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mf104z no delay out

Post by dBit » Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:04 am

I have this pedal for a week , it was working fine , yesterday all of a sudden the delay has gone away. I get dry signal out , when turning the mix knob the sound is getting softer but no delay is added.
When 100% wet I have no sound at all.
I have opened it and everything seems connected.
Any ideas?

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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by stiiiiiiive » Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:31 am

Hey dBit. Sounds bad; you definitely should enter in contact with Moog tech support.
I wish you'll find out what's happening; the 104Z is such a good pedal.
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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by stephan_p » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:34 am

hey dbit, i had similar problems with my 104z.
i posted that some months ago.
most other users had the problem that there´s a part of the little daughterboard
glued to the mainboard touches the faceplate. to isolate that part (with a
piece of paper for example) might be the solution then.
in my case that little daughterboard seemed to be disconnected.
i think the glue maybe expanded a bit. i gave that daughterboard a push
back to the mainboard and the pedal works perfect again.
maybe that helps, good luck !

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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by Just Me » Sat Sep 27, 2014 9:46 am

What he said! I pulled the wood sides off, reseated the daughter board and put a piece of fish paper and some foam spacer to keep it seated and it has been fine now for years.
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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by Rabalder » Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:35 am

Had the same problem a while ago. I tried what is mentioned above with no luck. Sendt it to repairs. Came back fixed with a note saying the sockets was dirty and needed cleaning..

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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by weary » Sat Jun 20, 2015 8:41 am

stephan_p wrote:hey dbit, i had similar problems with my 104z.
i posted that some months ago.
most other users had the problem that there´s a part of the little daughterboard
glued to the mainboard touches the faceplate. to isolate that part (with a
piece of paper for example) might be the solution then.
in my case that little daughterboard seemed to be disconnected.
i think the glue maybe expanded a bit. i gave that daughterboard a push
back to the mainboard and the pedal works perfect again.
maybe that helps, good luck !
I have the same problem.
Could you show or explain in more detail what kind of little motherboard should be isolated?
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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by Croyote » Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:47 pm

You can't see it from the bottom, only the side.

There is a second circuit board attached to the motherboard, and there are jumper pins that extend from the top that touch the top of the chassis and short out. Even if it looks like they don't touch the top of the metal, they get close enough to create a short (electrons can jump a good distance, thanks to Einstein's revelation) Those pins must be clipped, insulated or covered to keep the delay from shorting out. Paper is only a temporary solution as it will degrade away. Electrical tape, or clipping and covering them in the answer.

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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by weary » Sun Jun 21, 2015 4:07 pm

Croyote wrote:You can't see it from the bottom, only the side.

There is a second circuit board attached to the motherboard, and there are jumper pins that extend from the top that touch the top of the chassis and short out. Even if it looks like they don't touch the top of the metal, they get close enough to create a short (electrons can jump a good distance, thanks to Einstein's revelation) Those pins must be clipped, insulated or covered to keep the delay from shorting out. Paper is only a temporary solution as it will degrade away. Electrical tape, or clipping and covering them in the answer.
Oh, thank's a lot!
That's what I did now:
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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by weary » Sun Jun 21, 2015 4:13 pm

And that's what I got:
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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by stiiiiiiive » Sun Jun 21, 2015 5:42 pm

Niiiiiiice!
I'll examine mine soon, thanks for posting the pictures mate :)

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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by Benoit » Sun Jul 19, 2015 5:39 pm

Same problem here. the tape didn't work... i sent a mail to tech support... we ll see... :(

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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by stiiiiiiive » Fri Aug 07, 2015 5:58 am

Yep, I installed some plastic card pieces wherever some parts could touch the plate. It worked... at first. Then, two days ago, it did it again. I opened it to check, everything seemed fine. Closed it, still no feedback. And yesterday, it worked again.

Weird :/ I only use it at home for rehearsing so it's not that bad but weird.

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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by EricK » Fri Aug 07, 2015 11:19 pm

One member posted that his tech discovered it was also grounding out at the foot switch.

My z needs to go back to the factory again also.
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Re: mf104z no delay out

Post by stiiiiiiive » Sat Aug 08, 2015 6:03 am

Ah! Thanks EricK.
Any details about how to solve that oneself? Or about which member, maybe?

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