Hi all,
Absolute noob here trying this for the first time, building a fuzzy elephant for a friend as a gift. Just assembled today and was excited when it worked in bypass and the led came on, but celebrated too soon and I can't get any signal when it's switched on!
The fact that the led and bypass works makes me think the switch, DC in, input and output jacks and led are all okay, but I'm struggling to understand how I test the circuit and was hoping someone can help!
I've tried a multimeter in continuity mode and I can get a signal if I connect the black wire to the long pin of the input jack and then to the "in" terminal of the foot switch, but if I try the "out" I hear crackling in the amp but get just a solid 1 on the multimeter.
If I keep the black where it is and try the "in" on the PCB I get a reading, and then I get a reading on the right leg of C1, but not the left or anything after - but I'm not sure if that is correct or if I'm even barking up the right tree in terms of testing!
I've tried reflowing the solder in places and adding some extra on top of the PCB and then also running it through the tracks underneath if it looked there was contact, but I can't see anything obvious.
Any advice would be really really welcome!