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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: Derp1 on December 02, 2025, 06:23:28 PM
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So I have three Mini-Me's that all power up but just flicker and make a repetitive noise. I had one looked at at a local shop a couple years ago and he replaced the smoked diode and it worked for a bit and then started with the flicker like the other 2. He said it might be a transistor but it was a little above his pay grade. I keep trying to pretend I can fix one of these "some day" but it never comes to fruition. I also have offered to give them away on here and apologize for not being able to let them go just yet. I really just want to get one of them working and the other two I'd give away, especially to someone that could fix them and get them back into people's hands that would use em. I have the blueprint and have a good grasp on soldering surface mout components, but can't figure out what the issue is. I would greatly appreciate any help, and would gladly pay or trade for services rendered. Thanks in advance for any help.
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So I have three Mini-Me's that all power up but just flicker and make a repetitive noise. I had one looked at at a local shop a couple years ago and he replaced the smoked diode and it worked for a bit and then started with the flicker like the other 2. He said it might be a transistor but it was a little above his pay grade. I keep trying to pretend I can fix one of these "some day" but it never comes to fruition. I also have offered to give them away on here and apologize for not being able to let them go just yet. I really just want to get one of them working and the other two I'd give away, especially to someone that could fix them and get them back into people's hands that would use em. I have the blueprint and have a good grasp on soldering surface mout components, but can't figure out what the issue is. I would greatly appreciate any help, and would gladly pay or trade for services rendered. Thanks in advance for any help.
I have a Mini me and i don't have this issue(yet :hmmm:)
It seems strange that all 3 have the exact same problem though.Maybe it's a powering issue? Are you using the same power cable and battery on all of them?
I found this on google.
https://yannisbrown.com/fixing-an-apogee-mini-me/
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I actually read that last night and tried 3 different cables, 3 different batteries, and the og wall wart on all of them and they all do the same thing. It is odd that they all have the same issue.
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Is the noise being made only heard in a recording or actually acoustically from the unit itself?
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From the unit itself. With or without phantom on and with or without any input feeding them.