LED only working with battery - not with power supply

Started by Koeffe, May 03, 2008, 09:35:29 AM

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Koeffe

My overdrive pedal is built after this:
http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/pdf/ggg_mbb_lo.pdf

I just got myself at Cioks Double Jack power supply. The pedal works with that, but the LED isn't lighting - only when i'm using a battery. What could be wrong?

frokost

Wiring error, most likely. My guess would be that you have connected the LED to the same terminal on the power plug as the red wire from the battery snap. When the power adapter is plugged in, the battery snap is disconnected, and so is the LED. Are the wires connected like this? http://tonepad.com/project.asp?id=35

Koeffe

Thanks!!! That was way simplier than I thought... But I'm wondering how I could have done it wrong... I'm sure I triple-checked everything when I built it :)

frokost