ayseven
Joined: Jun 13, 2019
Posts: 4
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Posted on Jun 16 2019 03:36 PM
Well, that was a total waste of money and time. I tried to put one in an old suitcase, with the board mounted to a bent piece of aluminum. It looked fantastic. It worked for a little while, then I found myself constantly resoldering things, to the point where it completely stopped working. I am pretty sure I wrecked the board. Can I buy a premade system without the power supply and MOD tank? I am not interested in doing this again.
I admire these people who can build things and have them turn out! Some of them look pretty nice!
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BorderRadio
Joined: Jun 03, 2019
Posts: 10
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Posted on Jun 17 2019 12:25 PM
Well that's too bad. I'm sure people would help ya here with a build. Do you have any pics of the board? What was giving you problems so that you had to start pulling things apart?
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ayseven
Joined: Jun 13, 2019
Posts: 4
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Posted on Jun 17 2019 07:32 PM
It came apart all by itself. I really don't think pics will help but thanks anyways. Now I have a mod tank that needs a prebuilt box of some sort to run it. I have given up.
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BorderRadio
Joined: Jun 03, 2019
Posts: 10
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Posted on Jun 18 2019 08:44 AM
Well without pics it's hard to diagnose, but sounds like some bad solder joints.
My first attempt at a SB involved placing everything in a traditional wooden enclosure. It was the box building that frustrated me and I ended up breaking the little gain trim pot. I gave up on that one myself, actually gave the PCB kit away..
The second build was a complete success. Maybe you'll try at it again..
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el_camello
Joined: Jul 04, 2010
Posts: 369
Ottawa
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Posted on Jun 18 2019 11:27 AM
I got a local guy where I'm from to build the kit for me. Was pretty cheap and got what I wanted: Surfybear kit + not assembling it myself!
— -Pierre
The Obsidians! (Ottawa surf)
The Obsidians debut EP
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Redfeather
Joined: Jul 30, 2016
Posts: 853
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Posted on Jun 18 2019 07:17 PM
I wouldn't say it was a complete waste of money and time. Now we know an old suitcase isn't the thing to use for a reverb unit. Sure, plenty would probably already have speculated as much but now it's official.
Don't give up. Just fall back on what others have already done and proven to work. At this moment is the fruit at its ripest and offering the sweetest reward for perseverance. Use the forums and the forums will guide your hand.
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Surf_Skater
Joined: Sep 06, 2012
Posts: 1288
Lawrenceville , GA
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Posted on Jun 19 2019 06:02 AM
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/32090/
Here's your solution. If you've tried to resolder the board too many times you may have burned something up.
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ayseven
Joined: Jun 13, 2019
Posts: 4
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Posted on Jun 20 2019 09:51 PM
Hey Pierre,
I am in Ottawa and would love to get together to play surf: this time through a Zoom G3 for the reverb/trem sounds.
Thank you everyone for the kind advice. I have learned my lesson for now. Bad solder is probably it. I still think I wasted $200 cdn... hey, ho...
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