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Skaven83 · Post by **Skaven83** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:01 pm

Hi,

I just received an mxr dynacomp effects pedal, but it could be broken. I have inserted the battery, 9v adapter, output to guitar amp and input to guitar. All I can hear is stuttering noise which is louder when output and sensitivity are turned way up. I know how a compressor sounds, so the only possibility is for it to be broken? Any quick fixes?

edit: The sound is passed through when the switch is off (bypass).

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:57 pm

Check for bad soldering joints, dodgy jack connections & loose wires inside.

Or is the stuttering in a steady tempo? Then there may be something oscillating, maybe a condensor has given up. But which one of the 3 zillion components inside...

Does it have a power led indicator, and if yes: does that burn constantly or flickers also? Just checking weather you have a power problem...

Skaven83 · Post by **Skaven83** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:56 am

C00kie wrote:Check for bad soldering joints, dodgy jack connections & loose wires inside.

Or is the stuttering in a steady tempo? Then there may be something oscillating, maybe a condensor has given up. But which one of the 3 zillion components inside...

Does it have a power led indicator, and if yes: does that burn constantly or flickers also? Just checking weather you have a power problem...

Thanks for replying. It's not stuttering in a steady tempo, but it is stuttering more or less. It has a led indicator, but it's not flickering. The led shows red all the time when the unit is switchen ON.

herodotus · Post by **herodotus** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:37 am

Skaven83 wrote:Hi,

I just received an mxr dynacomp effects pedal, but it could be broken. I have inserted the battery, 9v adapter, output to guitar amp and input to guitar. All I can hear is stuttering noise which is louder when output and sensitivity are turned way up. I know how a compressor sounds, so the only possibility is for it to be broken? Any quick fixes?

edit: The sound is passed through when the switch is off (bypass).

You have both the battery and the adapter in?

That could be the problem right there.

If I understand you rightly.

Skaven83 · Post by **Skaven83** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 7:16 am

herodotus wrote:
Skaven83 wrote:Hi,

I just received an mxr dynacomp effects pedal, but it could be broken. I have inserted the battery, 9v adapter, output to guitar amp and input to guitar. All I can hear is stuttering noise which is louder when output and sensitivity are turned way up. I know how a compressor sounds, so the only possibility is for it to be broken? Any quick fixes?

edit: The sound is passed through when the switch is off (bypass).
You have both the battery and the adapter in?

I have tried both with battery and adapter, and each one individually.
That could be the problem right there.

If I understand you rightly.

MXR Dynacomp broken?