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N_Cook September 3rd 14 09:37 AM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 
Used with DC supply, not battery (horrible battery access). Only
unprocessed sound on pushing pedal , but the LED comes on, usual brightness.
I've not had any failure with it, normal function.
Somewhere between 400R and 1K in series with the supply, simulating
dirty contact, processing fails and LED on but only feint.
So not power connector diverter switch or input Ring/Sleeve contact
problem presumably. PbF problem, but where is most likely?
Incidently is the casing really ABS? says so on the mold mark inside but
it has the look and feel of nasty breakable polystyrene

N_Cook September 3rd 14 11:56 AM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 
I was monitoring the B output and that was ok, assuming the A output was
just feedthrough , but RTFM fashion A and B are stereo outputs and he'd
been using the A output which is failing to switch over to chorus , so
will have to probe the 4558 that feeds A, if not B

dave September 3rd 14 02:53 PM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 
On 09/03/2014 03:56 AM, N_Cook wrote:
I was monitoring the B output and that was ok, assuming the A output was
just feedthrough , but RTFM fashion A and B are stereo outputs and he'd
been using the A output which is failing to switch over to chorus , so
will have to probe the 4558 that feeds A, if not B


You can buy a new one for $30 or less, why bother?

Sjouke Burry[_2_] September 3rd 14 05:00 PM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 
On 03.09.14 15:53, dave wrote:
On 09/03/2014 03:56 AM, N_Cook wrote:
I was monitoring

CUT

You can buy a new one for $30 or less, why bother?

Why are you reverse participating in a repair group?
Is "buy a new one" the sum total of your technical knowledge?


gareth magennis September 3rd 14 08:49 PM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 


"Sjouke Burry" wrote in message
...

On 03.09.14 15:53, dave wrote:
On 09/03/2014 03:56 AM, N_Cook wrote:
I was monitoring

CUT

You can buy a new one for $30 or less, why bother?

Why are you reverse participating in a repair group?
Is "buy a new one" the sum total of your technical knowledge?




I think Dave has a point here. The cost of a new one is something around
the cost of half an hour's labour.
Which pretty much makes any repair whatsoever unviable.

http://www.woodbrass.com/en/effet-gu...FfOhtAodGnUAJw



Gareth.


Allodoxaphobia[_2_] September 3rd 14 10:38 PM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 
On Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:49:13 +0100, Gareth Magennis wrote:
"Sjouke Burry" wrote:
On 03.09.14 15:53, dave wrote:
On 09/03/2014 03:56 AM, N_Cook wrote:
I was monitoring

CUT

You can buy a new one for $30 or less, why bother?

Why are you reverse participating in a repair group?
Is "buy a new one" the sum total of your technical knowledge?

I think Dave has a point here. The cost of a new one is something around
the cost of half an hour's labour.
Which pretty much makes any repair whatsoever unviable.


Except, with each repair (attempt) comes a little learning --- if only
that you learn to "Never do _this_ again." :-)

Jonesy

gareth magennis September 3rd 14 10:53 PM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 


"Allodoxaphobia" wrote in message
et...

On Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:49:13 +0100, Gareth Magennis wrote:
"Sjouke Burry" wrote:
On 03.09.14 15:53, dave wrote:
On 09/03/2014 03:56 AM, N_Cook wrote:
I was monitoring

CUT

You can buy a new one for $30 or less, why bother?

Why are you reverse participating in a repair group?
Is "buy a new one" the sum total of your technical knowledge?

I think Dave has a point here. The cost of a new one is something around
the cost of half an hour's labour.
Which pretty much makes any repair whatsoever unviable.


Except, with each repair (attempt) comes a little learning --- if only
that you learn to "Never do _this_ again." :-)

Jonesy





True, but who is paying for this repair?

A half hour's labour will buy you a new pedal with a 3 year warranty.



Gareth.



dave September 4th 14 03:33 PM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 
On 09/03/2014 09:00 AM, Sjouke Burry wrote:
On 03.09.14 15:53, dave wrote:
On 09/03/2014 03:56 AM, N_Cook wrote:
I was monitoring

CUT

You can buy a new one for $30 or less, why bother?

Why are you reverse participating in a repair group?
Is "buy a new one" the sum total of your technical knowledge?

