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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: francoislegacy on May 01, 2006, 09:18:34 PM

Title: Ehx Small Clone loud pop
Post by: francoislegacy on May 01, 2006, 09:18:34 PM
I do experience a strange problem with my ehx Small Clone.

After powering up, the first time I turn the effect on, there is a loud pop (very audible). And it happens most of the time, but not always. But the following times, I turn the effect on and off, there is no special noise.

If I power everything down and up again, the Small Clone will produce that loud pop the first time I turn the effect on.

Could it be the switch? Could it be a bad capacitor? Could it be a ... something else?
Title: Re: Ehx Small Clone loud pop
Post by: Phorhas on May 02, 2006, 05:43:07 AM
It's common with the SC. I suspect it's got to do with the LED, but I havn't had the time to find out. I just turn the power on, stomp on it, and only then connect to the amplifier - from then on - ot's quiet
Title: Re: Ehx Small Clone loud pop
Post by: markm on May 02, 2006, 10:51:14 AM
Would a 1M pulldown resistor help this issue perhaps?