Tracing pedals??

[brejna]

Hi, I am preparing my self to trace one pedal.
Is there best way to do it?
Where to start?
Advices

Brane

[stevie1556]

What pedal is it? If it's an old pedal there is a good chance it may already have been done! Google for the pedal schematic.

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[brejna]

Next week mine friend will borrow me his CAE wah.
I've searched few forums and I found just one picture..

[stecykmi]

without looking at the pedal guts, it's very likely a crybaby clone with some switching mods and a boost circuit on the output. i would find a good crybaby schematic, then just modify it to suit the whatever modifications CAE did. this should save you a lot of time. the website would suggest that it's mostly surface mount, so be prepared to break out the magnifying glass to read part numbers.

[brejna]

You are right about that, it is probably something similar to standard crybaby with mods and it is mostly SMD.
I am in proces of buying broken crybaby and I want to put something new in it, also I was thinking of doing something for the community.
So I am still thinking about it... 

[murdog47]

The CAE Wah is a wonderland of SMT components. Definitely not the circuit to learn how to trace with.

[RobA]

Among the other fun things about SMD is that for many parts, the numbers on them aren't a part number but a code. The real fun starts when the codes aren't universal and many are duplicated between totally unrelated parts. Fun! If that weren't enough, lots of the newer parts are just forgoing part numbers and codes altogether.

[brejna]

The CAE Wah is a wonderland of SMT components. Definitely not the circuit to learn how to trace with.

Among the other fun things about SMD is that for many parts, the numbers on them aren't a part number but a code. The real fun starts when the codes aren't universal and many are duplicated between totally unrelated parts. Fun! If that weren't enough, lots of the newer parts are just forgoing part numbers and codes altogether.

I got CAE wah today and the moment I've opened it I gave up
It is just too much..
I will probably build Weener Wah II with selectable fasels