MUSiC: Fried Lumberjack

My pal Patrick just gave me an EHX Lumberjack Log’ OD pedal that he fried by connecting to 48v, instead of 9v. I may have to give up on it. But I’m going to try and repair it.

Here are a few pictures of the guts. I can see no obviously fried components. It also looks very complex: lots and lots of components… gulp!

Fried Lumberjack Fried Lumberjack
Fried Lumberjack Fried Lumberjack

I’m hoping that in time I’ll be able to locate and replace any ‘fried’ components. But what do I do? Can I simply test either side of each component, for example, and thereby determine where the signal path breaks down? Initial responses to a post I made on the EHX forum are a bit scary, suggesting the whole kit caboodle might well be jiggered.

Here’s the link to the EHX forum: https://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/9922/

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