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jjack972

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Feb 18, 2012 11:58 AM

Control two Line 6 amps with one foot pedal?

Can I use a networking switch to make my FBV express control two Line 6 amps at the same time? I want to try it, but I want to be sure I won't damage anything. Anyone ever try this?

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jjack972
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Feb 19, 2012 12:27 PM (in response to jjack972)
Re: Control two Line 6 amps with one foot pedal?

Thank you, and yes that's exactly what I want to do.

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Feb 26, 2012 8:36 PM (in response to jjack972)
Re: Control two Line 6 amps with one foot pedal?

Ok, EPIC FAIL here. I tried using a networking switch to control two amps at the same time and the end result is a fried PCB!! Attached is a picture of the end result.

So, for anyone reading this thread or who may be thinking about trying it, I would NOT RECOMMEND it AT ALL.

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  Feb 27, 2012 5:36 AM (in response to jjack972)
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  YIKES! I suspect the network switch you used (or one of the cables) was a cross-style. Think about trying to plug two cables together, head to head - if you ran a jumper cable from one to the other straight across the gap, they would be cross-wired.
  
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    Feb 27, 2012 3:17 PM (in response to fflbrgst)
    Re: Control two Line 6 amps with one foot pedal?
    
    I know about the different types of cables. No, they were not cross cables and the switch is a standard 5 port switch.
    
    Wanna buy a nice Line 6 paperweight?
    
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      Feb 28, 2012 5:18 AM (in response to jjack972)
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      If it wasn't the cables, then it was the switch - was it something like the NETGEAR FS105NA? This is one that 'automatically' switches over from straight-through to crossover style, and is powered. Something like this switch COULD fry a circuit board on an amp. The only way for anything to happen to the amp circuit is if something is connected wrong (crossover) and if the cables were ok, then the switch is to blame.
      
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        Feb 28, 2012 3:09 PM (in response to fflbrgst)
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        That's exactly the switch I used
        
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        Feb 29, 2012 5:26 AM (in response to jjack972)
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        See if you can get the switch manufacturer to pay for the repair!
        
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        Feb 29, 2012 1:53 PM (in response to fflbrgst)
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        fflbrgst how can I ask a manufacturer of a legitimate piece of equipment to reimburse me for my own error in connecting their equipment in an unsupported application? The switch works fine for what it was designed to be used for.
        
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        Apr 10, 2012 10:47 PM (in response to fflbrgst)
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        I find it interesting, fflbrgst, that you have deleted your post where you told me it would be fine to use a networking switch to control two amps. I wonder if you ever even tried it yourself, and if not then why would you recommend someone else do it?
        
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        TheRealZap
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        Apr 11, 2012 5:52 AM (in response to jjack972)
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        i'm sure that he just didn't want anyone else to have the same experience as you did...
        sorry about your amp.
        
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        Feb 29, 2012 5:31 AM (in response to jjack972)
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        you really should have skipped the network device... as the fbv requires power and does not adhere to the IEEE 568 standard
        here is what you should have done:
        
        http://line6.com/support/thread/1093
        
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        Feb 29, 2012 1:55 PM (in response to TheRealZap)
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        @TheRealZap...thanks. I only wish you would have pointed me in this direction sooner because I now have trashed my amp and I don't know if it's possible or even worth repairing
        
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