Debugging a fuzz face clone help?

[samuwel]

I get continuity across that joint. It goes from the 2.2uf cap to Q1B, had to do it with Q1 and Q2 because of the BCE order rather than the ECB in the schematic.

It's possible i've fried one of the transistors, I was careful when soldering though, so I'd think it was fairly unlikely. Any simple checks I could do to make sure?

[jdub]

If you have a DMM with diode test, set it to diode test, positive probe on emitter and negative probe on collector- if there's voltage, there's likely a prob.

BTW, as Spidermonkey suggested, are you sure about the orientation of both transistors?  I'm having a hard time telling from the photos, and a misoriented Q2 could be behind the high Q2c voltage...

[jdub]

Check out this post:
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=80443.0

[head_spaz]

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[Skruffyhound]

Check your wiring to instrument jacks, can't tell very well from the pics but one of them looks like it's wired to the switch lug, not the tip. Just a thought, I know I've done it before

[samuwel]

To check I'm not being mildly retarded with this, heres a pic of one of my transistors with the datasheet thing it came with.



the way I've labelled it is the way it's been put into the circuit (both of them). This is correct, yes?

Tried the diode test as mentioned above and came out okay, any other suggestions for making sure it's not my transistors that are wrong?

Check out this post:
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=80443.0

Is there a simple way to find out what the resistances should be as mentioned in that thread?

[Skruffyhound]

Go through all your connections again, do it backwards, literally work through the circuit the opposite way from the way you built it. Yes it's boring but nothing more boring than a non-functional effect. You may not get accurate readings for your resistors while they are in the circuit as mentioned above somewhere. Check the colour codes here:http://www.electronics2000.co.uk/calc/resistor-code-calculator.php
The chances that you have a faulty component are much lower than the chances of human error. Check values and connections are correct. I can't remember if you said it was passing any signal at all, if not, check off-board wiring as a first step, if both jack's earths are not connected together for example you will get zip, no circuit. Good luck, don't give up