apparently the solution sometimes really is a bigger hammer ... or poltergeists

[midwayfair]

I had a pedal go microphonic on me ... Tried literally everything I could think of but toughing the circuit board or jostling the pedal kept bleeding into the audio. I actually pinpointed the spot in the circuit where the noise was coming from, and despite removing every component connected to a voltage source, the sound wouldn't go away ...

So I soldered it back together, reflowed all the solder, noise was still there.

Since I couldn't think of anything else to do, I decided to hit the pedal on the rug.

Noise went away.

Wtf.

Well, assuming that it meant there must be some sort of loose connection or something, I tried to make the noise reappear. Nope, nothing. I tried dropping it on the floor again, tossed it around into the sofa, shook it, everything. No noise. It's like it was never there.

Now I'm scared of the pedal because clearly it's alive and conscious and out to get me.


Can't sleep, pedal will eat me ...

[Matt]

Gene Simmons is behind this I'm sure of it!  (Wondering if anyone will get the reference)

[jimilee]

Or worse, start a revolution with all tour other electronics in tow

[Haberdasher]

if a sirloin starts inching across your countertop call me immediately and i'll bring a flamethrower and loaded baked potatoes

[ch1naski]

I used to kick my Thomas Crybaby's whenever they acted up. Nine out of ten times, it worked.

Short term, at least.

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[lincolnic]

To quote one of my engineering mentors: one kick is maintenance, two kicks is abuse.

[Stomptown]

And I thought I'd tried everything! Time to pull out the box of fail and my biggest hammer!

[Gledison]

Thats what happened pinpointing something! U have just re discovered the voodoo on it pedal! 😜

[DutchMF]

To quote one of my engineering mentors: one kick is maintenance, two kicks is abuse.

And three kicks is usually enough.... 

Paul