Is it possible to swap circuit boards? (Big Muff)

Started by daydreamdelay, March 29, 2007, 11:06:13 AM

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daydreamdelay

I unwisely tried to rehouse a green Big Muff that was having some bypass and switching issues.. in hindsight I should have just fixed those problems but I decided to rehouse it. It worked for a while but I had problems with the pads and traces lifting so the signal would cut in and out.. I unsuccessfully tried to fix this problem the other day by rerouting leads but it just made it worse and now it's not working at all so I think it's time to let this one go.

I'd like to salvage the parts though and I'm wondering if they would work on a GGG or Tonepad Big Muff pcb?  has anyone done this before.. would it work?

if so... how should I go about it?  ???
i'm sorry.. that was just a noise

powerplayj

Unsolder all the parts, inventory the values and compare to a parts list from GGG, Tonepad, etc.  Tonepad has three different versions to compare to.  Plus, there is another good site around here (????) with Big Muff versions over the years (I forget who posted)
builds completed: boutique fuzz, rangemaster, BSIAB2, PT-80, Tonepad wah, Ross Comp, Axis Fuzz, MOSFET boost, Thunderchief, Big Muff (triangle), Mr. EQ, Dr. Boogey,  Neovibe, Dist+, EA Tremelo, ADA Flanger, RM Octavia
next build(s): ???

daydreamdelay

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thanks!  one thing I'm not certain about though is how to tell the value on some of these parts.. I'm not even sure what all these little super thin green rectangular pieces are, I assume caps but I've never seen anything like them and don't know how to go about getting the value from them.. there's no markings. multimeter?
i'm sorry.. that was just a noise

powerplayj

multimeter for all caps and resistors...to me it's to easy to mistake orange for red, etc.  Also, www.buildyourownclone.com has good boards as well (I believe his version is based on the Triangle Muff which differs by the green version by a few components)
builds completed: boutique fuzz, rangemaster, BSIAB2, PT-80, Tonepad wah, Ross Comp, Axis Fuzz, MOSFET boost, Thunderchief, Big Muff (triangle), Mr. EQ, Dr. Boogey,  Neovibe, Dist+, EA Tremelo, ADA Flanger, RM Octavia
next build(s): ???

fixr1984

Here The numer on the "green" things is the code to what value it is.
This should help you figure what they are.