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I have a silicon fuzz that can operate at 9 or 18 volts (says so right on the pedal). I was rearranging my board and it made more sense to run this pedal using a battery adapter to my power supply. In other words, rather than running power to the jack on the side of the pedal, I added a battery clip adapter to the power cable and connected it to the battery terminals inside the pedal. The pedal hummed alot made some weird noises but worked for a while. Then it got really 'gated' without any real attack on each note. It sounds like a broken Atari 2600 at times, but at other times it sounds right for a moment then goes crappy.
I am wondering if 18volts through the battery terminal (rather than the power input jack) damaged the pedal. I opened up the pedal to see if anything looked mess up. Check out 'D1" on the board (right by the footswitch). Is it fried?
I am wondering if 18volts through the battery terminal (rather than the power input jack) damaged the pedal. I opened up the pedal to see if anything looked mess up. Check out 'D1" on the board (right by the footswitch). Is it fried?