Morley Bad Horsie VAI-1 repair

Got this one in for repair

Morley Bad Horsie VAI-1
Morley Bad Horsie VAI-1

Led would not lit at and it did not pass any sound. Opened it up and took some voltage readings. It did not get any coltage due to a bad battery clip.

Morley Bad Horsie VAI-1
Morley Bad Horsie VAI-1 circuit board

After replacing the battery clip it powered up but the led L1 would not lit. Turns out the led was damaged. Had it replaced and adjusted so the circuit would go into bypass mode when the foot is of.

Morley Bad Horsie VAI-1
Morley Bad Horsie VAI-1 L1 replaced

I like the way that the bypass circuitry is built. Never seen a led/ldr combo used with a hex inverter to control the switching fets, works fine on a wah pedal.

Also fixed some new screws for the bottom lid, the old ones where missing.

/Krister