Recent content by carlinb17

it looks like the masking might have been scratch… is it going to ground?

Personally I wouldn't buy "germanium diodes" on amazon, did you measure them prior to installing them? A good none germanium option is BAT-41's

Are these jumped?

The pedal utilizes a 1044s charge pump here are the schematics. https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/21348a.pdf The transistor questions are best answered by @Robert. They both appear to be voltage limiters and might have slightly different specs but he can answer.

We’ve all been there! Happy to hear it’s working!

Did you connect the two connections from the breadboard that are needed ground and v+

The 1044 ic will generate 12v only 9v should be used in powering it

Great attitude! There are lots of points of voltage reference in the schematics, r100 is leading to the LEDa andOne side of it should be 12v give or take.

Do you have a multimeter? This is a buffered pedal. I would suggest starting at the dc jack and working through the power part of the schematic. Are you comfortable with that?

Wish this was actually a concert not a conference…

I miss the ridiculous spam bots!

your spirograph is broken...

if it was working then the sound degraded, I would think you have a cold joint that's degraded. Have you tried reflowing all the joints?

congrats on getting into building pedals, and welcome to troubleshooting… I would start with looking into trimming your leads, reflowing, and cleaning the flux. Also ensure your off board wiring is correct and cleaned up. Is there any reason you did not use a socket for the eeprom?

just jump it...