pikingrin
what is this?
I'm still more or less a rookie when it comes to electronics; learned my fair share about the components but ran into a potential weird issue with a switch last night. Finished a WayHuge Red Llama OD clone, had to get it just because of the name, and it was an easy build. Very easy. 9 resistors, a single 4041 diode, a 12-pin IC and 2 pots to wire in (outside of the footswitch). This being my 11th or 12th build, I was confident until I got no signal when I turned the pedal on.
Doing my troubleshooting, I get continuity from beginning to end on the PCB and I get continuity from tip to tip from the input to output jack when in the off position. When on, continuity is cut and I can only trace it to the foot switch as everything else has checked out.
So in the "off" position, I get continuity in all lugs EXCEPT 8 and 9. In the "on" position, continuity through all EXCEPT 1, 2, 6 and 9 - 9 being the output which is routed to the middle lug on a pot and then into the board through an outside lug.
When I crank both controls to the max, I get a static hiss output but zero throughput from the guitar. Curious if this is a bad switch as I've exhausted all other avenues of testing. Any ideas??
Doing my troubleshooting, I get continuity from beginning to end on the PCB and I get continuity from tip to tip from the input to output jack when in the off position. When on, continuity is cut and I can only trace it to the foot switch as everything else has checked out.
So in the "off" position, I get continuity in all lugs EXCEPT 8 and 9. In the "on" position, continuity through all EXCEPT 1, 2, 6 and 9 - 9 being the output which is routed to the middle lug on a pot and then into the board through an outside lug.
When I crank both controls to the max, I get a static hiss output but zero throughput from the guitar. Curious if this is a bad switch as I've exhausted all other avenues of testing. Any ideas??