rednoise0 Posted February 16, 2024 Share Posted February 16, 2024 My LT's expression pedal just broke. Very disappointing - I've had the unit for a few years but I've never used the pedal much. I haven't opened it up yet, but I found a bunch of Youtube videos showing what I'm certain is the exact same problem: the bracket that holds the pin/axle has broken off the case. Apparently this is a design weakness and is a common point of failure. Some of the videos show homemade fixes involving fashioning a new bracket and bolting it on to the inside of the case. They all describe it as "easy", but I'm not sure I have the tools, materials, and skill to do it. Here's one of the videos: I'm guessing I'm not the only one here who has had to deal with this. My question is, What did you do, and what do you think I should do? I'm thinking of getting and external expression pedal that I can also use with my HX Stomp, but that doesn't really solve the LT problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted February 17, 2024 Share Posted February 17, 2024 This is a warranty item, even if you're not the original owner. Contact support, they'll fix you up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theElevators Posted February 17, 2024 Share Posted February 17, 2024 Get a quality external expression pedal and use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednoise0 Posted February 17, 2024 Author Share Posted February 17, 2024 On 2/16/2024 at 7:26 PM, rd2rk said: This is a warranty item, even if you're not the original owner. Contact support, they'll fix you up! I'm surprised and pleased to learn that you're right, they will treat it as a warranty repair! I put in a support ticket and they already responded (late on a Friday!) and the process has begun. Dang, that was quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednoise0 Posted February 17, 2024 Author Share Posted February 17, 2024 On 2/16/2024 at 8:47 PM, theElevators said: Get a quality external expression pedal and use it. Not a bad suggestion in of itself, but it would still leave me carrying around a dead, dangling foot pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theElevators Posted February 17, 2024 Share Posted February 17, 2024 On 2/16/2024 at 11:30 PM, rednoise0 said: Not a bad suggestion in of itself, but it would still leave me carrying around a dead, dangling foot pedal. Well, open up the Helix, and remove the pedal and all that is involved. You can even velcro a smaller expression pedal where the old one used to be. Problem solved, and you now have a rugged replaceable expression pedal part of your Helix LT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednoise0 Posted February 17, 2024 Author Share Posted February 17, 2024 On 2/17/2024 at 8:20 AM, theElevators said: Well, open up the Helix, and remove the pedal and all that is involved. You can even velcro a smaller expression pedal where the old one used to be. Problem solved, and you now have a rugged replaceable expression pedal part of your Helix LT. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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