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... will yield a sale. I just got this in for repair. It's a Big Cheese clone. Gloppy solder, spaghetti wiring, cold solder joints, lifted traces, egads it is AWFUL...

I've seen worse than that in some Pro manufactured stuff....

Did the Zenkudo dude do that or Sean?

IvIark wrote:Did the Zenkudo dude do that or Sean?

The inside of the pedal is signed and says "guru-electronics.co.uk", a site that apparently no longer exists...

Barcode wrote:no longer exists...

Wonder why ...

That PCB looks like someone has been trying to use a rusty nail as a soldering bit, way too much heat and solder in my opinion....

IvIark wrote:Did the Zenkudo dude do that or Sean?

Hey now!

Sean's recent stuff looks really awesome. And that's because a machine in Asia (most likely) did all the work.

HEY!!! Do not criticize sloppy soldering. You could badly bruise someones fragile ego.

to quote Kings of Leon: someone like me...

DrNomis wrote:That PCB looks like someone has been trying to use a rusty nail as a soldering bit, way too much heat and solder in my opinion....

Agree. It sugests it has been soldered with a soldering gun.

As well reference to this thread for similar pics:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=8995&hilit=horror

Dirk_Hendrik wrote:

DrNomis wrote:That PCB looks like someone has been trying to use a rusty nail as a soldering bit, way too much heat and solder in my opinion....

Agree. It sugests it has been soldered with a soldering gun.

As well reference to this thread for similar pics:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=8995&hilit=horror

You know, ever since I graduated to my 100 Watt Temperature Controlled Soldering Station, I haven't produced a single dry solder joint, all my soldering joints have been good and shiny so far, the Soldering Station cost me a bit but it was well worth it, I saw a vast improvement over my previous 48 Watt Soldering Station....

"Hey Ma! Can I use Dad's soldering gun in the basement again?"

DrNomis wrote:

Dirk_Hendrik wrote:

DrNomis wrote:That PCB looks like someone has been trying to use a rusty nail as a soldering bit, way too much heat and solder in my opinion....

Agree. It sugests it has been soldered with a soldering gun.

As well reference to this thread for similar pics:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=8995&hilit=horror

You know, ever since I graduated to my 100 Watt Temperature Controlled Soldering Station, I haven't produced a single dry solder joint, all my soldering joints have been good and shiny so far, the Soldering Station cost me a bit but it was well worth it, I saw a vast improvement over my previous 48 Watt Soldering Station....

I've scored my temperature controlled station for something around of $30. It's made in China Zhaoxin 936D and it was the best $30 I've ever spend on DIY equipment. Still works after 2 years

DougH wrote:"Hey Ma! Can I use Dad's soldering gun in the basement again?"

That's what I refrreded to some 2 says ago Doug

Makes me feel better about some of my "work"

Back ontopic,
Barcode says this is a repair job on his bench. This means that when the thing fails again due to the poor quality of the original there's quite a chance the Barcode will be held accountable for the failure. Those repairs are annoying. You more or less inherit the poor qual of a wannabe bootweaker.

Dirk_Hendrik wrote:Back ontopic,
Barcode says this is a repair job on his bench. This means that when the thing fails again due to the poor quality of the original there's quite a chance the Barcode will be held accountable for the failure. Those repairs are annoying. You more or less inherit the poor qual of a wannabe bootweaker.

I totally agree, which is why I try to repair things so that they look almost brand new, I go to great lengths to make sure I use the right parts too, basically, when I repair something, I want to make it look like it has never gone faulty, and you're unable to see if it has ever been "'worked-on" before.....

I've seen lots of examples of "bodged" repairs....

Barcode wrote:

IvIark wrote:Did the Zenkudo dude do that or Sean?

The inside of the pedal is signed and says "guru-electronics.co.uk", a site that apparently no longer exists...

But still, shouldn't we stay cool and give this thread a proper title?

modman wrote:

Barcode wrote:

IvIark wrote:Did the Zenkudo dude do that or Sean?

The inside of the pedal is signed and says "guru-electronics.co.uk", a site that apparently no longer exists...

But still, shouldn't we stay cool and give it a proper title?

You have a point there though, modman....

Maybe we could run an informal competition to see who can come up with the best title, can be serious, not-so-serious, funny, risque, or maybe a mixture of all that thrown together in a pot...

DrNomis wrote:

modman wrote:

Barcode wrote:

IvIark wrote:Did the Zenkudo dude do that or Sean?

The inside of the pedal is signed and says "guru-electronics.co.uk", a site that apparently no longer exists...

But still, shouldn't we stay cool and give it a proper title?

You have a point there though, modman....
Maybe we could run an informal competition to see who can come up with the best title, can be serious, not-so-serious, funny, risque, or maybe a mixture of all that thrown together in a pot...

I mean like: 'Guru Electronics - Big Cheese clone' in that way other people coming across the same unit can find this thread...
especially since the website is down.

modman wrote:

DrNomis wrote:

modman wrote:

Barcode wrote:

IvIark wrote:Did the Zenkudo dude do that or Sean?

The inside of the pedal is signed and says "guru-electronics.co.uk", a site that apparently no longer exists...

But still, shouldn't we stay cool and give it a proper title?

You have a point there though, modman....
Maybe we could run an informal competition to see who can come up with the best title, can be serious, not-so-serious, funny, risque, or maybe a mixture of all that thrown together in a pot...

I mean like: 'Guru Electronics - Big Cheese clone' in that way other people coming across the same unit can find this thread...
especially since the website is down.

Oh right, I think I must have mis-read your last post.....