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Topic: Steel Driver II battery connections |
Ken Fox
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Nashville GA USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2021 9:03 am |
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Got one that has had the battery connectors taken off.
A diagram or good picture of the battery connections would be a great help. A schematic would be great but I don't think one exists
Thanks
Last edited by Ken Fox on 24 Apr 2021 6:30 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Patrick Edwards
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Port Orchard, Washington, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2021 9:54 am Picture
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I have one Ken here is a picture . I can take more if needed.
Hope this helps,This pic is not so good I will send more to your email
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2021 10:02 am
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I just finished a drawing of how I suspected it was wired. Your picture confirms it
It is an 18 VDC powered unit. Two 9 volt batteries in series. The output jack is used as a power on switch by shorting negative to ground when a mono cable is plugged in
Thanks
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2021 6:36 am
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Steel Driver finally up and running. Finally got all the bugs worked out
The input jacks was shorting out things on the nearby contacts on the top switch. A lot of very bad wiring and soldering to those two switches as well. I replaced the input jack with a Switchcraft that is similar to the N111 style.
Great sounding little unit. However I hope to never see another one. Took 3 hours to finally get it up and running. No schematic and never was any support in the past from Goodrich
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 24 Apr 2021 6:57 am
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My MatchBro died (because of a defective new 9VDC battery) and no schematics for these either. Luckily a friend in Nova Scotia had a schematic he made from one and sent me a copy. It was a different model than mine but enough that I was able to find the bad transistor.
The MatchBro has similar power wiring. I added a power on/off switch. I put the switch in series with the power lead going to the Input jack. Both the switch and a guitar cord plugged in are required to power on. I've added the switch to several others for Forum members.
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2021 7:17 am
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| That is a great idea This one uses the the output jacks to switch power. Odd, usually I see the input jacks for that purpose. I agree a second switch is a great idea. A power on led would be another nice improvement |
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