how to measure collector volt - help RM

[Gus]

The meter is set wrong.

Move the dial to the DC voltage setting not the battery test setting. 
There is a big difference. The manual should explain what it different or you could try a web search

[duck_arse]

lsg - I was interested in the ohms value of that resistor, but now gus has cracked the "sounds good, measures wrong" conundrum, the resistor probably does measure correct.

scorched, there, I can spell it proper.

[LightSoundGeometry]

yeah, its right on 7.0 volts ...with the setting on DC volt

no wonder ..lol

but I have another question? the unity gain is pretty much full blast 9-10. Is this normal? I have correct Voltages everywhere yet no amplification output (boost) it sure does make the guitar insanely trebly but sings like a bird on the dirty tube amp channel ...I jammed longer than I ever have in a long time lol ol.

the two solid state clunkers I have , one sounded bad and the small crate gt15r sang like a bird to ..for a cheap amp this crate sure does have a nice crunch to it ..makes you want to play pantera and metallica

[LightSoundGeometry]

I'm having too much fun with this and the rooster

[LightSoundGeometry]

2 things- the base V should be about 1.1 V, assuming 9V for V+, and 68K for Rb (9V x Rb/[Rb + 470K]). Your measured value is extremely low, so this indicates that either the V+ is wrong, the Rb is wrong, or the ground strip is not connected at Rb. My guess is its the ground strip since your Emitter voltage is about right.

The other thing is your breadboarding skills have improved substantially in the past couple of months.

my first fuzz on BB - now to somehow wire it up on vero or perf

take a look at picture and lets see who can guess which fuzz circuit is , I didnt change any values at all

[smallbearelec]

my first fuzz on BB - now to somehow wire it up on vero or perf

It's time to start learning to use DIY Layout Creator. Then follow the basic rules for boxing:

--Pick a large enough enclosure. "B" size will be OK, but 125-B has a little more room.

--Decide where the off-board parts will go.

--Lay out the board so that the connections to the off-board parts are as direct as possible.

The last piece takes A Lot of practice with the program and then place-and-try.

Have fun, get frustrated and let us know how it goes.

[LightSoundGeometry]

my first fuzz on BB - now to somehow wire it up on vero or perf

It's time to start learning to use DIY Layout Creator. Then follow the basic rules for boxing:

--Pick a large enough enclosure. "B" size will be OK, but 125-B has a little more room.

--Decide where the off-board parts will go.

--Lay out the board so that the connections to the off-board parts are as direct as possible.

The last piece takes A Lot of practice with the program and then place-and-try.

Have fun, get frustrated and let us know how it goes.

Thank you Small bear! I love my rangemaster i put together with parts from your store. In the near futires, I am going to oreder a few sets of fuzz transistors to experiment with and get me a good fuzz box for my rig. Probably stay NPN but might try a PNP a go as well since I got a positive rangemaster to work

* update, I stopped all squealing and whistling, turns out its just wires too close , I understand shielding a lot better now. I tore a few builds apart when all along the i/o wires just needed separated. I got caught up in the twisting of wires together like you see on boutique amps etc, cant do that on high gain pedals I found