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  • December 20, 2009 at 4:38 am #79555
    Mr.Grim
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    ok i bid on and won a V1 Small Stone, for just $20!!

    they sed it wasn’t working, but hell for that price ill take it, and im sure i can fix it.

    i got it in last night and opened it and looked the unit over, all wires looked to be in the proper place and unmodified, and i didn’t see any other problems like burnt out parts or bad solder joints, so i went ahead and hooked it up.

    well on first impression i thought it worked fine with no problems!! and it sounds great!!

    after a couple minutes i realized that the footswitch is a little faulty. when turning the unit on 1 out of 5 times it just mutes my signal instead of going into effect mode. it will correct itself if i jiggle it a bit then the effected signal will kick in. otherwise it has no issues going back into bypass.

    still that’s the only problem with it so that’s just an easy 5 minute fix!

    2 QUESTIONS

    i have a new DPDT footswitch sitting here (with 6 connections). can i use that sum how to replace the original? (original has 4)

    i know i need one with 9 connections for a true bypass mod (witch i dont need to have), is there any way to make this switch (the 6 lug one) work with my unit before i order more parts?

    and also when i have the color switch in the up position there is a slight fuzz sound on the low end of the sweep, is this normal, or come with age? otherwise its not bad and the down position has no fuzz.

    December 20, 2009 at 9:27 am #105551
    raindog
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    stompsw.gif

    the upper two pictures are what you need.
    you need 3pdt switch just if you want true bypass with a status LED indicator.
    so you can true bypass it with a dpdt switch.

    December 20, 2009 at 12:47 pm #105555
    BlueSteel
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    the fuzz sound you are hearing is probably from an old and dying battery. it happens to my small clone when the battery is dying.

    December 20, 2009 at 7:39 pm #105559
    Mr.Grim
    Member

    its not a battery, im using a power supply.

    December 24, 2009 at 12:09 am #105634
    Ned Flanders
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    You don’t need 9 lugs for TB, you only need 5. Or 6 with grounded input providing you dont have an LED.

    I highly recommend grounding the input or it will likely oscillate very badly in TB mode when the color switch is up.

    You can use the DPDT switch you have to do this.

    All them TB diagrams above posted are inferior to the grounded input method and wont be much good for a smallstone.

    Wire the switch like this, it covers the standard NON LED and LED versions:

    http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af286/fenderamerica/Pedal Schematics/SWITCH.jpg

    December 24, 2009 at 7:48 am #105645
    Mr.Grim
    Member

    thanks for the pic Liberty Belle, i will use that diagram or i am seriously considering buying a direct Carling replacement for it. (to keep it original as possible) plus if i ever sell it (which i wont unless i get another V1 SS in better condition) i want it original, and i will still keep the old switch and offer it with the item.

    now do you have an opinion to the fuzz issue on the low end of the sweep? when the color switch is in the up position?

    December 24, 2009 at 8:34 am #105647
    Ned Flanders
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    No not really but I’m sure Ron may have.

    December 25, 2009 at 8:16 am #105684
    devnulljp
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    now do you have an opinion to the fuzz issue on the low end of the sweep? when the color switch is in the up position?

    Try cleaning the slider switch. Take it out, pull the tabs open gently and use contact cleaner on the metal parts inside (careful, it’s fiddly). It might not be the problem, but I’ve heard distortion due to dirty/bad connections in those switches and it’s a 5 min and free fix. You’ve lost nothing if it doesn’t work.

    But $20? you lucky lucky lucky … very good score.

    January 2, 2010 at 5:21 am #105959
    Mr.Grim
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    omg…i decided to do the mod and use the 6 lug switch i got and fallow the diagrams given to me here but, i dont understand how to do it still, all diagrams tell me to wire effect in and out here or there but bouth of those are going to the color switch what now!!!

    can anyone help me!!! be a little more specific to this pedal?

    January 2, 2010 at 6:21 am #105960
    Mr.Grim
    Member

    ok never mind…..what i was really looking for was a way to wire a DPDT switch as a SPST, and i found it online, its done and working for now.

    but….this is only a temporary fix so i can use it for now until i get an original replacement switch for it, im all ready eying a couple on Ebay!

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