Hey Laurie. I'm curious as to the reason you desoldered the purple wire from the PCB in the procedure. Why not do it on the switch end, as you did with the black wire? Is it so as not to confuse which wire goes to which lug on the switch?
If so, I'd probably prefer to desolder both wires at the switch end, because I'm not experienced enough or confident enough to mess with any PCB. Of course, I'd take note of the wire to lug locations before desoldering...
How to clean BOSS switches
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Re: How to clean BOSS switches
Desoldering the switch is actually more difficult and more likely to cause damage...
Re: How to clean BOSS switches
Okay Laurie, I can see your point: As a tech. you deal with a lot more repairs than anyone of us does here.
My above comment was based on my observation with my own experience with repairs: I have not had many problems with Boss pedals whereas other pedals seem to be more prone to all kinds of issues such as wiring, broken pots and broken switches. More often than not, the failures come from old age or poor quality of components/footswitches and soldering.
Re: How to clean BOSS switches
I've lucked out with a shot of tuner cleaner rejuvenating a couple of old intermittent Boss switches in the past.