Pedal only works when output plug is plugged halfway into output jack?

[Bandwagonesque]

I wired up a pedal last night and i'm having a bit of a problem in getting it to work like it should. Now it seems to work fine, but theres a catch. The pedal seems to only work when the output plug is plugged halfway into the output jack. When it is in halfway, it bypasses signal just fine and does its job when on without a hitch. When I plug it in all the way though, it kills all signal whether bypassed or on and the only thing it does is signal the LED when engaged. The pedal i built is a -9v fuzz face clone and i'm wondering if that may have something to do with it. I checked my wiring and everything seems to be on point (though I admit I need to do one more indepth run through again later tonight just to be sure). Does anyone have any idea as to what I may have done wrong or how I can go about alleviating the problem as it is? If I can only get it to work with the output plug plugged all the way in, it'll be working like a charm

[therecordingart]

Sounds like you used a stereo jack on the output and wired the ring connection instead of the tip connection.

[stallik]

Take the bottom off the pedal, plug in a jack and make sure that when the terminals are moved back by the plug, they don't short on anything (the casing for example) This has happened to me several times. Usually, carefully rotating the jack is enough to sort such problems but it can be tricky in very small boxes

[therecordingart]

Take the bottom off the pedal, plug in a jack and make sure that when the terminals are moved back by the plug, they don't short on anything (the casing for example) This has happened to me several times. Usually, carefully rotating the jack is enough to sort such problems but it can be tricky in very small boxes

Good call. I usually check to make sure the tip contact isn't pushed into the enclosure or neighboring parts before I close it up.

[amptramp]

I have had this happen with enclosed plastic jacks.  You can move the tip past the contact point on some of them.  If this is what you are using, either change it for an open-frame jack or add a stopper on the inside to prevent the plug from going in too far.

[Bandwagonesque]

Sounds like you used a stereo jack on the output and wired the ring connection instead of the tip connection.

that was it! can't believe it went overlooked thanks alot!

[Paul Marossy]

Sounds like you used a stereo jack on the output and wired the ring connection instead of the tip connection.

that was it! can't believe it went overlooked thanks alot!

Not too hard of a mistake to make. Sometimes I like to use the continuity checker on my DMM just to make sure I didn't mess it up.