Professor Monkey Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Hello all! I know we have had several questions about radio interference.. but now i have an odd one.. It only receives the radio when my wah pedal is engaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Some wah's will attenuate radio signals at the top of their range, you might have to use a ferrite coil near the circuit board. Also if your connecting cables are not up to par ground wise that could cause a problem. Check you cables, try using a different set of cables. If you have a polarity switch on your amp, switch it to the other position and see it that helps. If you are powering the wah with a power supply, disconnect the supply and try the wah on battery only, if this helps, check the ground side of you power supply and check the ground in the wall plug to see if it is truly grounded to the house system. Anyone of these of a combination of these can cause that RFI interference. http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Monkey Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Well, this is rather a sudden thing. I just tried it today and this is the first time it has never happened before. Im using a Livewire cable between the pedal and amp and a planet waves cable between the pedal and the guitar. The pedal is also running on the battery.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 The brand of the cables is not really a consideration Andrew. Something has happened to cause that NEW problem, unless a component on the PC board in the wah has failed, or a wire has come off inside or there is a potential non contact on one of the in or out jacks on the wah itself. Take a pencil eraser and wipe the jacks on the cable and take a look at the spring prong on the female jack on the wah and burnish those just to make sure you are getting good contact with the cables. http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Andrew just for kicks ,...change the battery and try it., http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Monkey Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Thats possible, the battery is old.. Well, I thought the cable may actually affect it as this cable just came back from the factory as a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soggybomb Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 my amp will get radio and a ton of buzz when i have it in my bedroom. if i move it into a larger room or a different building, then it goes away. weird as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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