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Pigeon MK1 DOA help
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:22 am
by ematt
Found a used Pigeon MK1 on the interwebs for a fair price and pulled the trigger. Arrived 90 min ago, and...
NOTHING
Signal when bypassed, new batts, just dead when engaged. Hate to send it back without even knowing what it sounds like. Footswitch? I have a meter, just not sure how to go about checking it or anything else for continuity.
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Re: Pigeon MK1 DOA help
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:57 am
by jerms
i’m sure it’s something simple.... are all the transistor legs attached? are the underside of the board wires touching the back of a pot? if no luck i can give it the once over for ya if yer in the US.... pm me if ya want..
Re: Pigeon MK1 DOA help
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 4:44 am
by freddy_von
Reversed in out jacks?
Re: Pigeon MK1 DOA help
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:58 am
by dillib
Might be some bare wires touching another conductor, as Jim suggested. I had this happen before in a similar Mk1 on arrival too
Re: Pigeon MK1 DOA help
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:20 pm
by ematt
Thanks for the replies, everyone. I’ll take a closer look today and see if any of those suggestions are the case.
Re: Pigeon MK1 DOA help
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 4:30 pm
by Philip
Give the footswitch a few quick on and off hits and also see if it engages when switching it on and off slowly.
A friendly talking to may also help.
They sound ace though, mean and racous!
Re: Pigeon MK1 DOA help
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:12 pm
by ematt
Ok, I gave it a good look this morning, and this is what I found...
The circled area’s solder joint has broken, but the good news is when I touched them together it came alive!
The problem now is that I have someone flow a new joint as I’ve never done it. It’s just hanging in of its own accord.
Philip is correct. This is hands-down the best fuzz I’ve played so far. I can’t believe how epic it is.
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Re: Pigeon MK1 DOA help
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:43 pm
by simonm
Where are you based? this would be a v quick job for someone with a soldering iron. I'm in E London for instance. If you were nearby I could do it.
Re: Pigeon MK1 DOA help
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:47 pm
by ematt
NW Florida. There is a local tech who I might trust, but he can be a bit hot and cold.
Re: Pigeon MK1 DOA help
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:06 pm
by Philip