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Hi dani,
Yes I opened the footswitch box because cable
switching didīt help in my case. It is like David said:
>The Echoplex
footswitch uses resisters in series with each button to tell
the plex what
button was pressed.
This means that every momentary switch has
two states: closed = infinite impedance and open = 0 ohm.
I tell you exactly what I did:
If you open up the box, you will see, that
there is no resister in serie with the record button -> 0 ohm in open
state (If you press the button down).
You can disconnect (you need a soldering
iron) one of the resistors that is in serie with the buttons so
you have a second 0 ohm path which gives you a second "record"
button.
If this button now works as a normal "record"
button you can be pretty sure that your regular "record" botton is
broken.
Since I only have my Echoplex for one month I have
no idea how often they have to be replaced. A friend of mine has his EDP for 3
years and no problem.
hope this helps
Andre
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 6:40
PM
Subject: Re: echoplex- footswitch
problem?
hi Andre, thanks for response.
you actually
opened up the footswitch box? they had momentary switch with
precisely the right impedance (0 in this case... ok, but what about 681
ohms, etc?)
how often do echoplex users find themselves replacing
these buttons?
thanks,
dani
>From: "aNDREmu" <andremu@andremu.com>
>Reply-To:
Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>To:
<Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>Subject:
Re: echoplex- footswitch problem?
>Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:57:50
+0100
>
>hi dani,
>
>I have my Echoplex for one month
now and had a similar problem. Pressing
>record put me into "parameter
select mode" and other strange things
>happend.
>
>I had a
look at kimīs "Echoplex Footpedal Tutorial" and found out, that
>every
switch on theEFC-7 has a certain Impedance. The Record botton should
>have 0 ohms. I cheched this with a ohm-meter and found out that it was
>sometimes 0 ohm and sometimes higher. The next higher impedance of 681
ohms
>is "next loop", so pressing record often gave a "next loop"
command.
>I went to the nearest electronic store and bought a new
momentary switch.
>These switches are standart and easy to
get.
>After I replaced it, everyting workes great again. Probably you
have the
>same
problem.
>
>Andre
>
>aNDREmu
>Email: andremu@andremu.com
>Web:
www.andremu.com
>
>
>-----
Original Message -----
> From: Dani Oore
>
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 5:03 PM
> Subject:
echoplex- footswitch problem?
>
>
>
> hi
all,
>
> i think the problem is the the footswitch
pedal, (it happens with
>various
> 1/4"
cables)...
>
> pressing record takes me into
'parameter' select mode or switches to
>next
> loop
and starts recording or some other mode, and if/when i manage to
>reset
> by long pressing record, it usually
stubbornly resets to "2.00" or
>"2.25"
> seconds -or
some number other than empty loop. other buttons become
>equally
> disfunctional in these cases, and turning
the echoplex off, global reset
> does not always solve the
problem.
>
> just got Shane's number at b.a.s. -but
apparently back-logged in
>questions.
>
any ideas/suggestions?
>
> its undependability is
becoming Extremely Annoying. have only taken it
>out
> of the studio twice, and one time it was
acting strangely.
>
> is there a suggested max time
the plex should be left on at a time? how
> long do
the LED's last for?
>
> (also, recently acquired a
maestro tape echoplex. any ideas on using it?
>was
>
starting to hook it up in ways to the dig echoplex. until
problems)
>
> thanks,
> dani
oore
>
>
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