experts needed, tonebender mk3 has ground issue

Discussion in 'Effects, Pedals, Strings & Things' started by primativ, Feb 18, 2012.

  1. Feb 18, 2012 #1
    primativ

    primativ Member

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    My tonebender mk3 fuzz pedal has recently started having a ground issue. I have done the usual tests like taking it out of the loop and changing the order of things but it is definitely this pedal. There is a buzz to the pedal that goes away if my feet or hand is making contact with it.

    The buzz is less noticeable if I don't use my treble booster with it, but that kind of defeats the purpose.

    Can anyone figure a solution based on this photo of the circuit.

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    primativ, Feb 18, 2012
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    SonicVI

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    It sounds like theres no ground connection to the enclosure. The back of a pot is a good spot to solder a ground wire.
     
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  3. Feb 18, 2012 #3
    primativ

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    Where would the ground wire start from?
     
    primativ, Feb 18, 2012
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