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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: Ofek Deitch on March 26, 2012, 01:36:50 PM

Title: Big Muff DC Jack Replacement
Post by: Ofek Deitch on March 26, 2012, 01:36:50 PM
Hi everybody :)

Today I decided that I want to change the Big Muff's DC jack to a standard Boss DC jack.
My question is if doing this only requires me to desolder the wires the are soldered to the jack, then make the hole a bit larger using my drill, and then just re-wire the wires to the new jack?

This is the jack that's installed right now:

(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc412/OfekDeitch/IMG_3052.jpg)

And these are the the Boss ones I've ordered:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180456818724?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1050wt_952
Title: Re: Big Muff DC Jack Replacement
Post by: CurtisWCole on March 26, 2012, 02:51:57 PM
Sounds about right to me. Where are the two red wires going?

Curtis
Title: Re: Big Muff DC Jack Replacement
Post by: StereoKills on March 26, 2012, 03:04:21 PM
The two red wires should be the +9v lines (to board and battery).

Should be a simple swap.

Title: Re: Big Muff DC Jack Replacement
Post by: Ofek Deitch on March 26, 2012, 04:27:53 PM
Ok thanks ! I was just making sure I'm not ruining my pedal... :)
Title: Re: Big Muff DC Jack Replacement
Post by: Mark Hammer on March 26, 2012, 07:15:26 PM
Not unless there is some special reason to get white ones, or unless they are white because they are ceramic or something, but those look exactly like the ones I get from Tayda for 19 cents.
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