HELP....pds8000 echoplus!!!!

[tradrad]

fellow lovers.
i know this might seem ridiculous, but does anyone here have experience fixing/changing switches on one of these pds 8000 echoplus 'boxes', or any older style digitech double pedal delays (i think they all had a similar switch scene)....my on/bypass switch is getting more finicky by the hour!
my tech is wonderful at amps, tape decks/tape delays, you name it....but these suckers are oddball!!! he's a studio guy....ex electric ladyland....and i need this to get done right AND quick cause i use it constantly....
any info would be VERY helpful....directing me to a great site, sharing YOUR experiences, or just plotting out the best way to go about changing the switch!!

thanks in advance for your fuzzlove of delay(s)....be blessed.
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[Nychthemeron]

go as k cloudscapes, he knows the pds 8000 like the back of his hand

[cloudscapes]

I honestly don't know much about the internals (even though I use one all the time) so I wouldnt know how to help well.
I dont think it's a difficult fix, but if it's using the switches I think it';s using, they're tiny. like watch-battery sized. you can't really open those up to clean contacts. it's an easy fix if you already have a replacement switch on hand, but if yo udon't, I'm not sure.

quickest temporary solution would be to put it in a bypass looper. keep it on at all times so that you don't wear it out prematurely.

[veteransdaypoppy]

Try posting in the DIY forum, you might have better luck there.

[ifeellikeatourist]

Think I might have found some switches that work...I posted some replies in the DIY forum, hope it helps! Also, yeah, leaving it on and using a bypass box is an easy quick fix if you happen to have a bypass box on hand.

[devnulljp]

Think I might have found some switches that work...I posted some replies in the DIY forum, hope it helps! Also, yeah, leaving it on and using a bypass box is an easy quick fix if you happen to have a bypass box on hand.

The toruble there is that there are two switches on those that do different things, not just on/off.

[ifeellikeatourist]

Think I might have found some switches that work...I posted some replies in the DIY forum, hope it helps! Also, yeah, leaving it on and using a bypass box is an easy quick fix if you happen to have a bypass box on hand.

The toruble there is that there are two switches on those that do different things, not just on/off.

that's true...

[tradrad]

folks....you rock! thanks for the info....even beyond THAT, i'm having idiot moments trying to get the switch pad off! 2 seemingly easy allen screws that don't seem to come as easily as one would think....does anyone know the trick to this?

thanks for the responses....be blessed.
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