Today I dedicated some time to repairing a couple of items that have fallen foul through wear and tear, namely a couple of cables and the battery clip on a wah wah pedal.
These were quick and easy jobs which required a little thought, but were very satisfying, especially to bring everything back in to use and give it all a new lease of life, rather than going to the guitar shop in the sky!
The wah pedal is a Morley Bad Horise 2, and the stick battery clip is of the soft plastic variety, and due to the battery’s being progressively attached to the clip, it eventually meant the plastic tore and exposed the insides and connections. This obviously wouldn’t do, so a solid clip was the replacement.
The PCB was attached fairly securely to the chassis, so the new clip was soldered/spliced onto the former’s cables so as to avoid any damage. Heat shrink tuning was used to cover and protect the joins, and the job’s a good’un!
A couple of cables have been lying around for a while, and both simply needed one of their inner connections reconnecting and re-soldered. In one case I soldered an extension in order to create a suitable connection, and bring the cable back to life! All went well, and they will no doubt see some use in forthcoming performances!
