El Sol Distortion No Sound - Audio probed

[FloydianPulse]

Hi all,

I built the El Sol and squeezed it down to a 1590A and the LED works great but no sound is coming out of the pedal when activated. Bypass works fine. I used an audio probe and found the following: Any ideas where I should go next?

While activated, the red circles have no sound, and circled points added to the circuit diagram.

Thanks for the help!

edit: primary concerns are if all 3 potentiometer points should have audio? Why would I have audio at center pot connection but not on output?

 

[fig]

Is this the output wire?

 

[FloydianPulse]

Is this the output wire?

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Input wire, I know that looks bad but connection is solid, I just didn’t cut it away. Pedal passes audio through when bypassed perfectly.

 

[FloydianPulse]

Here’s the footswitch connections.

 

[music6000]

Test to see if you have Continuity at these 2 red circles
If not, Solder a jumper to the 2 pads marked:

 

[FloydianPulse]

Yeah, that did the trick, guess I should have been able to figure that one out on my own. Shame to have the cable but works perfect now. Thanks!! Confirmed, can build her into a 1590A, not super easily but she fits!

 

[FloydianPulse]

Stuck a piece of thick paper just in case any of the circuit board touched. Snow cones to beat the heat from this puppy!

 

[music6000]

Yeah, that did the trick, guess I should have been able to figure that one out on my own. Shame to have the cable but works perfect now. Thanks!! Confirmed, can build her into a 1590A, not super easily but she fits!

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I have to ask, did you file the sides of the PCB to make it Fit, If so you probably damage the Trace from Pot leg 2 to OUT Pad,
This has been successfully built by other Members.

 

[FloydianPulse]

I have to ask, did you file the sides of the PCB to make it Fit, If so you probably damage the Trace from Pot leg 2 to OUT Pad,
This has been successfully built by other Members.

No, pcb is stock, I didn’t file anything since it fits as is. I have another pcb, might see if those traces are continuous on that one before I populate it.