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[Locrian99]

Got the pedal all together ready to test it out.

LED doesn’t work…. Huh that’s weird. Wait I’m not getting any signal either wtf. Check some voltages everything looks good. LEDs is getting power. Check continuity with ground. Nothing weird. Check switch that’s good, switch seems fine. Check continuity between led ground and the sw pad nothing wtf.



In case anyone was curious you need to solder all the pads on your header. Not just the one to hold it in place.

 

[chris.knudson]

Got the pedal all together ready to test it out.

LED doesn’t work…. Huh that’s weird. Wait I’m not getting any signal either wtf. Check some voltages everything looks good. LEDs is getting power. Check continuity with ground. Nothing weird. Check switch that’s good, switch seems fine. Check continuity between led ground and the sw pad nothing wtf.

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In case anyone was curious you need to solder all the pads on your header. Not just the one to hold it in place.

Yep, that generally helps.

 

[Phil hodson]

Wouldn’t be the first to do something like that

 

[Locrian99]

Wouldn’t be the first to do something like that

Reminded me of the time I forgot to put ics in the sockets. Wtf why isn’t this working.

 

[Locrian99]

I remember now I was lining up the headers on the switch board before soldering them in place. And just never got back to the soldering part.

 

[owlexifry]

Reminded me of the time I forgot to put ics in the sockets. Wtf why isn’t this working.

i’ve done this so many times lol. and with socketed transistors too.

 

[jimilee]

Reminded me of the time I forgot to put ics in the sockets. Wtf why isn’t this working.

Time or times? I still do that after 12 years.

 

[DeadAirMD]

I feel your pain, did something similar yesterday. Finished and plugged in the Chauffeur, the led came on, but no signal. Very confused because everything I built always works.

Wiggles some wires, looked at all the solder joints.....nothing. Looked at the build doc, realized I got crazy with the 4558's and since they're are so many, that's all I put in the sockets.........

Well thank the lawd for sockets! Forgot the charge pump ic! Put that in......nothing. Beyond confused and bummed since I had limited time to try it. Then noticed after flipping the board so many times, one single leg of a 4401 came out........put that in, proceeded to wail on guitar for 30 seconds before I had to leave.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

When I put together a zonk machine on vero last night I plugged it and got absolutely nothing. I checked the pots were up, guitar volume, cable etc



And then I noticed I hadn't hooked up a battery

 

[Feral Feline]

Or the pedal is upside down still and you've got the volume "dimed", ie at minimum...

 

[Locrian99]

Plugging the in to the out is a common one for me.

 

[HamishR]

See this is what is so frustrating about electronics. You'd think the circuit would take some responsibility for itself. But no, Mr Circuit demands that YOU do everything.

 

[Locrian99]

See this is what is so frustrating about electronics. You'd think the circuit would take some responsibility for itself. But no, Mr Circuit demands that YOU do everything.

Lazy a$& sons a bi$:?3

 

[chris.knudson]

And then I noticed I hadn't hooked up a battery

It's the little things... can't tell you how many times they have gotten me... I mean, seriously, you have to plug the in into the in and the out into out to make it work --- things is hard sometimes...