Kliche Mini SE No Sound, Even When Bypassed

[somethingvague]

I just finished my Kliche Mini SE build, and the LED lights up, but I get no sound, even when the pedal is bypassed.

I’ve never had a pedal be completely silent before, so I don’t even know where to start. Originally the breakout board for the switch was upside down (pictured as such), but reversing it didn’t fix the problem. Is there anywhere I can probe while the pedal is bypassed to help diagnose it? I have no idea on this kind of stuff. Thanks for any help.

 

[somethingvague]

Do you know if there are any simulations of the Klon circuit where you can probe what the voltage values should be at various locations?

 

[Nostradoomus]

I mean all the other resistors after it

 

[somethingvague]

I mean all the other resistors after it

Unfortunately all of the other resistors between the 100 ohm and the charge pump are what they should be

 

[Nostradoomus]

you should try grounding the jacks as I said earlier, all your values check out and your soldering looks ok, it's worth a shot

 

[Nostradoomus]

you have to find somewhere without paint on the enclosure to tie them to, if you have stranded wire strip a good chunk off and stick it down into the screw holes and put the back plate on and screw it down

 

[somethingvague]

Figured it out. I brought up a picture of someone else’s circuit and somehow noticed within 10 seconds that I had the resistor all the way in the bottom left in backwards. How I spotted it, I have no idea, but I got lucky and noticed it. That’s why the voltage in the low side of that resistor was so small.

 

[Nostradoomus]

visual inspection is key, glad you got it going

 

[somethingvague]

Thanks for all your help.

 

[Nostradoomus]

gotta try! I'd say 90% of issues with the well laid out boards here are a wrong value/orientation etc etc. Just gotta keep an eye out