SOLVED (Solved) Arachnid no bypass signal... effect works great

[swelchy]

Just finished doing a run through playing with all the settings on the arachnid build and realized I have no bypass signal... everything works as it should besides that.

 

[Robert]

If everything works aside from bypass it's usually either the jumper across the bottom of the 3PDT or the 3PDT itself damaged.

Make sure the tip lug of your output jack isn't touching the enclosure in the top right corner.

It might be making just enough contact that it's killing the bypass signal.

 

[swelchy]

Confirmed.. bad 3pdt stomp switch.... checked continuity with my fancy new meter and we had a dud.. Just swapped the switch and all is well and boxed up!

 

[swelchy]

If everything works aside from bypass it's usually either the jumper across the bottom of the 3PDT or the 3PDT itself damaged.

Make sure the tip lug of your output jack isn't touching the enclosure in the top right corner.

It might be making just enough contact that it's killing the bypass signal.

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it was close but I definitely had a couple mm's clearance there..

 

[MichaelW]

Confirmed.. bad 3pdt stomp switch.... checked continuity with my fancy new meter and we had a dud.. Just swapped the switch and all is well and boxed up!

What meter did you get? I was in Lowes this weekend and was looking longingly, (with a little bit of drool I must admit) at the Flukes.

What has the world come to when I'm lusting after digital multimeters instead of guitars?

 

[swelchy]

I received a gracious gift from someone here and I won’t name names but I’ll say it’s waaaay more meter than I can even comprehend…completely grateful ….. It’s a fluke scope meter that does all the bells and whistles too