DAJE
Well-known member
I have an EQD Hummingbird which I bought before I got into making pedals.
It has an annoyingly bright white LED that means I can't actually see the pedal, just the blinding light, and have to adjust controls by feel. I'd like to replace the CLR with something much stronger, or possibly replace the LED with something much dimmer. Or both.
But the screws are stuck. All four of them. Immobile. I'm not that much of a weakling, I can open other pedals without undue stress. But not this one.
I suspect that the back was put on the pedal before the paint was completely dry, and the paint + pressure has created a glue-like seal. I dripped some 3-in-1 oil on the screws, but I doubt it'll have any effect.
I really don't want to strip the screws, I've already worn them down slightly. But they ain't moving. And I don't have an electric drill, let alone a drill press, so don't tell me to drill them out.
Suggestions? I could try heating the screws with a soldering iron, in the hope that it'd melt the bond, but I fear that'd actually make it stronger. Maybe.
At the moment my best option could be making the PedalPCB version and selling the EQD to a sucker to fund it. Though I hate selling things. I do still have the box though.
It has an annoyingly bright white LED that means I can't actually see the pedal, just the blinding light, and have to adjust controls by feel. I'd like to replace the CLR with something much stronger, or possibly replace the LED with something much dimmer. Or both.
But the screws are stuck. All four of them. Immobile. I'm not that much of a weakling, I can open other pedals without undue stress. But not this one.
I suspect that the back was put on the pedal before the paint was completely dry, and the paint + pressure has created a glue-like seal. I dripped some 3-in-1 oil on the screws, but I doubt it'll have any effect.
I really don't want to strip the screws, I've already worn them down slightly. But they ain't moving. And I don't have an electric drill, let alone a drill press, so don't tell me to drill them out.
Suggestions? I could try heating the screws with a soldering iron, in the hope that it'd melt the bond, but I fear that'd actually make it stronger. Maybe.
At the moment my best option could be making the PedalPCB version and selling the EQD to a sucker to fund it. Though I hate selling things. I do still have the box though.
