https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-fix-my-stomp-box-button-internal-switch/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:28:12 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-fix-my-stomp-box-button-internal-switch/#post-362557 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:53:59 +0000
To answer your question: yes, it is working and all 9 buttons worked at my gig Friday night. But that is gonna lead into another thread I'll make tomorrow. I have not even unpacked any of my gear from my gig Friday night yet. I literally took home all my gear instead of dropping it back off at band practice. I have some serious trouble shooting to do...]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance corbind https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-fix-my-stomp-box-button-internal-switch/#post-362557 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-fix-my-stomp-box-button-internal-switch/#post-362555 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 07:49:23 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-fix-my-stomp-box-button-internal-switch/#post-362555 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-fix-my-stomp-box-button-internal-switch/#post-362515 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:56:13 +0000




This thread may not be over. I had "fixed" my buttons the day of our practice 1-7-11 only to find at practice the buttons magically did not work again....so I'll take my victory cautiously. See if it stays fixed....]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance corbind https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-fix-my-stomp-box-button-internal-switch/#post-362515 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-fix-my-stomp-box-button-internal-switch/#post-362514 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:43:42 +0000


Today I cut up another shirt into small squares which I cut out small square holes to put around the buttons. Since I had my buddy's DeoxIT stll here and time, I went ahead and covered the circuit board with a old, clean shirt and sprayed the heck outta those buttons (see all the pink?):



Then I pushed the buttons in/out about 30 x each, then rested for 5 min. Repeated the application twice more. Cleaned up any that got on the circuit board, put it all back together, then tried it.

IT WORKS! All 9 buttons! The tuner button and bank up button work. I was really concerned the tuner button would freeze. If that happened at a gig I would get no sounds or just plain guitar sound (blech). And the bank up button just caused the dance I mentioned in the original post.

So far so good. I'm praying all the buttons will still work tomorrow at the gig. I think I'll not hit the tuner button and just rely on my external Peterson tuner at the gig.
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I took the thing apart and did not see much dust/dirt in it. I put some DeoxIT (http://www.amazon.com/CAIG-DeOxit-Cleaning-Solution-Spray/dp/B0002BBV4G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1294849466&sr=8-2) contact cleaner on the buttons (man they are tiny) I mechanically pushed the buttons maybe 30 times each. I plugged the TLSE in and all the buttons worked!

But I got to band practice the next night all proud I had “fixed” all my buttons only to find now 2 of them not working again, ugg. Here is a close up on just one of 9 switches (outside):



Here is a close up of one internal switch (tiny suckers):



So I'm not a mechanical or electrical engineer. I can't see how or if this DexIT can penetrate the buttons (where the silver ring meets the black outer part – see the picture).

-- Do you know if these things are sealed?
-- Should I continue to try to get the DexIT into the switches and mechanically work them?
-- Any suggestions on what I can do to revive the buttons?

They all worked one night so there is hope! I'm thinking of buying a can of compressed air to shoot at the things. I'm all ears, please HELP ME!]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance corbind https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-fix-my-stomp-box-button-internal-switch/#post-40581