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Hey,

Anyone have a switch (or two or three) on the Control One stop 
working?  Did you get it repaired?  If so, at what cost and how did you go 
about doing it?  My number 5 switch went last night at band practice.  I 
opened it up and saw nothing that appeared unusual.  I put it back together 
and now my 3, 5, & 10 switches are all out of commission.

Thanks,
--AL

hi,

I had this...
I got repaired. This is only dirt inside it, between the metal and the
electric contatc,
First I opened the switch(not the pad) with a knife(or anything) and I
cleaned inside it, be careful (w/ you and the switch) because you can damage
it. This will help you for little time.
Second you can swap this, any switch cost less than 1US$, but now you'll
need to solder this new in the board. After this I never more had this
problem.


Bye
Renato


----- Original Message -----
From: Al Costa <alcosta@...>
To: <gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:07 PM
Subject: [gsp-2101] Control One switches died


> Hey,
>
> Anyone have a switch (or two or three) on the Control One stop
> working?  Did you get it repaired?  If so, at what cost and how did you go
> about doing it?  My number 5 switch went last night at band practice.  I
> opened it up and saw nothing that appeared unusual.  I put it back
together

> and now my 3, 5, & 10 switches are all out of commission.
>
> Thanks,
> --AL
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

Thanks.

Al

At 01:17 AM 2/21/2004 -0300, you wrote:

>hi,
>
>I had this...
>I got repaired. This is only dirt inside it, between the metal and the
>electric contatc,
>First I opened the switch(not the pad) with a knife(or anything) and I
>cleaned inside it, be careful (w/ you and the switch) because you can damage
>it. This will help you for little time.
>Second you can swap this, any switch cost less than 1US$, but now you'll
>need to solder this new in the board. After this I never more had this
>problem.
>
>
>Bye
>Renato
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Al Costa <alcosta@...>
>To: <gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:07 PM
>Subject: [gsp-2101] Control One switches died
>
>
> > Hey,
> >
> > Anyone have a switch (or two or three) on the Control One stop
> > working?  Did you get it repaired?  If so, at what cost and how did you go
> > about doing it?  My number 5 switch went last night at band practice.  I
> > opened it up and saw nothing that appeared unusual.  I put it back
>together
> > and now my 3, 5, & 10 switches are all out of commission.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --AL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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My other guitarist had 2 & 3 go out on the Control one.  I did a temp 
repair by removing the plastic footswitch actuaters by pressing the 
front of the pedal gently with my thumbs and lifting up.  Gently 
because there are tabs that hold it in place which can break if 
forced.  Replacements are like $0.64 each from digitech.  There is a 
little plastic pin that presses the switch.  Looking closley you'll 
probably find a wear mark on the switch where the pins hits plus some 
wear on the pin.  I reparied it buy cutting electrical tape into 
small squares around the size of the black button on the switch. I 
used 3 layers - 4 was one too many.  A quick test is too press the 
switch with you finger to see if it switches.  If not dirt may of 
collected inside if for instance the switch went out and sat unused 
for months.  No problem keep pressing the switch 20 times or so and 
it will probably self clean.  If not you will need a new one.  

Just an oddity.  I have the original 96 GSP2101FC on my rig and none 
of the switchs have a problem.


--- In gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com, Al Costa <alcosta@c...> wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> Anyone have a switch (or two or three) on the Control One stop 
> working?  Did you get it repaired?  If so, at what cost and how did 
you go 
> about doing it?  My number 5 switch went last night at band 
practice.  I 
> opened it up and saw nothing that appeared unusual.  I put it back 
together 

> and now my 3, 5, & 10 switches are all out of commission.
> 
> Thanks,
> --AL

Hey I never thought to clean them thanks! hehe
My Control one has had many beers spilled on it from drunken bar nuts trying
to sing.
It's annoying but comes with the territory, making a living entertaining
drunks! ;-)
Surprisingly the board hasn't totally conked out yet after almost 10 years
of constant abuse!
I have replaced some switches in the past (resoldering new ones)
but I didn't even consider using a contact cleaner! Duh
I've been using the board with about 4 peds not working properly for the
last few years!
Been too lazy to replace them! LOL
After reading this post I pulled off all the plastic peds & gave the
switches a good squirt.
I didn't take the switch apart just squirted the cleaner into them.
Works like a charm now!

Thanks!
Sean

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rlvasconcelos@...>
To: <gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [gsp-2101] Control One switches died


> hi,
>
> I had this...
> I got repaired. This is only dirt inside it, between the metal and the
> electric contatc,
> First I opened the switch(not the pad) with a knife(or anything) and I
> cleaned inside it, be careful (w/ you and the switch) because you can
damage
> it. This will help you for little time.
> Second you can swap this, any switch cost less than 1US$, but now you'll
> need to solder this new in the board. After this I never more had this
> problem.
>
>
> Bye
> Renato
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Al Costa <alcosta@...>
> To: <gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:07 PM
> Subject: [gsp-2101] Control One switches died
>
>
> > Hey,
> >
> > Anyone have a switch (or two or three) on the Control One stop
> > working?  Did you get it repaired?  If so, at what cost and how did you
go

> > about doing it?  My number 5 switch went last night at band practice.  I
> > opened it up and saw nothing that appeared unusual.  I put it back
> together
> > and now my 3, 5, & 10 switches are all out of commission.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --AL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>

I encountered the same problem and tried to open the controler. The first
idea was indeed to resolder new ones but it's worth a try just cleaning it
with contact spray. The biggest problem I encountered was opening the unit:
the volume pedal has this little metal plate for the LED interuption. How
can you ope this without having to remove the metal plate and more, how to
remount it?

Thanks

Peter

>-- Origineel Bericht --
>To: <gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com>
>From: <krazydog@...>
>Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 14:17:04 -0500
>Reply-To: gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [gsp-2101] Control One switches died
>
>
>Hey I never thought to clean them thanks! hehe
My Control one has had many beers spilled on it from drunken bar nuts trying
to sing.
It's annoying but comes with the territory, making a living entertaining
drunks! ;-)
Surprisingly the board hasn't
>totally conked out yet after almost 10 years
of constant abuse!
I have replaced some switches in the past (resoldering new ones)
but I didn't even consider using a contact cleaner! Duh
I've been using the board with about 4 peds not working properl
> for the
last few years!
Been too lazy to replace them! LOL
After reading this post I pulled off all the plastic peds & gave the
switches a good squirt.
I didn't take the switch apart just squirted the cleaner into them.
Works like a charm now!

>
Thanks!
Sean

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rlvasconcelos@...>
To: <gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [gsp-2101] Control One switches died


> hi,
>
> I had this...
> I got repai
>ed. This is only dirt inside it, between the metal and the
> electric contatc,
> First I opened the switch(not the pad) with a knife(or anything) and I
> cleaned inside it, be careful (w/ you and the switch) because you can
damage
> it. This will 
>elp you for little time.
> Second you can swap this, any switch cost less than 1US$, but now you'll
> need to solder this new in the board. After this I never more had this
> problem.
>
>
> Bye
> Renato
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> F
>om: Al Costa <alcosta@...>
> To: <gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:07 PM
> Subject: [gsp-2101] Control One switches died
>
>
> > Hey,
> >
> > Anyone have a switch (or two or three) on the Control One stop
>
> > working?  Did you get it repaired?  If so, at what cost and how did you
go
> > about doing it?  My number 5 switch went last night at band practice.
 I
> > opened it up and saw nothing that appeared unusual.  I put it back
> together
> > and 
>ow my 3, 5, & 10 switches are all out of commission.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --AL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>



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