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  1. bitzie

    Parentheses Fuzz: Major hum, no signal from bass

    I've been trying to troubleshoot this one further. I put together an audio probe and this is where I'm at as far as my noob electronics skills can tell. I don't get any signal on either side of R13 or R14, but it does continue until R17 which is flows through, but doesn't seem to get past the...
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    Parentheses Fuzz: Major hum, no signal from bass

    ... and I guess I spoke just a bit too soon. I put it into the enclosure and.. nothing. No hum. No sound. Nothing. I covered the back of the pots with electrical tape, but I guess something probably pierced one of the wires and shorted something? Everything appears to be working minus the...
  3. bitzie

    Parentheses Fuzz: Major hum, no signal from bass

    Ok, so I got it figured out. Power supply. I have a Truetone CS6 power supply for my board. But... In an effort to make it easier for testing, I was using a Truetone OneSpot wall plug. Nothing else attached to it though, just the Parentheses. Just for giggles and to eliminate the easy...
  4. bitzie

    Parentheses Fuzz: Major hum, no signal from bass

    OK, one step closer! Yes, the jacks were wired backwards. Now hearing the signal from the bass, but the hum is still there. I'm going to try reflowing everything to make sure there are no cold joints. One of my main worries right now is that by not mounting everything to the board and using the...
  5. bitzie

    Parentheses Fuzz: Major hum, no signal from bass

    After way too long of a wait (Musikding originally sent me the wrong pcb) I got around to putting together my Parentheses Fuzz kit. I'm not a fan of the original layout so I decided to wire all the pots, footswitches, and leds. But something has gone wrong because I mainly just hear a loud hum...
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