Ooops I wired all the pots backwards...

[pott]

And of course I insulated each lugs with heat shrink so it makes it twice harder to rewire... DOH!

Good news, the pedal (a very crunchy, 3 knobs box... er... *cough cough*) works 100% and sounds even better than what I remember the original! Used a TL072.


So the question... I just need to reverse lugs 1 and 3 and all should be alright, right?

Also... it only works with battery. The sound cuts as soon as I insert a power supply plug, but only when NOT in bypass... which is weird as I triple checked, my wiring is correct...

[pott]

Ok figured out the battery/Power supply issue....


1) had the ring and sleeve reversed on the input
2) my 1spot wasn't plugged in 

[jlullo]

yes, just swap the first and third lugs, and you'll be good.

nice job using heat shrink- i haven't even been that neat yet!

[iaresee]

Man, I did that three builds in a row. Thankfully they were all boost builds -- so only one knob'ers.

[Processaurus]

And of course I insulated each lugs with heat shrink so it makes it twice harder to rewire... DOH!

Can you switch the wires on the board end?  Probably easier/cleaner than dealing with the heat shrink'd pots.

[Wheeman]

Hi, my name is Ben and I'm a chronic back-ass-wards wiring master. 

I'll double check everything and still manage to get one pot backwards.

And I'm not the only one, which makes me feel less bad about it.

[pott]

Glad to be of help Ben  I too thought I had it right. Worse is I know how a pot works so I probably could have figured it out properly anyway... doh.

[ehofherr]

Good news, the pedal (a very crunchy, 3 knobs box... er... *cough cough*) works 100% and sounds even better than what I remember the original! Used a TL072.

What pedal did yo build?

[pott]

I think I gave enough hints no? 


Ok ok it's a MI Audio Crunchbox. I had bought a new original one and a half years ago but had to sell it a year ago...

This one is smoother and way less bright. It does lack treble/presence

I used Bean's layout.

[pott]

Does anybody know how to increase the treble/presence content, to make it more like a stock Crunchbox? The pedal's way too dark as it is

[Boogdish]

I don't think I've completed any builds where I didn't do at least one pot backwards.  I've kept it like that a couple of times, makes me feel like the pedal is my secret weapon, I'm the only one who knows how to use it.

[kurtlives]

This thread makes me feel special..

Never wired a pot backwards.