much the user can do. Time for a trip to a Boss tech. |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 6:53 am
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I sent a DD3 in to Boss several years ago and they sent it back to me telling me it would cost more to repair than to replace. Same thing happened with my Korg WT12 tuner. I discussed the tuner with a guy at Radio Shack and told him some traces were burned. He told me to use very small wire and solder across the traces. I did so and after at least 15 years it still works. Korg could have easily fixed it but refused as Boss did with my pedal which I did throw away.
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james sluder
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2013 8:05 pm Repair work ,,problems.
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| Jerry Roller wrote: |
I sent a DD3 in to Boss several years ago and they sent it back to me telling me it would cost more to repair than to replace. Same thing happened with my Korg WT12 tuner. I discussed the tuner with a guy at Radio Shack and told him some traces were burned. He told me to use very small wire and solder across the traces. I did so and after at least 15 years it still works. Korg could have easily fixed it but refused as Boss did with my pedal which I did throw away.
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Jerry the company's you sent your unit's to will not fix them unless it's repace a component,,the radio shack guy knew the 'afro' rig trick..i have run into the same problem's too,,but a small piece of wire & solder & you can by pass a burned out spot ..work's for me !!  |
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