Strobostomp2 DOA

bglaze · December 6th, 2007, 06:50 PM

Today I received my Peterson Strobostomp2 electronic tuner, however it seems to be defective. The tuner works fine for the first 5-10 minutes but you quickly begin to notice the screen starting to fade after having it on for 10 minutes or so. It will fade to such an extent after about 10 minutes that the things on the screen are not visible at all. I first used the battery that came with the tuner, and I also tried a brand new battery and got the same result. Anyone have experience with these tuners that can tell me if this is a definite defect and not just some sort of power saving feature. If I turn it off for a minute and then back on it comes on at full brightness.

Thanks

austintele · December 7th, 2007, 06:31 AM

I would try flipping the internal dip switches back and forth a bit. Does it do the same thing with a power supply?

Here is a link to the peterson stobostomp tuner forum. The head of customer service, John Norris, responds quite a bit. They will fix it for you without hesitation.

http://www.petersontuners.com/forum/...sp?FORUM_ID=43

SabuJSE · December 7th, 2007, 08:41 AM

Same thing happened with mine - sent it back to them, they fixed it for free, and now it's fine. Think they got a bad batch of LCD screens. Turnaround time was just under a week from me to them and back.

Call and get a RMA number - they are well aware of this problem.

bglaze · December 7th, 2007, 04:16 PM

I just got it ni the mail eysterday, so I am just gonna send it back to the store and get a new one from them. That way I don't have to start the ticker on my warranty yet. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one though.

December 6th, 2007, 06:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
bglaze Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indiana Age: 24 Posts: 509	Strobostomp2 DOA Today I received my Peterson Strobostomp2 electronic tuner, however it seems to be defective. The tuner works fine for the first 5-10 minutes but you quickly begin to notice the screen starting to fade after having it on for 10 minutes or so. It will fade to such an extent after about 10 minutes that the things on the screen are not visible at all. I first used the battery that came with the tuner, and I also tried a brand new battery and got the same result. Anyone have experience with these tuners that can tell me if this is a definite defect and not just some sort of power saving feature. If I turn it off for a minute and then back on it comes on at full brightness. Thanks

December 7th, 2007, 08:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
SabuJSE Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Massachusetts Age: 42 Posts: 299	Same thing happened with mine - sent it back to them, they fixed it for free, and now it's fine. Think they got a bad batch of LCD screens. Turnaround time was just under a week from me to them and back. Call and get a RMA number - they are well aware of this problem. __________________ Fender 2007 Custom Shop Custom Classic Telecaster \| Gibson 2004 Les Paul Standard Gibson 2005 SG Std / Fender 2004 AmDlx Ash Strat \| Mesa '05 Lonestar Special Gibson 2006 CJ-165 Maple \| Martin 2004 DC Aura "Playing is not practice. Practice is taking something you can't do, and trying it until you can." - Ben Harper

December 7th, 2007, 06:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
austintele Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2004 Location: austin, texas Posts: 1,526	I would try flipping the internal dip switches back and forth a bit. Does it do the same thing with a power supply? Here is a link to the peterson stobostomp tuner forum. The head of customer service, John Norris, responds quite a bit. They will fix it for you without hesitation. http://www.petersontuners.com/forum/...sp?FORUM_ID=43

December 7th, 2007, 04:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
bglaze Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indiana Age: 24 Posts: 509	I just got it ni the mail eysterday, so I am just gonna send it back to the store and get a new one from them. That way I don't have to start the ticker on my warranty yet. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one though.