xgsjx Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Hey guys, I have a Boss CE-2 (actually on loan from a friend) & it's just all of a sudden stopped working properly. I was playing about with my pedal board & the pedal wasn't even plugged in (other than 9v), I then plugged it in with no other fx & no light came on when I pressed the pedal & instead of a usual chorus, it's now sounding like a glitch chorus! I was using it about 5 mins before &was just going through my fx one by one. Anyone any ideas??? I've opened it up to see if I can see anything as I know a little on the electronics side & handy with a soldering iron, but I can't see anything wrong. I don't have a multi meter. Do any of you pedal builders have any advice or am I gonna have to take it to a pedal doctor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 (edited) How old is it? The older Boss pedals run on a Boss ACA adaptor rather than the newer PSA one or a power brick etc. There will be a sticker by the power jack on the pedal telling you which supply to use. If its an ACA, this will be your problem as that is a 12V power supply compared to the 9V PSA/power brick. Would explain the glitchiness... Also, this can sometimes be fixed by running another pedal on the same 9V power supply. Edited September 26, 2011 by Protium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Cheers, it is one of the older Boss pedals (made in Taiwan) & has ACA on the bottom. I have been running it for a good year or more off a Godlyke Powerall on a daisychain with a cheap distortion pedal & a Moog LPF (using a polarity adaptor) & had no problems. The "Check" light doesn't come on at all. Hmm, there's a thought, power supply??? The distortion now seems rather noisy when engaged (might be me). The Moog's running fine, but apparently it'll run off almost anything as long as you have the correct polarity & give it enough amps to draw. I'm going for a test of PSUs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1317054661' post='1386082'] Cheers, it is one of the older Boss pedals (made in Taiwan) & has ACA on the bottom. I have been running it for a good year or more off a Godlyke Powerall on a daisychain with a cheap distortion pedal & a Moog LPF (using a polarity adaptor) & had no problems. The "Check" light doesn't come on at all. Hmm, there's a thought, power supply??? The distortion now seems rather noisy when engaged (might be me). The Moog's running fine, but apparently it'll run off almost anything as long as you have the correct polarity & give it enough amps to draw. I'm going for a test of PSUs. [/quote] Does the CE-2 work properly with a battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 There's a good point. I'll try just now. I can't find another 9v PSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Battery works, I think it might be the PSU. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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