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Re: No Sound with Bypassed Compressor

2006-10-29 by David Donohue

--- In gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com, "saber540ltd" <saber540ltd@...> 
wrote:
>
> The components involved in the by-pass path of the compressor are 
U8, 
> Q8, R87, R88, C61, C104, R82, R113. If the problem used to be 
> intermittent, it may only be a bad solder joint on one of these 
> components if it isn't the component itself. The best thing to do 
> would be to get the schematic in the Files section of the other 
> GSP2101 Yahoo group:
> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/GSP2101/
> 
> Then with a signal generator and oscilloscope, you (or a qualified 
> tech) could pinpoint the faulty component.
> 
> 
> --- In gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com, "javi_grouve" <javi_grouve@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi guys,
> > In the last 10yrs only in 2 occasions (that I remember...) I had
> > problems with my unit.
> > Suddenly the sound would be gone at the output and then after a 
few
> > minutes, on it's own or by the hand holy ghost it would come back 
> to life.
> > I couldn't ever figure it out... till now.
> > I'm having the same problem, only that this time, the sound wont 
> come
> > back.
> > After total desperation for 1 hour I discovered that the problem 
is
> > only affecting to the patches in which the Compressor is 
bypassed; 
> as
> > soon as i turn it "on" (the compr. that is...) the sound comes 
back.
> > Comes guys! ideas, solutions?
> > 
> >  Thanx and peace,
> > 
> >  Javi
> > 
> >   Here is my girlfriend! (I have more...), take my guitars (have
> > 16...), take my amps (only 2 but don't care...); but if you take 
my
> > 2101... I'm F*#ked
Digitech will take it for 85.00 and fix it.  I just shipped a 2101 to 
them with the same problem you have only in the eq section.  The eq's 
stopped working on any given patch.> >
>

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