[Jefferson Lindquist]

Okay. I will go over all the solder joints.
IF THAT DOESN’T WORK, is there a next step? or, am I trashing the pedal? Can I replace the relay?

tx,
jeff

[Jefferson Lindquist]

I am getting 5v at the diodes and microcontroller.
Still do not hear a click when engaging the pedal.

[Jefferson Lindquist]

Hi Brach,
I did all the troubleshoot steps in step 5.
I am not getting continuity to R1 and from Vol.2 to output.
I am also not hearing the “click” like I used to hear.

The problem must be the relay circuit.

What is my next step?

Thank you for your help.

peace,
jeff

[Jefferson Lindquist]

Hi Brach,
I did all the troubleshoot steps in step 5.
I am not getting continuity to R1 and from Vol.2 to output.
I am also not hearing the “click” like I used to hear.

The problem must be the relay circuit.

What is my next step?

Thank you for your help.

peace,
jeff

[Jefferson Lindquist]

Brach –
Hold on to your seat!..

IT IS WORKING!! (knocking on wood as I type that.)

The last piece, after resoldering, wiggling, resoldering, etc., was getting rid of the sockets. Despite the sockets being secure, and (I thought) the trannies being tight, I finally whittled it down to the “highs” trannie not sitting right. Soldered it, and, voila! All is well. It’s been 24 hours and numerous plays.

Thank you so much for all your support.

IDEA – you had mentioned in an earlier post to me that y’all do not recommend using sockets (which IS a very DIY thing. :). My suggestion is to put that recommendation in your instruction manual.

BTW – I have the volume pedal insert also from y’all and LOVE IT. By far my favorite volume pedal.

Thank you again!
peace,
jeff

[Jefferson Lindquist]

Since our last correspondence, I’ve resoldered the entire pedal. Suddenly, it started working!……and stopped.
The most recent problem is this – while the pedal is on, there will be a suddenly eq shift, where all the higher frequencies go away. Sounds like someone put a blanket over the sound. Then, without reason, it will go back to normal. This happens without me touching the pedal.

Any ideas?

If you start taking in pedals that need fixing, I am more than glad to send it to you and pay you to fix this. It’s been over a year and I am still unable to use it live. It has been that unreliable. (But boy does it sound good when it’s working!)

Thank you for your help.
peace,
jeff

[Jefferson Lindquist]

It has been a while since my last post.

Again, I’m having trouble with the pedal working. It is fine in BYPASS. However, whether the pedal will work when turned on is always a crap shoot. The LEDs light up. I’ve checked all solder joints, made sure that pots are not touching the pcb (I’ve put rubber between them.) Some times it starts to work if I unplug the power and power back up. Sometimes it doesn’t.

One time I turned it on, the bypass and On were backward. Tremelo when bypassed; no trem when “on.” Only once, however; couldn’t replicate.

Very frustrating. When it works, it is wonderful, but I’ve been fighting this pedal since March.

Any help is appreciated.

tx,
j

[Jefferson Lindquist]

Ok. I will re-solder all the joints and check the paper.
BTW – I’ve been making pedals for 12 years now and soldering for 30. I’m feeling pretty good about the soldering.
I will let you know how it turns out.

tx for your prompt reply,
j

[Jefferson Lindquist]

UPDATE:
Fired it up again.
Got signal when bypass on. Still got clock whine (changes with rate and volume of whine changes with depth.)
THEN, I used the phase switch – and lost the audio when bypass on! First time that has happened!

I can send photos or sound examples if needed.

Thank you Brach.

j

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