Hello fellow forumites!
I got a Boss DS-1 from a friend. It sounds complete crap (it does distort for sure, but is extremely noisy and the overall sound is... bad), so i opened it up. Maybe to repair, maybe just to re-use the box'n'jacks. Time will tell:)
The first thing i notice lookin at the PCB, is portions of dried glue(?)/dirt(?)/see pics below. My first guess is leaky electrolytic caps, but as far as i remember leaky caps looks a bit different than this. Can it be glue? I havent seen this in boxes before, so i would be glad if someone could lead me right:)
What is that mess?
Cheers
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10190945/DS1_gegga/20130603_215249.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10190945/DS1_gegga/20130603_215307.jpg)
They couldn't find unicorn tears, so they went with unicorn snot.
Quote from: GermanCdn on June 03, 2013, 08:45:24 PM
They couldn't find unicorn tears, so they went with unicorn snot.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Beleive me, i dont always post 8 laughin smileys in a row... lol. You made my day, really!
It's just glue, nothing to worry about. Helps secure big awkward parts like electrolytic caps to the PCB.
thanx for clearing it out, Chris!
Cheers