Boss certainly have their place.
They have tried to be innovative, yet reliable and dependable.
I have quite a few Boss pedals that I love. I also have some that I honestly have a love / hate relationship with as well.
from what I've been told, 141 is on the underside.
The picture before was quite some crime scene lol (I dont't have it unfortunately), but the pillar is definitely the culprit
There aren't any markings on the board unfortunately - except the marking R140, and the component was truly fried lol
A loose nut had arc'ed it out to one of the columns supporting a different board
My friend says it's functioning as part of a potential divider where the positive DC power comes into the amp board from the power supply board.
May as well be japanese to me π€·ββοΈ