Negative Voltage on Output of Effect

[Dasher]

Hi everyone,

I built an Octave Up Sick Box using this vero layout: http://www.eskimo.plus.com/fxstuff/ousb.png. I used BAT41's for D1 and D2 and IN4148's for D3 - D6.

I was testing a few voltages and noticed that there's approximately -0.19mV at the output of the effect (wiper of the Vol pot). On the other side of the output cap (C6), I have -1.3V. These seem to be the only two nodes in the circuit where I'm getting negative voltages. Is this normal for this effect?

[bukas]

does it work properly ?

[Dasher]

Thanks for the reply.

Yes, it seems to be working OK. I don't have it wired up with a bypass switch right now though...would switch popping be an issue when there's a negative voltage on the output?

[bukas]

check polarities on electrolytics and test it on small speaker