Kliché Mini Noob Issues

G

Gsatterw

Member
Hey guys - 2nd pedal build here and having a pretty bizarre issue - getting no difference with pedal 'on' vs 'off' - both are just my completely dry signal. LED works with switch. Checked continuity on the footswitch and that checks out. All 3 knobs do nothing with the LED on, or off. No change in volume, gain or tone. I've checked voltages at all 3 IC's and they are comparable within 0.3v of what others have posted. I did have all 3 installed backwards initially. Also had the LED backwards initially. My solders are certainly amateur. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction here. Many thanks in advance!
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
Gsatterw said:
Ok new info: turns out when I crank the volume on my amp I do have signal on IC2 pins 2 and 6. Also, when I short pins 2 and 3 on the volume pot I actually get more volume out of the pedal. With the volume pot shorted, if I short Gain.1 (not sure which direction) I actually get distortion out of the pedal...so I guess my pots are bad? Is it possible that I melted them or something on install?
Click to expand...
If you use your audio probe on pin 1 of IC2 do you get the same amount of volume?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
HamishR said:
You might be right. Why is there solder on the legs of the pots on the underside where they emerge from the pot? That's not normal.
Click to expand...
I had initially soldered wires to each leg on all pots. I was thrown off by all of the extra wires in the kit. When I realized they were supposed to mount to the pcb I desoldered the wires. I've heard of people putting pots through hell and having them be fine. I am pretty careful to not use excess heat/time when I solder anything so I'll be surprised if that is what damaged them.

I'm getting some pretty wacky resistances when I try and measure the pots, so I guess I'll pull them off and measure them off the board.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
giovanni said:
Ok then it is possible that the volume pot is busted. But it’s also possible that the op amp is not providing enough volume. Is it much much louder than bypass?
Click to expand...
Yea it's a good bit louder than bypass. Not like searingly louder, but noticeably so. My gain pot(s) are also busted, apparently, so that impacts the volume also.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
So I painstakingly desoldered the volume pot with wick (misplaced sucker, new one on order) and measured the resistance. I was getting OL at the pins, and up closer to the pot where the little holes are if I pushed down really hard I could get the correct resistances. I used some 91% rubbing alcohol and cleaned the leads really well and was then able to read to correct resistances at the pins. Resoldered and now my volume works. Gain and treble pots are still busted. Gonna wait on the solder sucker for those. Guess I could try reflowing them first.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Alright. Reflowed/added solder to the other two pots. All seems to work now. Sorry for taking up so much thread on "I suck at soldering pots".

Slight side issue: when I unplug my guitar with the pedal on, I get a sustained squeal from the amp...anyone have any thoughts on that?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
It's kind of cool actually- I can make it change pitch by turning the gain and treble pots up. Goes away completely if I turn the gain and treble down a bit. Anyone able to reproduce this?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

N
  • Question Question
EPisode Booster troubleshooting
Replies
3
Views
132
c.est.baastien
C
djmiyta
  • Question Question
Procrastinator Issues
Replies
1
Views
297
Diynot
D
A
  • Question Question
Valhalla Distortion issues
2
Replies
29
Views
1K
ammendes
A
C
  • Question Question
SOLVED Aion Xenotron/? Flange LFO issues
Replies
5
Views
887
comradehoser
C
A
  • Question Question
SOLVED Terrarium - No sound out of it..
Replies
2
Views
345
autodafe
A
Back
Top