Important: Supplying Pictures when an Issue arises with a PCB Build !!!

[music6000]

I have to raise this ongoing issue when Members ask for Help with an Issue with their Build.
I keep repeating this saying '' Pictures are worth a Thousand Words'' !!!
Please supply Pictures of PCB & ALL connections ( Footswitch, Input & Output Jacks, Power Jack ) to it along with a clear explanation of the Issue with your Build in the Troubleshooting Forum!
You will save a lot of Back & Forth guessing from the Help available to you if we can see the actual Build!
This will result in a quicker & less stressful environment!

Cheers music6000

 

[BuddytheReow]

For the record, your phone camera will be just fine for this.

 

[zgrav]

it will also save a lot of posts in reply to Help requests that say "you need to post pics of your build....." good lighting and focus are the key to getting good phone pics. turn on the "flashlight" on your phone if you need more light. that seems to give better in-focus close-ups than using the flash.

 

[Coda]

For the record, your phone camera will be just fine for this.

So, I’ve had a professional photographer on retainer all this time for no good reason?…

 

[jjjimi84]

If there was a thousand thumbs up i would have hit that.

 

[caiofilipini]

Could be a good idea to try and find a thread that illustrates all of these points and link it in the main post as well. Like a benchmark.

 

[zgrav]

So, I’ve had a professional photographer on retainer all this time for no good reason?…

I'm sure everyone else benefits from that extra special touch!

 

[Coda]

I'm sure everyone else benefits from that extra special touch!

True. Who doesn’t love a broken ToneBender glamor shot. Or one of those old west saloon-themed ones…

 

[Feral Feline]

WELL LIT.

The PCB, I mean, not you.

When taking the photos, use LOTS of light, take your time and allow the camera to focus.

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

For the record, your phone camera will be just fine for this.

When used properly. Review you photos before posting. If you can't read the IC part number, neither can we.

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Unless you can read a schematic and know which voltages to measure, I'm good with just the pix. Make sure you provide a pic or two of the solder side of the board.

 

[Dan0h]

I was just wondering if there was a pinned post on this subject. Yup. Pinned to the top.

 

[Harry Klippton]

There's no time for pinned posts when my pedal doesn't work!!1

 

[gwyador]

you guys are obsessed with pictures... I agree they help sometimes but not as often as one would think... cheers!

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Please, no trolls.

 

[genXslacker]

What I would add to this is we don't know if the post is coming from somebody's second build or 100th. Unfortunately, it's not unusual for someone to post saying they've built a ton of pedals, when — after they eventually post up photos — it's clear they haven't.

Among other things, posting photos gives some indication of builder ability, which in turn gives some indication of what problems are most likely.

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By the way, on the outside chance a rank novice reads this before posting, you're not helping anybody by pretending to have more experience than you do. I'm r-worded enough to have made plenty of mistakes... but I've built a few pedals by now, and you're more likely to get my help if you're telling me this is your third build than your 300th. Because if you're that deep into it, a dumbass like me shouldn't be able to teach you anything. If you're 50 pedals in, I'm far more likely to think I might be able to help you out.