RE-20 Echo/reverb not working. Where to get repaired?

[richrips]

Hi,

My RE-20 stopped working recently. I opened it and discovered batteries that i never knew were in there and they had corroded and presumably a bit of corrosion has drifted around the inside and caused a short.

Can anyone fix this or recommend someone who can do so? I looked up Boss/Roland's official repair team and it seemed pointlessly expensive. Looking for a workable solution before i chuck it. Any suggestions?

Many thanks,

Rich

[brensabre79]

An amp tech might be able to look at it. But it depends on how corroded it is and if battery acid has eaten the components as to whether its cost-effective to repair...

[richrips]

I think the only corrosion is in the battery bay, which I wouldn't use in future anyway. I think a flake of this corrosion however has got in to the circuitry elsewhere. It would be good to find someone who can fix it if they exist?

[richrips]

Any help on this would be great, I don't really want to see it go in the bin if possible! Cheers, r

[JoshOmachine]

Hi Richrips
Where are you based? (Apologies mobile site doesn't show locations).
If you're anywhere near North London I would be happy to have a look for you, I have no experience of this particular effect but regularly make and repair effects, amps, speakers, mixing desks etc. So even if I couldn't fix it I could probably tell you what was wrong with it.