Squidward quiet when powered on.

[StratsRNeat]

I'm just putting the finishing touches on a squidward, it lights up fine and bypasses the signal at full volume. But when it's powered on, it reduced my volume by about 80% without any noticeable effect. My only deviation from the plan was the use of 24 awg wire for the 3pd pcb as it wouldn't fit 18 and and I don't have 24. Help please?


Here is a gut shot

https://imgur.com/a/H8vmS9Y

 

[daeg]

One way or another, we'll need some more info. A close-up of the underside of your board and voltage readings of your transistors would both be very helpful. Do you have a Digital Multimeter?

One thing I notice right off the bat is you didn't socket the transistors. It's very easy to fry them when soldering. Did you use alligator clips or any other method of heat sinking when you soldered them in?

 

[StratsRNeat]

One way or another, we'll need some more info. A close-up of the underside of your board and voltage readings of your transistors would both be very helpful. Do you have a Digital Multimeter?

One thing I notice right off the bat is you didn't socket the transistors. It's very easy to fry them when soldering. Did you use alligator clips or any other method of heat sinking when you soldered them in?

I had switched a n5089 for an n3609

One way or another, we'll need some more info. A close-up of the underside of your board and voltage readings of your transistors would both be very helpful. Do you have a Digital Multimeter?

One thing I notice right off the bat is you didn't socket the transistors. It's very easy to fry them when soldering. Did you use alligator clips or any other method of heat sinking when you soldered them in?

Okay, I had a 2n5089 in Q2 instead of a 3906. I popped the board out, cut the leads on the 5089 pulled them out individually and put a 3906. Q1: E = 1.39 C = 1.94 B = 8.99. Q2: E = 8.98 C = 8.99 B = 0.00. Q3: E = 3.38 C = 4.22 B = 9.01

https://imgur.com/a/9LftbEW