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Howdy Modders,
 I just wanted to ask have any of you modded a Rat? In particular has anyone added a LED as in a status LED that will show  on/off status?  If so I could sure us some help.  Thanks for any help anyone would provide TimB

I still can't find the otehr C10 near the input on the Blues Driver. Is this a Polarized Cap? I found the one near D1/D3 and changed it to .1 (or should it be 1uf) I think the other one is suppose to be changed to 1uf Metal Film if I'm not mistaken.  Can anyone tell me what's other components that it's close to? Thanks

I'm looking for a tremolo pedal, or wanting to know which trem to mod, for the sharp, extreme stuttering effect that guys like Oz Noy get. The sound is a rapid- fire complete volume drop out and back on, not the typical smooth trem that's usually sought. Eh?

http://www.muzique.com/news/diode-clipping-switch/

This is in essence no different than Dirk's drawing, but hopefully the wires in blue will help a little.

This wiring diagram wrong!

Hi guys.

How would I go about inserting a blend control into a Ts type circuit, kind of like the sparkledrive? Is there a simple way of doing this? Anyone done this?

Thanks!

//G

Thanks, I really appreciate it.  You've helped a lot.

Thanks, the pedal was given to me so I don't know if I can take advantage of the warranty but I'll give it a shot

Okay.  Now I've got a better idea.  Thank you.

Looks like the effect circuit blocking FET is not opening for one reason or another.  Check its gate.  Should be at ~Vcc/2 (4.5VDC) during EFFECT mode.

The best part:  its <1 year old!  Warranty time!!  Don't fix it.  Take advantage of the BOSS 5 year warranty and get happy.

I will hopefully explain a little better, I know it's impossible to diagnose a problem this way but I am hoping for some suggestions on where to start looking.  I was playing my guitar and one minute everything was fine the next minute no sound what so ever. After unplugging all my pedals and checking them 1 by 1 the cs3 was the culprit, I tried it by itself and nothing, this pedal has never been modded and is less than a year old. when I have the pedal in bypass mode there is no sound whatsoever, when I have it activated there is only the slightest hint of sound but only when I turn the level knob all the way up and the volume on my amp really loud. I took the back plate off and looked around, nothing seems to be amiss, all wires seem to have good connections, the jacks seem to be tight and in good order. but this is as far as I have gone with it. I hope this helps.