Bit of a nightmare involving a Honey Beest
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:42 pmHowdy,
So I was on tour a few months ago, and my Honey Beest stop working. I opened her up and saw the 9v wire had come off the PCB. Fair enough, stuff happens. As i was on the road, i had to pretty much take it where i could, and i was recommended a electronics repair place by a support band. I took it there, knowing it was only a minor solder and there shouldn't be too many issues. Dropped it off, showed clearly what needed to be fixed, he said it would be a couple of hours till he could get to it, no problem. I came back, shop is shut. Shop is shut the next day. I have to move on because of the tour. Pretty shitty, but there's not much i can do.
Anyway, get off tour, and chase this up by phone. The guy apologises for disappearing (sick child or something) and promises to send the pedal back to me, repaired. I give him my address. A week later my pedal arrives at my house, in a different housing!! It doesn't work, i open it up to see the hachet job that has been done on the inside...
PP3 clip has been removed. There's another wire added to the footswitch. There is a different 9v adapter plug. Its basically been hacked to sing. I've no fucking idea why this would happen, defies all logic. As you can see, I've still got the back plate which i had in my pocket when I left the store. All communication with repairer has ceased. Apparently store no longer exists.
My question is, what can I do. the PCB seems intact. Is there a wiring diagram I can run off to get it going again? I doubt i could send it back to Bearfoot FX without an enclosure and expect anything other than a WTF?? I'm really sad about this, was my favourite OD and not a chance i can afford another for a while.
So I was on tour a few months ago, and my Honey Beest stop working. I opened her up and saw the 9v wire had come off the PCB. Fair enough, stuff happens. As i was on the road, i had to pretty much take it where i could, and i was recommended a electronics repair place by a support band. I took it there, knowing it was only a minor solder and there shouldn't be too many issues. Dropped it off, showed clearly what needed to be fixed, he said it would be a couple of hours till he could get to it, no problem. I came back, shop is shut. Shop is shut the next day. I have to move on because of the tour. Pretty shitty, but there's not much i can do.
Anyway, get off tour, and chase this up by phone. The guy apologises for disappearing (sick child or something) and promises to send the pedal back to me, repaired. I give him my address. A week later my pedal arrives at my house, in a different housing!! It doesn't work, i open it up to see the hachet job that has been done on the inside...
PP3 clip has been removed. There's another wire added to the footswitch. There is a different 9v adapter plug. Its basically been hacked to sing. I've no fucking idea why this would happen, defies all logic. As you can see, I've still got the back plate which i had in my pocket when I left the store. All communication with repairer has ceased. Apparently store no longer exists.
My question is, what can I do. the PCB seems intact. Is there a wiring diagram I can run off to get it going again? I doubt i could send it back to Bearfoot FX without an enclosure and expect anything other than a WTF?? I'm really sad about this, was my favourite OD and not a chance i can afford another for a while.