SOLVED Paragon(esque) board problem.

[Cvp1969]

—— turned out I fried the footswitch PCB. I by-passed the Pcb and wired the footswitch myself. All good now.


Hello.

I built a Stew Mac Two Kings drive (their version of King Of Tone. I’m having an issue and the board looks like the Paragon drive, so I’m taking a shot here-

The left channel works. The right channel doesn’t. It does pass signal in bypass. I may have fried the footswitch PCB. I had to redo the wires from the main board to the foot switch board and I fried the eyelet that take the input signal from the in-jack. I grafted a wire from the input to the input of the switch.

I have tested everything I can think of in regard to continuity. I seem to be getting readings on the opamps. My first plan is to test the connections of the switches. Can anyone direct me on how to test the connections between the foot switches and the board around the footswitch PCB?

 

[PunchySunshine]

Some of those solder connections look cold or dry.
Here is a graphic to show the foot switch wiring off board, maybe it'll help with tracing.
Post in thread 'Paragon footswitch brute trace lifting'
https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/paragon-footswitch-brute-trace-lifting.16480/post-191843
I'm not sure if the stew Mac version is the same as Pedalpcb but they sure look the same.

 

[Cvp1969]

Which side of the circuit board deals with the switch on the right hand side? (When looking down on the pedal..) thanks

 

[PunchySunshine]

Which side of the circuit board deals with the switch on the right hand side? (When looking down on the pedal..) thanks

Pads 5-9

 

[Cvp1969]

I’m talking about on the circuit board- the capacitors, resistors- is there an area of that dealing with the right side?

 

[jimilee]

I’m talking about on the circuit board- the capacitors, resistors- is there an area of that dealing with the right side?

Everything on the right side of the board, they're identical as far as the circuit goes. R1 -14 is one side, R15 -26 is the other side. same for the caps. C1-C11 is one side, C12 to 22 is the other side. I would go back and reflow the solder joints on the right side as well.