LED always lit if input or output jacks are touching the enclosure

[FamousAmos]

I am having a weird issue I have never experienced before and hopefully someone can set me straight. Just finished an ADHD board with the buffered foot switch add-on. Everything is working perfectly function/soundwise except the LED engagement/state. Pedal turns on and off as it should but the LED is consistently lit. I have narrowed it down to the strangest issue. The LED on off works as it should as long as the input and output jacks are not touching the bare metal of the enclosure. If they are touching it then the LED stays consistently lit regardless of if I click the foot switch on or off.

It is certainly and undoubtedly the input output jacks as I can move them while the pedals powered on, touch the enclosure with them and the LED will light up, move the jacks so they're not touching anything at all and the LED turns off, and clicking the foot switch turns the LED on/off as it should as long as the jacks are not touching the bare metal of the enclosure.

What is going on lol

 

[FamousAmos]

 

[Nostradoomus]

There’s a grounding problem somewhere, I’d start by reflowing your 3pdt+AK pads they look pretty cold. And the 6 pads connecting the main/bypass board on the back too.

 

[FamousAmos]

I reflowed them all on both ends/sides, cleaned the hell out of it and still the same issue.

 

[Alan W]

If you only have one of the jacks touching the housing, does it still stay lit?

 

[FamousAmos]

Yes, either one of the jacks one at a time and/or both touching the bare metal of the enclosure at the same time turns the LED on