Sunflower fuzz won’t work

[JHKcustoms]

Ok so it’s been a min since I had any issue with a pedal, and after two days of tying various fixes I lay my poor non functioning circuit before you all.
I wired this beasty up and I have signal pass through when off and then it’s just kind of off when turn it on, I can hear the slightest bit of signal but it’s faint and dosnt seem to be affected by the fuzz.
I’ve double checked everything’s values, the wiring of the power and the jacks, I get power and the LED lights up. I can even hear the sweep of the bias’ when it’s on.
Any ideas ??

 

[JHKcustoms]

What happens if you do a continuity test between lug 1 and the negative terminal on your DC jack?

I’m uncertain because unfortunately I don’t have a continuity test setting on my multimeter

 

[PedalBuilder]

I’m uncertain because unfortunately I don’t have a continuity test setting on my multimeter

Really?! I didn't know that they made multimeters without a continuity test function. Can you also post a picture of your multimeter?

In the meantime, try measuring the resistance between lug 1 and the negative terminal on your DC jack. If it's ~0Ω, then there's continuity. If you get a really high value or if it doesn't even register that you're trying to measure something, then there's no continuity.

 

[JHKcustoms]

Yep this is it
When I measure between lug 1 and the neg side of the input it kinda bounces around, I can’t get a steady read

 

[PedalBuilder]

Try resoldering the wire connecting the negative side of the DC jack and the PCB. Lug 1 is connected to ground, so you should be getting something close to 0Ω between the negative terminal of the DC jack and lug 1.

Edit: Try the diode setting on your multimeter. It probably has a secondary function as a continuity tester.

 

[JHKcustoms]

Ok I don’t wanna jinx it but after some messing around and fiddling, I seem to have more signal all of a sudden seems a pretty much functional, I don’t hear much change in the internal bias but I had to lift it to check for errant solder beads that I think were bridging to R1, so I’m trying to put that back into place to see if that helps.

 

[JHKcustoms]

Try resoldering the wire connecting the negative side of the DC jack and the PCB. Lug 1 is connected to ground, so you should be getting something close to 0Ω between the negative terminal of the DC jack and lug 1.

Edit: Try the diode setting on your multimeter. It probably has a secondary function as a continuity tester.

I will do this as well to see if that helps it dose still feel like there’s a scouch of volume missing at least compared to my fuzz face mini. When on its about exactly as loud as the clean sound on the amp with the volume cranked on the pedal.

 

[Locrian99]

I will do this as well to see if that helps it dose still feel like there’s a scouch of volume missing at least compared to my fuzz face mini. When on its about exactly as loud as the clean sound on the amp with the volume cranked on the pedal.

It should be much louder than that. Where is your clean trim (i honestly cant remember if this effects volume, i feel like it should). I believe fully ccw has it turned off. See if that makes a volume difference though i don’t think it should be that drastic.

Its a small circuit reflow all your solder joints. I had a quiet circuit not long ago and the cold joint was on pin 7 of the footswitch. So

 

[JHKcustoms]

Yeah it dose to a degree, it seems louder when the clean trim is off. Which is where I have it currently. I’m gonna do another reflow, I’ve gone through a few at this point, but one more couldn’t hurt!