when i stomp OFF my pedal. theres still a faint light lit

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On my Boss pedal, When I stomp it off, there is a faint light still lit, not as bright as when its on but its definantly there.

Coudl this burn out my pedal, is this or could this be a problem?
 
Im sorry, this is when my pedal is plugged into the wall, theres not even a battery in the pedal right now,

Also, the lights not dim when I stomp the pedal on, when its on, the lights nice and bright,

when i stomp it off and the light SHOULD be off, showing its off, its not, the lights DIM and not off like it hsould be,

even though when its off, theres no effect leaking through,
 
Do you have active pickups or other effects in the signal chain that could be leaking current into the pedal?
 
no, actually, i just have one pedal going form guitar tio pedal to amp,

thats worrying me now, i thought people would be fimiliar with this senerio,

this could be really bad for my gear huh,
 
videodrone said:
Im sorry, this is when my pedal is plugged into the wall, theres not even a battery in the pedal right now
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Is it the right power adapter? Have you tried it with a battery?
 
yeah, its a power supply for a zoom pedal, but all teh specs are teh same
 
i tried a different plug and that plug is not having the same issues, I compared the specs on teh adpaters to and there the same,

whats up with this?
 
Even when the specs on the wall wart read the same, they are not always the same. To prove how inaccurate those numbers can be, test one with a voltmeter. If it's supposed to be 9 volts, I can almost guarantee that the voltmeter will read 13 or 14 volts. It's called 'no-load' voltage. If the power supply is rated for 500 milliamp current, then the only time the voltage will be close the the stated spec is when it's under that much load. If you draw less current, the voltage increases. I would say that the Boss pedal uses a little less juice than the Zoom pedal, hence the problem. Even when all of the specs are exactly the same, the outputs usually won't be the same. Different manufacturers use different components, with different results.

We've all been guilty at one time or another of ignoring the warning "Use only with [insert manufacture name] adaptor". This is why. As a side note, it's a better idea to use batteries whenever possible in the studio. It eliminates the chances of a bad power supply making noise, and gives you one less wire for your guitarist to trip over.
 
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