Boss question

['59]

Is there enough room in the battery box area to put a pair of potentiometers if you remove the battery?

 

[Securb]

If you removed the battery and went with adaptor power, you might be able to get a small pot in there, but it would be problematic. You would have less real estate to hit the pedal so you would step on the pot a bit. Also, having the pot on the pedal switch lid would weaken the soldier joints over time, and the pot would be very likely to fail over time.

 

[DankStar]

Maybe a mini trim pot you move with a tool

 

[GuitarStv]

You can get very small potentiometers that are only a few mm square, those would be better than regular guitar pots for this application, but Securb's right. You don't want to be constantly stressing those solder joints by mounting on the lid. I see two solutions:
- use a mini pot and then mount it on the side of the chassis away from the switch (might be doable, sometimes there's some room in there)
- cut a hole in the top of the pedal big enough that the shaft of the mini pot goes right through it - then you can stomp away and not stress the joints (won't be pretty though)

 

[solspirit]

What will it be for?

 

[Securb]

What will it be for?

That is what I am wondering. Is it some functionality that can be achieved with a different pedal?

 

[Chistopher]

I'd say it depends on the pedal, whether there are big tall caps in that spot.

 

['59]

This would be for a Boss OD-3. I want to put a "set and forget" type of bass control on it, like the ODR-1 has

 

[beaubrummels]

If it's set and forget, why wouldn't you just find the right value with a temporary clipped in pot, then mount the correct value component to the board?

 

[Aceman]

Stop stifling creativity gentlemen.

What is the OP thinking about doing?