I'm building the Chaos Pedal and have been trying to troubleshoot an issue for a while now because I am not getting a signal. After lots of testing, I localized the issue to the C2 capacitor. It seems to be shorting out as I'm getting continuity between the two leads however there doesn't seem to be any bridge going on. But I try reflowing the joints making sure to remove any possible specs of solder that could be causing a bridge. I also scrubbed the area with alcohol using a toothbrush. But the continuity is still there between the two leads. So I thought maybe the cap is faulty somehow, so I remove the cap entirely. But the thing is it's still registering continuity between the empty solder joints on the PCB.
Is it possible that the PCB is faulty somehow? I've definitely made sure there's no bridging going on, so what else could be causing this issue?
Is it possible that the PCB is faulty somehow? I've definitely made sure there's no bridging going on, so what else could be causing this issue?