phaseur fleur

[N8ball]

I am having a mysterious issue with my phaseur fleur build. Everything is soldered well, nothing cold. LEDs are positioned correctly. ICs get power. It doesn't work, not even in bypass, no signal goes through, though when in bypass, the buzz will change slightly in tone when you touch the guitar strings. I am clueless. Can somebody help me figure this out?

[nocentelli]

If the bypass is not working, there's clearly a fault in either input or output wiring. My money is on either input and ground are reversed, or a the input or output are accidentally grounded. Get the bypass working first before you tackle debugging the circuit.

[alparent]

Pictures!

[mth5044]

Switch may be faulty/melted also. Check that it is making the internal connections with a DMM. 

[armdnrdy]

Did you wire the switch from a diagram with the pins facing like this:

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instead of like this:
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[N8ball]

Switch may be faulty/melted also. Check that it is making the internal connections with a DMM. 

I did change out the switch, as the first one did not register any power. The new one now registers, but the problem still remains.

[N8ball]

Did you wire the switch from a diagram with the pins facing like this:

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instead of like this:
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Yes, it is wired that way.

[jimilee]

It should be the bottom diagram not the top

[mth5044]

Pics would help!

[armdnrdy]

Did you wire the switch from a diagram with the pins facing like this:

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instead of like this:
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Yes, it is wired that way.

If you wired the switch with the pins oriented like the top diagram, it is wired incorrectly. The pins are longer in one direction. When viewed in that fashion, the center pins are the common pins.

[N8ball]

Did you wire the switch from a diagram with the pins facing like this:

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instead of like this:
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Yes, it is wired that way.

If you wired the switch with the pins oriented like the top diagram, it is wired incorrectly. The pins are longer in one direction. When viewed in that fashion, the center pins are the common pins.

I am silly. It's wired the correct way, with the pins being horizontal. Sorry, apparently I was distracted or something when I wrote that.

[armdnrdy]

If no signal goes through when bypassed...then it is either the switch wired wrong or a bad solder joint. Check that you have the "output" of the switch going to the output jack as well.


There are times when the solder connection "looks" good but the wire is encased in the solder without making an electrically sound connection.

Reflow the connections to input and output jacks as well as the switch connections. 

[N8ball]

So it turns out that even though the wiring diagram does not say anything about it, the pedal started functioning (though not completely properly) when I grounded  the output. Now, though, when I turn it on, the effect doesn't turn off unless the battery is disconnected.

[armdnrdy]

Do you have a link to the build you're working on?

Also, the switching diagram if it's not included in the build link.

We can be of more help if you post these items.