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Hi! I started building pedals a couple of months ago. So far I've built: GGG Mosrite Fuzzrite, GGG Klon Centaur, GGG ITS-808, GGG, Pedalpcb Muffin Fuzz Triangle, Pedalpcb Blue Breaker, and a RAT and PAL800 both from pedalpcb also in the works.. As you can see it's all overdrive, fuzz and...

I will get it out of the drawer and snap some pics. I will probably grab a few more PCBs using the sale coupon! This definitely got me inspired!

Hhaha yes the RAT is the last one of the 3 faulty musketeers!

Does not bother me at whatsoever. I'm not opening it anymore! Thanks!

We did it again! It WORKS!! And it is probably my favorite pedal now!! What a bite this tone has! I got in a fight with those plugged holes with that dentist pointy tool and was able to open them and resolder the wires. I cleaned everything up one more time, and it just worked!! Then I switch...

Wish I could just drill the 3 holes but I suspect that would destroy them and I wouldn't be able to solder wire on them..

The negative hole is also plugged. It looks like is not but it is..

Yes, there is still wire in them.. I was able to get one clean but I've tried with the sucker exactly how you explained it Chas, with the helping hand in a vertical position and no luck with that.. I've also tried with a pointy dental tool and nothing... they are super stuck clogged..

I tacked the LED on top for that precise reason earlier on...

Ok so I reflowed some joints a cleaned a lot. Also decided to start fresh with the wires but now I can't "unclog" the pads. I tried with pointy tools, needle pliers, solder sucker, and nothing.. Should I just tack the wires on top, before I end up destroying those pads too? Can they be...

I bought this one a couple of days ago. Works great but two of the tips already broke off. It's probably going right back and will get a more serious one.. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G5BT4ZD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Awesome, thanks, I'll reflow first and then clean everything really good.

That is the ground wire that broke. I tacked it instead of passing it through because I was having trouble pulling the piece that was left on the hole and didn't want to destroy another pad. I reflowed all of them but I'll reflow them again. How many times can you reflow before the components...

By the way, getting the Muffin Fuzz to work yesterday with your help, was a huge injection of hope and inspiration. I had a lot of fun building my first 3 pedals, but after that, I had 3 faulty builds on a row. I almost quit. Thought about putting everything in a box and forget about it. I...

Ok, I was able to solder the IN wire on R1, then one of the ground wires broke, so I resoldered it, and also replaced TL072 for a new one. Plugged everything, strummed the guitar and I got 1 second of beautiful overdrive, then nothing again, it disappeared. Works on bypass, nothing when on. LED...

Ok I'll get to it and get back with updates soon, thanks!

Thanks! I will give it a try. Should I desolder R1 and try to pass the IN wire through that pad whole along with the leg of R1 or just "sit" on top of the current blob? Yes, when I built this one, my iron was a "toy" with only 25w. Since then bought another one 60w and solders much easier.

Amazing feeling! My wife: "What are you so happy about?" Me: "I have new friends. Really smart friends." Seriously, I feel very lucky to have found this community. THANKS!

Thanks for the info about soldering technique! Reflowed all the joints but there is one that is giving me trouble. I tried applying flux, cleaning the area, holding the iron for 6 seconds, cleaned the iron to shiny, but I think I must have destroyed this pad.. Solder will not stick no matter...