burno70 Posted May 28, 2010 Posted May 28, 2010 My Zia Drive just died. Actually smoked and then died! It smells pretty bad. Does that mean that the circuit is burnt out or could an electronics wizard repair it? Quote
Al Heeley Posted May 28, 2010 Posted May 28, 2010 could be a case of replacing an IC chip or transistor, needs some careful resoldering but do-able, worth a try as they are not a cheap little pedal. Quote
burno70 Posted May 28, 2010 Author Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) I've just opened it up - I can see where it's burned. Looks like a tiny resistor - but what do I know. Anyway, it looks like someones gobbed on it - theres a huge blob of resin on the circuit - do they do that to protect it or to hide it from would be cloners? Either way, its stuck to the inside of the casing. I think the circuit board would snap if someone tried to take it out. I think I'm buggered. Seriously p*ssed off! Loved that pedal! Balls! Edited May 28, 2010 by burno70 Quote
Finbar Posted May 28, 2010 Posted May 28, 2010 What happened to it to make it blow up? No funny power supplies or anything? I'd contact the manufacturer. Quote
burno70 Posted May 28, 2010 Author Posted May 28, 2010 No man, not sure what happened. Just added my new musket fuzz to the pedal board - about to switch the amp on and saw the smoke. Didn't know which pedal it was coming from - thought the lot of them had blown at first - me arse went! Quote
Al Heeley Posted May 29, 2010 Posted May 29, 2010 thats a bummer - why not contact manufacturer anyway for some advice, they may be able to assist Quote
burno70 Posted May 29, 2010 Author Posted May 29, 2010 [quote name='Al Heeley' post='850877' date='May 29 2010, 07:33 AM']thats a bummer - why not contact manufacturer anyway for some advice, they may be able to assist[/quote] Yeah - nothing to lose so might as well! Cheers Quote
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