Is the StroboStomp Indestructible??? Options

[Turbo]

Hi Franklin,

are you sure it's not the connectors on the George L or the George L cable it self that is tricking you? Nothing bad about George L cables, but I don't like their NO soldering 1/4" connectors/plugs.


Turbo

[Franklin]

That makes sense, but I recut them. I also tried new non GeorgeL cables.

Nope.

I thought the slight variance in the outer diameter of the plugs might be the trick, so I tried several different plugs. The only thing that helps is taping them to the enclosure and the pedal board. The reduces the probabilty of the noise happening, but I am sure that there is now more stress on these plastic jacks -which I can only assume are soldered right to a circuit board.

I wonder if there is a way to replace them?

[John Norris]

Hi Franklin,
I spoke to the techs involved and they simply did not know that this problem appeared after an hours use, had they known that they would have tested accordingly, just that missing info would have helped solve what is no doubt an unusual problem.
I leave it up to you whether you want to send it in again, I assure you I can certainly put it right for you.

John N.

[MarchingBear]

I've had my strobostomp for about 4 weeks and it hasn't even left my room once (and it's in a pedalboard). The plastic input jack has come out several times. My question is: if I send it back, will you replace the plastic ones with something more durable? It seems they just don't work.
Thanx,

[HurricaneJesus]

OK, so I've been using my StroboStomp for less than a year. For the past month or so the input jack has gone to hell on me. It crackles and pops when I hit the switch, if the cable from my guitar to the tuner moves even a little it cracks, cuts out, cuts back in. If the tuner is activated and the cable moves it shuts off and restarts. The input jack definitely wiggles and that is not good. I gig at least twice a week and have no backup so being without my tuner for more than a day is not an option. What do I do?

[HurricaneJesus]

OK, so I've been using my StroboStomp for less than a year. For the past month or so the input jack has gone to hell on me. It crackles and pops when I hit the switch, if the cable from my guitar to the tuner moves even a little it cracks, cuts out, cuts back in. If the tuner is activated and the cable moves it shuts off and restarts. The input jack definitely wiggles and that is not good. I gig at least twice a week and have no backup so being without my tuner for more than a day is not an option. What do I do?

[Sue]

Hi,

Try cleaning the input jack with alcohol and a small round
brush. It could be making a faulty connection. If that doesn't
solve the problem it should be sent back to us. We can usually
have it repaired and sent back within a few days. The biggest
time would be in shipping. Please let me know how this works for you.

-Sue

[NickH]

Crackling jacks is usually a sign of dirty contacts in the jack, (or a dry joint between the jack & PCB, but let’s not go there at the moment, because I am guessing with Peterson design & build quality that is spectacularly unlikely) This is also assuming that the leads have been ruled out of course…

This is a standard maintenance task, and can be fixed in seconds with a Burnisher…


Jackfield Burnisher

This little bit of kit will also stop those noisy guitar jacks on your favourite guitars & other pedals!

We use them a lot in the studio because ‘Type A’ Jacks are not a self cleaning jack, and this happens a lot to guitars that are stored in slightly damp or humid conditions, especially ones that have big temperature swings, or just guitars that have a few miles on the clock…

I have seen it happen with brand new Les Paul Standards & PRS’s straight out of the case, just because something is brand new doesn’t mean it hasn’t spent a week or two being shipped in the hull of a boat, or a few months in a damp warehouse, if it hasn’t happened to you on any of your other gear up until now, rejoice, you have been very lucky…

Cheers



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