Baking pedals

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So I stripped the whole pedal back to just the switch and jacks and I'm still not getting a bypass signal. I've checked continuity following the hot wires and grounds and they all connect. There's no ground/tip continuity between either jack and I have ground continuity between both jacks.

This is the second footswich I've used. They're cheap but I've used in the past with no failure rate. Is 2 in a row probable?

Or is there something wrong with the diagram?

Is there an easier way to make a breakbox for a circuit testing rig?

Are you on the message board at Aron Nelson's site? If not that's probably where you need to work through these issues. Mike Fuller, Zachary Vex and a whole bunch of other guys are members who know pedals inside and out.

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/

Double-check that the switch's contacts are working, as it's possible to cook it while soldering and be left with a non-conductive lug. From the image in a previous post:
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...8&d=1432819102

In one foot-switch position you should get continuity between the two lugs in the blue ring and continuity between the two lugs in the yellow ring, but not the red. In the other (bypass) position you should get continuity between the two lugs in the red ring, but not the blue or yellow. Check the other lugs if you want, but the above are the ones related to the bypass.

Okay so the switch is behaving as it should. Red by itself in one position (let's call it Position 1), blue and yellow no red in the other (Position 2).

When I plug into my amp, position 1 lets the sound through however position 2 there is no sound coming through.

Does this narrow our troubleshooting?

Red, aka position 1, is your bypass position. Position 2, blue and yellow, is your 'external circuit' position... that's where the signal passes to your terminal strip to go through whatever circuit you want to test. You will only get sound from position 2 when a complete circuit loop is in place (or if you short in/out on the terminal strip). So, looks to me like it's working exactly as intended.

I have a bad feeling that it has been correct the whole time then... Bloody hell haha

But then it's a good thing that it works!

Hi Nick,

Finally got to read your thread start to finish. Looks like you are on track now. If you are interested, I found that the following youtube tutorial explained the footswitch bypass wiring pretty clearly. Once I realised that the bypass was just a simple electrical connection straight from input to output it all made sense. Hence *bypass*. Damn my brain. Anyway, might be of interest to any non EEs out there (of which I am one).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IVt5ItB2HA

cheers,
Gav.

Mate I just feel like an absolute idiot right now. I assumed a bypass signal meant I'd hear my amp on both the bypass and the engage. No idea why I thought that either because it's completely illogical but we do live and learn as they say. Seems I'm sort of not as hopeless as I thought at wiring... It worked first try!

Finished with a 5 minute sketch.

I think the name is suitable

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Haha! Definitely a good way to remember this build Nicko! Maybe ask Andy (email is citysigns(at)internode(dot)on(dot)net, you know how to type it correctly) and see if he can get that done in a wicked awesome vinyl decal then throw on some clear afterwards (dunno if the vinyl works with ALL finishes, best to ask).

Hey Pest, I've tried to get in touch with him the last 2 weeks for something else but he hasn't responded. Must be pretty busy.

I don't think I'll bother with this one since it's just to test circuits with. Once it wears off I'll just draw something new :)

when pedal production starts I'll definitely be doing some proper finishes though. Thinking acid etching or slides

I'll shoot him off a message through Facebook to see if he responds at all....

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The first pedal was a success! I put the Bazz Fuss schematic onto the breadboard and it worked first try!

Such an awesome feeling following a schematic and applying it. I really felt like I learnt a lot through that process.

Next up: a green ringer analogue octaver!

well done Nicko good work

Cool! Looks like a lot of fun.

Awesome, great to see it up and running.

thanks lads and especially you Weirdy. Such a great help.

hey Nick,

Great work on the test box, and thanks heaps for the inspiration! I finished my own test box today based on the Offboard Wiring tutorial and the Test Box article on the Guitar FX Layouts blog. I'm hoping my first successful pedal build will be a Schaller Tremolo. We'll see how it goes!

cheers,
Gav.

Keep us updated mate!