Debugging page incomplete

Started by good air, April 25, 2010, 10:03:42 PM

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good air

On the geo debugging page, one of the links is broken:

No or very little effect in the sound when the effect is engaged
http://www.geofex.com/fxdebug/weakeffx.htm

Does anyone know what the fix is for "No or very little effect in the sound, etc"?

I have 2 fuzzes in one enclosure and one of them is super low, the other works fine.  Both boards are taking power from the dc jack. 

GibsonGM

Maybe that one never got written? Still has a heading...

Anyway, here's what I would do:
Get both FX out of the box, connect to 1/4" jacks with jumpers.  Test with a guitar.  Be sure each works the way it should.  THEN, try to connect them IN the box.  A difference should show up if an error was made.  Without 2 known good circuits, there's no way to know where the trouble is!   Now, 1 fuzz may just be quieter than the other, that can happen.   And that can be modified, too, by adding a booster to its output or something!

So, step1:  make sure both are working when they're independent of each other power-supply wise.  after that, any new troubles can be traced back to things you just did.

Post back with more on how this is going...
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good air

Thanks for the reply man.  I put it in another box with new jacks and new dc but is still the same.  The other fuzz works fine on its own, its just this one thats messed up.  I remelted the joints on the board and pots.  Whats usually the cause of something like this?  The boards verified its part of a kit and a legit pcb so I'm kinda surprised this isn't working.  Its probably something I did, I'm thinking of trying to swap transistors but wanted to check in here first because i ran out of sockets so swapping would be a pain in the ass.