SOLVED Uberfuzz worked for a while, now it doesn't.

[sanzanobi]

I built an Uberfuzz late last year, and it's worked great up until about a month ago. The pedal began working intermittently, now I get no effect. Bypass sounds great, and the LED lights up. I can't find a ground issue anywhere, and I replaced the 3PDT foot switch just in case there was an issue with bridging underneath the breakout board.

Any help to bring this pedal back to life would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Erik S]

Try wiggling those transistors in their sockets while you put some sound through it.

 

[sanzanobi]

Try wiggling those transistors in their sockets while you put some sound through it.

Yep. The connection between the socket and transistor or socket and board in Q2 and Q3 seem to be causing the issue. I tried thickening up the leads with some solder on those two transistors, but that didn't work. Guessing the socket is the issue?

Great call thank you.

 

[Erik S]

Loose socket-transistor connection would have been my guess too, but it’s possible you’ve got a solder joint problem. Reflow might help.

 

[sanzanobi]

Loose socket-transistor connection would have been my guess too, but it’s possible you’ve got a solder joint problem. Reflow might help.

Done, and the pedal is working again. Thanks for the help!!!