temporalhaze
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Hey guys! I'm going to preface this post by saying I'm still a pretty amateur builder, specifically in regards to troubleshooting...which brings me here!
Last night I built a Leprechaun/Rainbow Machine clone, it was alive and had power immediately after building the thing [photo attached]. Unfortunately since it was 2:30am, I was unable to test it. This morning, all was well, until I plugged the cables in. No signal, and the LEDs were significantly dimmer. As a random measure, I slipped electrical tape between the pots and the I/O jacks [this is a very tight build]. Over the course of the morning, there's little to no light coming out of the LED, and as of my typing now the LEDs are emitting nothing.
At first when I plugged the effect into my combo amp for testing, bypass worked fine and still does. Once in effect mode the signal itself was completely garbled [sounded like scratching and somewhat staticky]. The signal was getting through but incredibly quiet and not what this effect should sound like. Again, over the course of the morning it's even quieter.
Due to my limited troubleshooting skills I'm unsure what to try to diagnose. I'm using an EHX 9.6V power supply [photo attached] which originally came with the Grand Canyon Delay. When this effect is plugged into said power supply, my multimeter is showing 2.36V [photo attached]. I'm getting the same readings from the voltage I/O pins of the ICs as well. I swapped out the 2.1mm DC jack with an exact other and I'm getting the same readings, so it's not a bad power jack.
At this point I'm kind of at a loss, if any more info is needed let me know and I'll provide it to the best of my ability. I really want this one to work. I'll be able to respond pretty quickly throughout the day today and tomorrow, then I work 12s the next 4 days so my communication will be limited. Thanks everyone in advance.
Last night I built a Leprechaun/Rainbow Machine clone, it was alive and had power immediately after building the thing [photo attached]. Unfortunately since it was 2:30am, I was unable to test it. This morning, all was well, until I plugged the cables in. No signal, and the LEDs were significantly dimmer. As a random measure, I slipped electrical tape between the pots and the I/O jacks [this is a very tight build]. Over the course of the morning, there's little to no light coming out of the LED, and as of my typing now the LEDs are emitting nothing.
At first when I plugged the effect into my combo amp for testing, bypass worked fine and still does. Once in effect mode the signal itself was completely garbled [sounded like scratching and somewhat staticky]. The signal was getting through but incredibly quiet and not what this effect should sound like. Again, over the course of the morning it's even quieter.
Due to my limited troubleshooting skills I'm unsure what to try to diagnose. I'm using an EHX 9.6V power supply [photo attached] which originally came with the Grand Canyon Delay. When this effect is plugged into said power supply, my multimeter is showing 2.36V [photo attached]. I'm getting the same readings from the voltage I/O pins of the ICs as well. I swapped out the 2.1mm DC jack with an exact other and I'm getting the same readings, so it's not a bad power jack.
At this point I'm kind of at a loss, if any more info is needed let me know and I'll provide it to the best of my ability. I really want this one to work. I'll be able to respond pretty quickly throughout the day today and tomorrow, then I work 12s the next 4 days so my communication will be limited. Thanks everyone in advance.
