Tonepad Ross Compressor shorts out, Why?

[F2HF2H]

Hey
I built the Ross compressor and it worked great.
I sent it to my friend wrapped firmly in bubble wrap, and when he plugged it in it didn't work.
When I took it back, and started  looking for the problem i found some things:
When i plug a battery or a transformer in- they begin to heat up as if there was a short.
The Resistancy reading of the 4.7M resistor near the input shows 0.2  OHM!

If it worked and suddenly doesn't.. what could have gone wrong?
Thanks,
Shachar.

[Papa_lazerous]

I would say what happened is obvious, it got damaged in transit or your friend screwed it.  Whats probably more important now is fixing it 

[stumper1]

Did your freind use a power supply?  If so, what kind?  Check the diode that goes from +9vdc to ground.

What layout did you use? 

[F2HF2H]

I would say what happened is obvious, it got damaged in transit or your friend screwed it.  Whats probably more important now is fixing it 

hehe 
he didn't screw it.. i know him, he knows what he's doing.
i don't think that it got damaged in transit.. i wrapped it in 3 inches of bubble wrap 

Did your freind use a power supply?  If so, what kind?  Check the diode that goes from +9vdc to ground.

What layout did you use? 

i used the Ross Compressor layout from www.tonepad.com
what sould i check about the diode?
he used a power supply- a 9v, 800mah transformer.
he said the transformer got pretty hot..
afterwards he used a 9v battery..

Thanks

[F2HF2H]

Did your freind use a power supply?  If so, what kind?  Check the diode that goes from +9vdc to ground.

What layout did you use? 

OH MY GOD.
I replaced the diode.
IT W-O-R-K-S!
How did you know it's the diode?
Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Papa_lazerous]

it must have been fried by reverse voltage.....maybe your mate did screw it

[F2HF2H]

it must have been fried by reverse voltage.....maybe your mate did screw it

hehe..
umm.. another question:
the effect is a little noisy.. any tips?
(it's in a metal box)

[stumper1]

he used a power supply- a 9v, 800mah transformer

My guess would be that he used a 9vac power supply instead of 9vdc.  That would explain the bad diode.

[F2HF2H]

he used a power supply- a 9v, 800mah transformer

My guess would be that he used a 9vac power supply instead of 9vdc.  That would explain the bad diode.

he did.. 
but the weird part is, that his roland keyboard and Yamaha DI-100 worked with this.. 
nvm now, thanks!

[F2HF2H]

Oh my god, it draws 2.3 MAh 

[Papa_lazerous]

it must have been fried by reverse voltage.....maybe your mate did screw it

hehe..
umm.. another question:
the effect is a little noisy.. any tips?
(it's in a metal box)

Its a compressor its going to be a bit noisy thats the nature of the beast.

If you are using the stock compressor layout then there are plenty of tweaks to quieten it down just have a search this pedal has plenty of posts against it

[F2HF2H]

it must have been fried by reverse voltage.....maybe your mate did screw it

hehe..
umm.. another question:
the effect is a little noisy.. any tips?
(it's in a metal box)

Its a compressor its going to be a bit noisy thats the nature of the beast.

If you are using the stock compressor layout then there are plenty of tweaks to quieten it down just have a search this pedal has plenty of posts against it

well, i searched for over an hour with no results..
does anyone have any mod to quiet it down a little?
Thanks

[Papa_lazerous]

PM me and I will go through some ofit with you rather than go wayyyy off topic on here.

PS there are posts, the trick is how you search