Schematic of bass ball nano

[isallahlope]

Hi, I wanted to ask you about the pedal schematic but I have one of its nano version and when I check it the ceramic capacitor #17 is failing

I hope someone can help me, to be able to repair this pedal, and sorry if I cause something but I'm new and I don't want to ruin it either

 

[Michael Vee]

Start here: Support - Electro-Harmonix

Don't try to do any work on it yourself. Send it in and let EHX fix it.

 

[agedhorse]

How can you tell it’s starting to fail?

 

[isallahlope]

¿Cómo puedes saber que está empezando a fallar?

¿hola, cómo estás? el pedal no da señal y el led no enciende para nada, tiene poca luz
el condensador no tiene por qué marcar nada en continuidad, si pita es que está fallando
Tengo conocimientos de aficionado sobre esto y tengo un equipo de reparación decente.
y claro si me pueden corregir se agradece cualquier conocimiento compartido

 

[Rolling Thunder]

Hi, how are you? I feel that if you are not going to contribute anything better not to comment, in shipping costs and time of said process it is not convenient for me because I am from Mexico, but thanks for nothing anyway

Well you're a delightful one. With those people skills you should have no problem getting the help you seek.

 

[Michael Vee]

isallahlope, nobody knew you are in Mexico, your Talkbass location is "electronica". Posting an inquiry like yours on Talkbass will not be productive, as it is very unlikely that any regular user on Talkbass will have any wiring diagrams/schematics for any EHX equipment. Most of us are musicians, we aren't technicians.

There is at least one EHX employee on here - @mannysilvers - but I doubt Manny will encourage you to try to repair it yourself.

If the pedal doesn't work, and you don't want to pay for shipping for EHX to fix it, then buy a new pedal. They are $85 new, or you can find them on Reverb.com used for less.

 

[leonard]

What's going on here?

On my Bassballs Nano the 9V connector quit working. The pedal worked fine with the battery clip. So, I connected the 9V connector to the battery clip leads. It works fine now with the power supply. A hack repair, I know, but it works now.

 

[scubaduba]

There might be some language nuances getting lost in translation here. Let’s keep it positive and helpful please.

 

[ardgedee]

Hi, I wanted to ask you about the pedal schematic but I have one of its nano version and when I check it the ceramic capacitor #17 is failing

I hope someone can help me, to be able to repair this pedal, and sorry if I cause something but I'm new and I don't want to ruin it either

Describe the problem in terms of behavior: When you turn it on, what kind of sound does it make? Does it happen when an instrument is not plugged in, or change when something is plugged in? Does it make no sound at all? Does it fail to turn on? What have you done to test the problem -- experiment with settings on the pedal, change battery or power supply, change cables, try different bass or amp to see if any of these things are interacting with the pedal in a particular way?

Capacitor #17 might be at fault, or there might be other components which are causing C17 to fail. Or maybe it's not failing at all, it just looks that way. A circuit can't be diagnosed from a photo, it's impossible for anybody to tell you what to do about this, particularly with what we currently know and see.

 

[Freekmagnet]

Hi, I wanted to ask you about the pedal schematic but I have one of its nano version and when I check it the ceramic capacitor #17 is failing

I hope someone can help me, to be able to repair this pedal, and sorry if I cause something but I'm new and I don't want to ruin it either

You might have better luck asking here:

DIYstompboxes.com - Index

 

[S.F.Sorrow]

You could check out the provided schematic for this one:

Big Fat Balls - Dynamic Bass Envelope Filter

It's supposedly "inspired by" the Bass Balls which I think usually means a clone. Probably "inspired by" the full size original Bass Balls though. If you have the electronic skills to diagnose this specific capacitor as faulty I'm sure you will also be able to identify any differences from the schematic. The PCB layout is completely different of course.

 

[Bassamatic]

Without the proper tools it is very difficult to replace surface mounted parts. It is also very hard to find and re-install them. Maybe you are a tech?
I wish you luck, just be careful with it. Some better computer and cell phone repair places can do the work.

 

[isallahlope]

Describe el problema en términos de comportamiento: cuando lo enciendes, ¿qué tipo de sonido hace? ¿Ocurre cuando un instrumento no está enchufado o cambia cuando algo está enchufado? ¿No hace ningún sonido en absoluto? ¿No enciende? ¿Qué ha hecho para probar el problema: experimentar con la configuración del pedal, cambiar la batería o la fuente de alimentación, cambiar los cables, probar diferentes bajos o amplificadores para ver si alguna de estas cosas interactúa con el pedal de una manera particular?

El capacitor #17 podría tener la falla, o podría haber otros componentes que estén causando que C17 falle. O tal vez no esté fallando en absoluto, simplemente lo parece. Un circuito no se puede diagnosticar a partir de una foto, es imposible que alguien le diga qué hacer al respecto, particularmente con lo que sabemos y vemos actualmente.

Hola, conecto el pedal y el led no brilla como debe, su brillo es casi imperceptible.

enchufe con eliminador y bateria de 9v y nada, en otro ampli y tampoco

Bueno revisando y verificando me dio el error en esa pieza

 

[agedhorse]

There is battery switching within the power jack. That’s the first place to start.