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The Fasel inductor is an electronic component inside the Wah Wah pedal that gives that real cool low end growl and wide sweeping depth to the Wah as heard in Hendrix's "Rainy Day, Dream Away". The Wah with the non-Fasel inductor sounds fine... until you hear a Wah with the Fasel inductor. Sadly the non-Fasel Wah pedal simply does not have the same growl and intensity as the Fasel Wah Wah pedal. I have both and tested them side by side. I'm trying to determine if my 1970s pedals have the Fasel or not.

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How do you fix a sticky wah pedal. When I go toe down its not very smooth. How can I fix this?

Have it repaired. Most likely the pot. If the signal is going through it is about the only other thing besides the inductor that would cause that. Since the pot is used constantly it is where I would start. Bad battery or power supply and it would not work when stomped. The by-pass (stomp) switch could be at fault, but you would have intermittant problems.-----------------------ok if it is a wah like the one i used then u have to push it down and bring it up when you hit a note----------


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Why is an inductor used for?

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How do you increase the inductance in a inductor?

Since we know that inductance of an inductor depends on the length of inductor by the formula L=muAN*N/l, where l is the length of inductor. So by varying the length of inductor we say that inductance of inductor varies.


Is there no induced voltage in an inductor unless the current is changing?

In an ideal inductor, no, there is no voltage induced across an inductor unless the current in the inductor is changing. However, since there are no ideal inductors nor power supplies, eventually an inductor will draw a constant current, i.e. the limit of the power supply; and, since no inductor has zero ohms at equilibrium, that current will translate to voltage.


How do you construct an inductor?

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What happens when a inductor reaches a steady state?

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What is working principle of inductor?

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