Fuzz Face Clone Power Piggy Back?

Started by AtomicFuzzKing, November 05, 2012, 09:23:26 PM

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AtomicFuzzKing

Hello All,

I recently finished up my Germanium (PNP) fuzz face clone.  I put it in an enclosure, and it is a snug fit.  When I tested it out, I have it running off a 9v power supply, with the correct pin sleeve orientation, everything worked fine and it sounded great.  When I added in my other effects.  it quit working... sort of.  As long as the other effects had no power going to them from my power supply, it would work.  As soon as I powered those effects up, the LED went off and I got a tiny fuzz signal coming through.  There is a lot of static when the effect is on or off in this setup, and when I touch the enclosure, the static drops.  Now, the question is, could something in the circut be grounding out to the enclosure, and when the other effects are running with power, this is causing a short?  I am going to try and insulate and isolate all the off board components.  Am I on the right track?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.