Re: Echoplex Issues

["Travis Hartnett" <travishartnett@gmail.com>]

Oh, I'd forgotten about that since I moved to the PacNW.

I used to have that problem with a first generation EDP, which ran much hotter than later versions (and I've never had a problem with the later versions).  My solution was to put a small fan in the back of my rack and avoid playing gigs where the ambient air temperature was more than 95F (just to be safe).  If I left a space open in the rack, I got the benefit of moving air blowing over me.  If you're performing at a quiet acoustic level, this may not work, but for electric ensemble work it was okay.

TH

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:24 PM, r. domain <rdomain@gmail.com> wrote:

I bought a brand new Echoplex early this year and had similar problems where the buttons get crosswired and perform incorrect functions.  I tracked it down to an overheating issue.  The switch circuit board is located right next to the power transformer and when it heats up, the unit goes haywire.  Sucks.  If I rack it, it needs a space above it but that still doesn't garantee an error free machine.  Just a hot day is enough for the edp to play up making live gigs close to unusable.  When I do perform live, I use my Repeater in conjunction with the edp.  One, because I love the combination of both loopers and two, as a backup looper if the edp goes haywire. 

Anyone have a fix for this?  All I can think of is drill vents in the case and/or install a fan somehow??  I don't think moving the board is an option.  Maybe the power supply??

I love the edp but am very dissapointed by it's reliability.