Don't solder while tired.

[black mariah]

Don't ever pick up an iron right before you head to bed. I did that a few days ago and tonight I get around to finishing up my New Clipper and realize that I had wired the input directly to the output, and the grounds were going everywhere. 

Also, the best debugging tip I can give: WIGGLE THE COMPONENTS! It wouldn't work until I wiggled everything and found that I had missed a lead when I reflowed them all. Of course, it was the only one that wasn't making good contact to begin with.

Ah, fun.

[Papa_lazerous]

Had you been drinking too?

[Opencan]

My worse memory of soldering while tired is burning 2 fingers. You can play with no effects, you can't play with no fingers.

And I just did my first real effect while being tired (haven't slept yet and its 6:30AM) and didn't noticed the circuit using BJT's and not the FETs I had. Now I need to find some BJT's and it will take a while.

[tcobretti]

I have built a few pedals after drinking a lot, and all of them worked the first time I plugged them in.

I'm like Jackie Chan from Drunken Master.

[zachomega]

Perhaps this calls for a drunken pedal build contest...haha...Minimum 3 drinks before the building begins...Wait, perhaps I shouldn't be encouraging this sort of behaviour. 

-Zach Omega

I have built a few pedals after drinking a lot, and all of them worked the first time I plugged them in.

I'm like Jackie Chan from Drunken Master.

[MartyMart]

..... yeah, that's getting towards "*&^*&^" territory....... I see it now
"Hey doc what's this thing on the X-ray up my ass ?

.......  oh my god .... looks like a "Green Ringer" son !

How did that get up there  ??


..... DONT even go there people !!!!

[fikri]

And dont forget to check back regularly if your etching a PCB. I was once forgot to do that because i have to go somewhere, then comeback late at night, as a result... you know...

[96ecss]

Don't ever pick up an iron right before you head to bed. I did that a few days ago and tonight I get around to finishing up my New Clipper and realize that I had wired the input directly to the output, and the grounds were going everywhere. 

Also, the best debugging tip I can give: WIGGLE THE COMPONENTS! It wouldn't work until I wiggled everything and found that I had missed a lead when I reflowed them all. Of course, it was the only one that wasn't making good contact to begin with.

Ah, fun.

Hi,

There have been a few times recently where I wanted to finish a pedal or start on new build on a certain night but by the time I got the time to start it was late and I was tired. Each time I decided to just go to bed and leave it for another night. After reading your post, I'm glad I did.

Dave