SOLVED 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 diode 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

 

[pricklyrobot]

…I had the resistor all the way in the bottom left in backwards.

Just for posterity, and anyone searching in the future, you mean the diode on the bottom left (D101), right?

 

[Nostradoomus]

Yeah that zener was a renez

 

[pricklyrobot]

I’m sure we’ve all edoid it once or twice

 

[somethingvague]

Just for posterity, and anyone searching in the future, you mean the diode on the bottom left (D101), right?

That is correct. I’ve edited my post with the correction.