Maxon 808- not working/ burning smell

[stokedtoast]

5 minutes ago I got a maxon 808. It's for my peavey xxx to vader 4x12 but i'm using my brothers grody marshall mg rig. At first no sound was coming out so I used a power supply, from my pod 2.0, to connect it. the lights were on and everything. Yet no sound was coming out, I started smelling a burning smell from the maxon and I quickly disconnected the power supply. Now the light is off and not turning back on.


tl;dr: Just got a maxon and it's not working. Burning smell is coming from the pedal from a power supply originally used for my pod.

 

[xtrustisyoursx]

Do the power specs on the Pod match the power specs for the maxon? you can't just go switching around power supplies if they aren't the same.

 

[stokedtoast]

Well after what just happened, I assume they don't.

Fuck. Today's been horrid.

 

[xtrustisyoursx]

yeah, based on what my google results have said, the maxon takes a 9v 200mA supply and the pod takes a 9v 2A supply.

Consider it an expensive lesson in electronics.

 

[stokedtoast]

So what should I do? :/

 

[AlexWadeWC]

I'm not going to lie I did this once. When I got my first Maxon OD-808 I was so excited to use it I used my POD adapter as well and it fried it.

Basically you're going to have to send it off to someone to have it fixed. I forget who i sent mine too, it's been so long ago, but it was just a dude who did pedal mods. He knew what fried and knew what to replace and he sent it back and it worked like a charm. He just charged me for shipping both ways and a little bit for his time.

I would say someone like LordVChaos on this board who has extensive knowledge with pedal mods (especially overdrive pedals) could probably fix it for you. Send him a PM.

If not, maybe you could send it back to Maxon and they will fix it for you for the price.

Don't feel bad, like i said it gets the best of us, nothing wrong with being excited for new gear, just sucks you've got to pay the price for it

 

[adadglgmut]

I did the same thing to my korg tuner... It started smelling like caps and burning hair! I just brought it back to the store under warranty. The lights still worked, but the output was just destroyed.

 

[7 Dying Trees]

Also, i believe the pod power supply as an AC-AC one, ie, alternating current.

You can plug in a 2A adaptor into a device that only needs 200mA

However, you can't plug a AC-AC into a device that requires AC-DC adapter.

looks like you plugged an AC/AC into the maxon which requires 9VDC, hence, the frying thereof.

A lesson in electronics definately, sorry to hear about that

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

If you wanna be thrifty, you could mod yourself a super-bionic SD-1 808 clone/tweak.

 

[LordOVchaoS]

Also, i believe the pod power supply as an AC-AC one, ie, alternating current.

You can plug in a 2A adaptor into a device that only needs 200mA

However, you can't plug a AC-AC into a device that requires AC-DC adapter.

looks like you plugged an AC/AC into the maxon which requires 9VDC, hence, the frying thereof.

A lesson in electronics definately, sorry to hear about that

This^ usually a pedal can even survive that though. The problem is that a POD adapter is reverse polarity of what you need for that pedal. The opamp and, every electrolytic cap, and most likely some diodes fried the second you hooked that up. I can fix it for you and I won't charge much. PM if interested!

 

[stokedtoast]

A bit of a late response to an old thread.

I contacted the company a few days ago and they're sending me a new one free of charge, but I must thank you guys for all your help. Every thread I post gets quick responses and I just wanna say thanks dudes.

Hopefully I don't kill the next maxon that comes my way!

 

[LordOVchaoS]

A bit of a late response to an old thread.

I contacted the company a few days ago and they're sending me a new one free of charge, but I must thank you guys for all your help. Every thread I post gets quick responses and I just wanna say thanks dudes.

Hopefully I don't kill the next maxon that comes my way!

Cool can I have the broken one?

 

[BlindingLight7]

I just read this and spit my pepsi out laughing, seriously, fried pedals are the best.


I'm sure they'd refund you or send you a replacement, but for christ sakes check the power specs before you do something like that, even though it sounds like it was broked already.