Eek! I fried my Bassweet

RCCollins · #1 10-15-2010, 09:30 AM

reorganizing my board yesterday, i may have activated my Frantone Bassweet while it was briefly (and mistakenly) plugged into an 18V power supply. Big surprise - it's not working anymore. The LED comes on whenever it is plugged in, and signal still passes through, but the fuzz doesn't engage

What's the verdict, builders? Did I destroy this out-of-prouction pedal, or is it somehow salvageable?

Yes, I've contacted Fran for advice. Waiting to hear back.

Not feeling too happy this morning!

Swimming Bird · #2 10-15-2010, 10:34 AM

Oh noes! Sorry, I have nothing helpful to say, just giving my sympathies. Hope you figure out a way to unfry it.

Jared Lash · #3 10-15-2010, 10:41 AM

Have you tried running it with a battery? My old guitar player fried one of his pedals with the wrong power supply but it still functioned running off a 9V meaning he fried the AC input but apparently not the circuit itself.

iamdenialNJ · #4 10-15-2010, 10:44 AM

Sucks man...those are pretty expensive too.

RCCollins · #5 10-15-2010, 10:50 AM

good news everybody! I heard back from Fran, and the pedal is built with a voltage limiter so the PCB should be fine... I'll bypass the AC tonight and give it another try

bongomania · #6 10-15-2010, 11:46 AM

That is good news! The Bassweet is one of my favorites, I'd hate to see one die.