32FZ pedals... formerly the Fuzz Architect

[Boogieman]

It's still got the original Panasonic battery in it (the same black/blue one as in Pepe's pedal). The battery is a couple of years past its use by date now. Should I bin (well, recycle) it in case it's a leak risk? Sorry, not super up to speed on what batteries are liable to leaking but don't want to risk wrecking the pedal

I make it a habit to remove the battery on any pedal that requires the use of battery, after I finished playing.

In case I forget, I have placed a dead and battery acid-etched Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer on top of my Korg rackmount tuner as a reminder. Whenever I turn off the tuner, it is right there to remind me to never repeat the same mistake again.

[BearBoy]

I don't usually leave batteries in any of my pedals, and always remove the ones that come with new Boss pedals straight away, but I've got a few fuzz pedals, the Fuzz Architect being one, that don't take a 9V power supply input so those pedals do tend to have batteries in. I've taken the battery out of my Fuzz Architect, and my 32TB2, this afternoon so will just have to faff about a bit more when I want to play with them

[laurie]

Hmmm... so would the consensus be that no need for an on/off switch? I use mine all the time - the pedal stays plugged into my home board and the switch is off unless I intended to bring the pedal into the chain. I leave the battery in place unless the pedal goes into storage.

[BearBoy]

I'd definitely prefer to have the on/off switch in a battery only pedal (e.g. 32TB2, Fuzz Architect, GHF). Much easier to stop the battery draining without having to unplug the input cable.

[Boogieman]

The on/off switch is great when I go jamming with friends. Our jamming place is about an hour's drive away, so I pack the 32FZ in my portable board with the battery installed and plugged to the next pedal in the chain. It also saves the trouble of plugging and unplugging the input cable whenever we take long breaks.