That is what my 50 years of experience tells me to do with Behringer pedals.

dave September 4th 14 03:35 PM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 
On 09/03/2014 02:53 PM, Gareth Magennis wrote:


"Allodoxaphobia" wrote in message
et...

On Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:49:13 +0100, Gareth Magennis wrote:
"Sjouke Burry" wrote:
On 03.09.14 15:53, dave wrote:
On 09/03/2014 03:56 AM, N_Cook wrote:
I was monitoring

CUT

You can buy a new one for $30 or less, why bother?

Why are you reverse participating in a repair group?
Is "buy a new one" the sum total of your technical knowledge?

I think Dave has a point here. The cost of a new one is something around
the cost of half an hour's labour.
Which pretty much makes any repair whatsoever unviable.


Except, with each repair (attempt) comes a little learning --- if only
that you learn to "Never do _this_ again." :-)

Jonesy





True, but who is paying for this repair?

A half hour's labour will buy you a new pedal with a 3 year warranty.



Gareth.



Plus, any good stuff that might teach you a new trick is embedded in
epoxy to slow down the patent attorneys.

gareth magennis September 4th 14 09:37 PM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 


"dave" wrote in message
m...

On 09/03/2014 02:53 PM, Gareth Magennis wrote:


"Allodoxaphobia" wrote in message
et...

On Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:49:13 +0100, Gareth Magennis wrote:
"Sjouke Burry" wrote:
On 03.09.14 15:53, dave wrote:
On 09/03/2014 03:56 AM, N_Cook wrote:
I was monitoring

CUT

You can buy a new one for $30 or less, why bother?

Why are you reverse participating in a repair group?
Is "buy a new one" the sum total of your technical knowledge?

I think Dave has a point here. The cost of a new one is something around
the cost of half an hour's labour.
Which pretty much makes any repair whatsoever unviable.


Except, with each repair (attempt) comes a little learning --- if only
that you learn to "Never do _this_ again." :-)

Jonesy





True, but who is paying for this repair?

A half hour's labour will buy you a new pedal with a 3 year warranty.



Gareth.



Plus, any good stuff that might teach you a new trick is embedded in
epoxy to slow down the patent attorneys.






The last thing I saw embedded in epoxy was an ARP filter module from the
70's.


Gareth.


gareth magennis September 4th 14 09:44 PM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 


"Gareth Magennis" wrote in message ...



"dave" wrote in message
m...

On 09/03/2014 02:53 PM, Gareth Magennis wrote:


"Allodoxaphobia" wrote in message
et...

On Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:49:13 +0100, Gareth Magennis wrote:
"Sjouke Burry" wrote:
On 03.09.14 15:53, dave wrote:
On 09/03/2014 03:56 AM, N_Cook wrote:
I was monitoring

CUT

You can buy a new one for $30 or less, why bother?

Why are you reverse participating in a repair group?
Is "buy a new one" the sum total of your technical knowledge?

I think Dave has a point here. The cost of a new one is something around
the cost of half an hour's labour.
Which pretty much makes any repair whatsoever unviable.


Except, with each repair (attempt) comes a little learning --- if only
that you learn to "Never do _this_ again." :-)

Jonesy





True, but who is paying for this repair?

A half hour's labour will buy you a new pedal with a 3 year warranty.



Gareth.



Plus, any good stuff that might teach you a new trick is embedded in
epoxy to slow down the patent attorneys.






The last thing I saw embedded in epoxy was an ARP filter module from the
70's.


Gareth.






Oh, I forgot the API "op-amp" in its unfeasibly large package.



Gareth.


N_Cook September 5th 14 07:56 AM

Behringer UC200, chorus effect pedal
 
On 03/09/2014 11:56, N_Cook wrote:
I was monitoring the B output and that was ok, assuming the A output was
just feedthrough , but RTFM fashion A and B are stereo outputs and he'd
been using the A output which is failing to switch over to chorus , so
will have to probe the 4558 that feeds A, if not B


I suspect I'm chasing scotch mist. Owner uses wiht guitar , then wants
to record with a stereofied version. I suspect this is a different
flavour of UC200 although no subscript found. I was noting upside down
and A output is chorus and B is feedthrough. As both outputs of the
chorus chip are bridged across with a pcb trace, then perhaps only ever
a mono version.


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