Time factor going creasy - earth porbem ?

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- May 23, 2016 at 2:45 pm #143416
  
  nickrose
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  This could be a bad pot, but is more likely to be a fault in the cable between the internal boards.
  
  If your unit is under warranty, you should send it in.
  
  If not, first have a technical friend take the top off and "wiggle" this cable to see if just needs plugging in better, or if the cable itself is faulty.
- May 23, 2016 at 2:59 pm #113465
  
  Grorom
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  Hi,
  
  I sometimes have this issue with my TimeFactor :
  
  https://youtu.be/YxX-T-fVseM
  
  – the expression pedal is still working
  
  – the tap tempo on the aux switch too
  
  – but the stompbox seems to sense many changes in all the pots on the stompbox itself.
  
  The problem happens even if I unplug the expression pedal, the aux switch and the inputs/outputs.
  
  The powersupply is a european VoodooLab pedal power 2 plus with a Voodoo Lab Current Doubler Adapter PPAP.
  
  I have the 5.2beta firmeware (I’ve update to it because I thought it could solve this), the problem is there since the begining (I’ve bought it in august 2011), but it happens not often.
  
  I don’t find a way to force the problem to find its origin… do you think it could come from a bad current ?
  
  best,
  
  rom
- May 23, 2016 at 4:22 pm #143423
  
  Grorom
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  Hi, thanks for the support !
  
  My TimeFactor is nearly 5 years old, I don’t think the warranty will work… I’ll figure it out.
  
  The stompbox works very well 90% of the time, and when it’s going creasy I juste have to unplug the power for a few seconds to get it working. I’ll try to check the connections if the warranty is over.
  
  Thanks again.
- June 10, 2016 at 8:16 am #143548
  
  Grorom
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  After inspection (my TimeFactor is no longer under warranty), I did not see anything really wrong, I just inserted a sheet of paper modeled on the metal / plastic sheet separating the two electronic plates.
  
  This metal / plastic sheet is slightly conductive, and I feel that the loose connection came from there:
  
  by powering the disassembled pedal in voluntarily supporting this sheet on the top electronic plate (the one on which are soldered potentiometers) I could cause the behavior of the pedal in the video.
  
  Listed on the long term if the paper avoids these occasional madness of grain…
- October 5, 2016 at 7:13 am #144561
  
  steve collop
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  I had a problem very common on the TF, the screen would go crazy, I took unit apart and re seated the ribbon cable, this seem to fix that problem . After a few days i know have a problem where having edited my presets 1-10 the unit is responsive to changes tomsay the mix levels etc but then all the switches become frozen, turning tje unit on and off fixes this for a while but eventually the same thing happens. any ideas I would like to fix this myself. Nice Bedlington whippet by the way on eventide pic.
  - October 5, 2016 at 3:05 pm #144566
    
    Grorom
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    Hi Steve,
    
    Just a quick review of my little work on the TimeFactor : it works perfectly since I’ve put a simple sheet of paper between the two electronic plates.
    
    Best,
    
    rom
- October 5, 2016 at 2:42 pm #144565
  
  nickrose
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  My guess is that you still have a ribbon cable problem. But, have you tried re-initialization ?
- October 5, 2016 at 3:18 pm #144567
  
  steve collop
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  Thanks Rom , will try that and post results.
- October 5, 2016 at 3:20 pm #144568
  
  steve collop
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  Thanks for info, I have tried initialising , will try Roms paper trick .
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