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Boss CE-3 Restoration Part 3 : Ingenuity and Silence

  • Apr 1
  • 1 min read

This is Part 3: Old Boss CE-3 Chorus Pedal Restoration project.


In the previous post, the restoration of the Boss CE-3 hit a physical wall: the leads of the new audio-grade capacitors were too thick for the vintage PCB holes. Force was not an option.


Read previous post: Boss CE-3 Restoration Part 2



The plan remains:


  1. Trimmer Replacement


  1. Full Recapping (Audio Grade)


  1. ACA to PSA Conversion


Here is how I navigated the hardware incompatibility.




The solution required a workaround to adapt the modern components to the vintage board without modification to the board itself.









I trimmed the thick leads of the audio-grade capacitors, leaving about 10mm of length.






I then salvaged the clipped-off leads from the standard capacitors I had installed earlier. These thinner leads fit the PCB perfectly. I soldered these thinner extensions onto the thick stumps of the audio-grade capacitors.





 
 
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