Metal Muff

[GoldenGecko]

Not sure if this is the right place,i think i saw a similar thread here but..my EHX metal muff(top boost) just stopped working,the LEDs became somehow dimmed and there is no sound.i belive it might be the fact it was on 24/7 since i bought it,plugged on an adapter.i will attempt to fix it myself, so if anyone has some experience with this,which components might be fried and so on..thanks alot

[JanusZarate]

Unfortunately, being plugged in 24/7 doesn't really mean much of anything unless you had the pedal ON 24/7. Even then, dim LEDs and the lack of sound could indicate a number of different problems... it's hard to say what specifically went wrong.

Also, you're going to be dealing with SMD components in there - not something for the inexperienced. Chances are you don't have anything precise enough to get those tiny parts on or off the board with ease.

My advice: contact EHX customer service. They can fix it if it's still under warranty, and if it's not, their repair service is really cheap.

[GoldenGecko]

yes that´s wot i meant,pedal was ON all the time.

well i took of a ˝normal-sized˝ resistor near the DC plug-in but i can´t read the value because it´s all black now..

warranty is long expired,and i´m not sure about EHX in europe maybe if it could be sent to them? thnx for the advice anyway

[Kooldac]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but those Metal Muffs are very pron to breaking for whatever reason. I had a buddy of mine who went through three of them within two months, no joke. Each broke on their own all with different symptoms. I also spend a lot of time with the accessories guy at my local GC who I trust very heavily. He agrees with me that they get brought back a lot with defects. I think EHX needs to fix their board-mount machines or something.... good luck with your repair!

[GoldenGecko]

hmm.. mine served me well for almost 2 years,until today..

anyway.. i was just wondering if all the components are replaceable(available),for example are the IC-s ,transistors and such made by national semiconductors,motorola and so on,something i can buy in the local electronic shop,or are they something specially made EHX

[RCCollins]

you should contact ehx, they are good about fixing stuf for cheap