Peterson Strobo-stomp VS-S: failing display

[Chef]

My Strobostomp VS-S's display had been fading, and fading, and finally all the relevant info was just blending into the screen.
It light up fine, and I could kinda sorta not quite see it doing it's thing.
So, I called Peterson, asked for tech support, and got a nice lady named Sue who tooked up a tech support procedure they had filed and emailed ti to me.

It worked like a freakin' charm, and follows below.
I used CAIG deoxit, not alcohol, and I took the nuts off the in/out jacks and the screws off the DI output so I could pull that board, and more easily get to all the ribbon cable connectors.

Try the following:
Remove the bottom plate and shake any dust/dirt out of the tuner.
Tighten all board mounting screws & the stomp switch mounting nut.
Put some insulation tape on inside of the bottom plate in case something is shorting from the board.
Carefully remove cable connectors from the board and clean with a brush lightly dampened with alcohol
Replace bottom plate
Check display.

Sue Haslam
peterson Electro-Musical Products, Inc.
11601 South Mayfield Ave.
Alsip, IL 60803
708-388-3311
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[MLysh]

Chef,

Thanks for the info. I have the same thing happening to a less than two-years old strobo-flip. I'll have to give them a shout, although in looking at the unit, I'm not sure how one would get into the "guts." Oh well, at least I've got a place to start. I think I've heard others say that this is a common problem with the Peterson's. Anyone?

 

[Chef]

I don't know about the strobo-flip, but yeah, call them
They were really helpful.

 

[Fun Size Nick]

How did I only just discover this? I'm going to give this a try. Mine also has the problem where the display cover becomes detached from the case, but the faded display was my biggest concern.

 

[Fun Size Nick]

I reseated the connectors without cleaning them as they looked clean as a whistle already...success! Thanks for the tip.

 

[Jeff Bonny]

Thanks for bumping this thread. I replaced my old Strobostomp last year due to the display failing exactly as Chef describes. Be great to get it back in service.

 

[Chef]

Mine acted up again some months later
Just reseating the connector was enough this time

 

[Randyt]

yes ,,,Sue is great...unfortunately...With my pedal...she sent me a new part...but it didn't fix it!!... I needed to send it back to them for new screen...Love my Peterson tuners....best on the market!

 

[jasmangan]

Tried Chef's solution three times to no avail. It would get better for one or two minuets before it would disappear again. Worth a shot. Bought a Turbo Tuner and am very happy.

 

[Justice]

Reviving Zombie thread, lol.

picked up a used StroboStomp VS-S today for $20. Didn't test it Got it home to find the faded LCD screen. But the solution above fixed it right up.