The footswitch's bypass is mechanical, so if wired correctly should work regardless of power (assuming the switch is ok).

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The blue and yellow contacts are the signal send and return, respectively, and the red contacts are the bypass. Use your multimeter to check the continuity between the red contacts and your in/out jack tips and see what's what.

(Oh, and buy some more damn colours!)