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    I do like a quick fix...

    My mate: This is my Fulltone Soul-Bender, it makes virtually no sound at all

    Me: *takes a quick look* What power supply are you plugging it into?

    Him: A standard Boss power supply

    Me: You're plugging it into the wrong type of power supply. Boss is negative centre, this takes a positive centre...

    Him: Oh!
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    Re: I do like a quick fix...

    Result!
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    • #3
      Re: I do like a quick fix...

      funny...
      i blew up a (cheapo) power supply because i plugged it into a fuzzface as part of the chain.
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      • #4
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        Someone educate us on why some fuzz's have reverse polarity plugs. I don't get it, and it's irritating. I'm too lazy to research it, so I just bought the Voodoo cables that are made for this. In particular, the Fulltone Octafuzz.
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        • #5
          Re: I do like a quick fix...

          NPN v's PNP
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          • #6
            Re: I do like a quick fix...

            Originally posted by crusty philtrum View Post
            NPN v's PNP
            Yup....
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            • #7
              Re: I do like a quick fix...

              I got.a multi efx for free once cause it was broken

              Dude gave me the power supply
              24vdc center negative

              Pedal said 24 vac

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              • #8
                Re: I do like a quick fix...

                Not really guitar related, but I got a free LCD monitor that way back in 2006. I was told that it wouldn't power on, but it turned out that the AC plug was oversized and wouldn't fit in the socket on the back of the monitor. I swapped it with another one I had, and it's been working fine ever since.
                Originally posted by crusty philtrum
                And that's probably because most people with electric guitars seem more interested in their own performance rather than the effect on the listener ... in fact i don't think many people who own electric guitars even give a poop about the effect on a listener. Which is why many people play electric guitars but very very few of them are actually musicians.

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                • #9
                  Re: I do like a quick fix...

                  The wonderful thing about standards is there are so many to choose from.

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                  • #10
                    Re: I do like a quick fix...

                    Originally posted by Gearjoneser View Post
                    Someone educate us on why some fuzz's have reverse polarity plugs. I don't get it, and it's irritating. I'm too lazy to research it, so I just bought the Voodoo cables that are made for this. In particular, the Fulltone Octafuzz.
                    Crusty and chris have it right (of course)... but to give you more details: the transistors used in these fuzzes are PNP instead of the common NPN used in most effects (you can google the technical differences all day long if you want the low-down). Usually, most effects using NPN are using silicon transistors (worthwile NPN germaniums are rare and mostly gone off the surface of the planet as far as guitar-effects-useable ones go). Due to the scarcity of NPN germs, pedal builders use PNP germaniums (good specimens of which are getting also harder to find). Using PNP transistors means you have, in most cases, to reverse the polarity of the power source, hence the fact that you need a center-positive power source...

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                    • #11
                      Re: I do like a quick fix...

                      Could you not just use a negative tip power supply and flip the polarity inside the pedal?

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                      • #12
                        Re: I do like a quick fix...

                        Originally posted by Surgeon View Post
                        Crusty and chris have it right (of course)... but to give you more details: the transistors used in these fuzzes are PNP instead of the common NPN used in most effects (you can google the technical differences all day long if you want the low-down). Usually, most effects using NPN are using silicon transistors (worthwile NPN germaniums are rare and mostly gone off the surface of the planet as far as guitar-effects-useable ones go). Due to the scarcity of NPN germs, pedal builders use PNP germaniums (good specimens of which are getting also harder to find). Using PNP transistors means you have, in most cases, to reverse the polarity of the power source, hence the fact that you need a center-positive power source...
                        Originally posted by SlyFoxx View Post
                        Could you not just use a negative tip power supply and flip the polarity inside the pedal?
                        That's what I was going to say.
                        Nope...

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                        • #13
                          Re: I do like a quick fix...

                          Originally posted by SlyFoxx View Post
                          Could you not just use a negative tip power supply and flip the polarity inside the pedal?
                          There's a difference between -9v and switching your ground around. You need a voltage inverter to do so. It'eadily built on strip or perfboard though.

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                          • #14
                            Re: I do like a quick fix...

                            Originally posted by Surgeon View Post
                            There's a difference between -9v and switching your ground around. You need a voltage inverter to do so. It'eadily built on strip or perfboard though.
                            Empirical evidence shows this is the case, but how would the pedal be able to tell the difference?

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                            • #15
                              Re: I do like a quick fix...

                              Originally posted by misterwhizzy View Post
                              Empirical evidence shows this is the case, but how would the pedal be able to tell the difference?
                              That is a question for which I don't have an answer... I'm sure it's somewhere on the web though.

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