Dan0h
Well-known member
I assembled my first pedal yesterday, SOB. The DC jack I ordered didn’t line up right so I decided to use a 9v battery clip instead until I could get a proper DC jack. When finished I plugged in my guitar, hooked up a battery and plugged into the amp - everything worked, got sound, bypass is good. Hit the button and the led came on but no sound. Tweaked the trim pots hoping that would start some sound. Fiddled around for a few minutes and then the Led went out and I realized the 9v battery was getting pretty Hot. Googled that, sounds like a short somewhere. Any suggestions on where to start? I don’t have a DMM only an old school Multimeter from RadioShack. Could I have damaged any of the components in this process? How can I check the J201s? Pretty bummed to say the least. But I am thinking this is part of the learning curve. I do not see any solder blobs causing shorts. Not really sure what could be shorting.
