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Started by billstein, January 29, 2014, 04:58:26 AM

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billstein

Just finished soldering up my Sharkfin. Put the IC's in so I could rock it before I box it. Plugged in the guitar and nothing. That of course is followed by the usual moment of depression. I mean, who wants to trouble shoot a Sharkfin. Am I right guys? Then, as usual I'm confronted with my own stupidity... A sharkfin won't work when you forget to put ALL SIX transistors in. It's touchy like that.

Put those bad boys in and it fired right up. I'm a happy boy again.

Build report soon. Gotta finish the box now.

selfdestroyer

Been there, done that... You are definitely not alone. I love when I build a Rat and forget to plug in the IC. Dont that one twice. Most of it is from building after 2:00am. lol

alanp

Did that with the Ring Stinger. Put all the ICs in... except for the VCO's quad opamp. I don't think much happened without it.
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chromesphere

I find it funnier when I plug the guitar cables around the wrong way (in -> out and out -> in) :D
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dondougie

I know that feeling ::)
My first build was a ZenDrive kit a couple of years ago, with no soldering experience whatsoever. I was extra careful and made sure to follow the instructions to a T, but when I plugged it in - nothing. The following half hour or so was devastating, I checked everything and couldn't find a single mistake. Just when I was about to throw everything into the trash and give up building pedals for good, I found the IC sitting on my desk - put it in and of course it worked perfectly.
Now that I think of it, the feeling of joy after all that depression is priceless ;D Who knew that building pedals would be an emotional roller coaster ;D

Gledison

hahaha, This is funny!
i forgot once to plug the Ispot on the electricity...after almost opening everything, i found the issue :P
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jimilee

Ha ha ha, I did that on....well...all of my builds usually go from no IC's to trannies to power to guitar not even plugged in.
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culturejam

Done that plenty of times. Did it last week, as a matter of fact.
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Gledison

Quote from: jimilee on January 29, 2014, 03:12:36 PM
Ha ha ha, I did that on....well...all of my builds usually go from no IC's to trannies to power to guitar not even plugged in.
maaaaaaan! i know its nice to build pedals with a beer or a glass of wine...but not several bottles!!!!
If i fart a lot,  it means that i'm a Gas expert ?

micromegas

I once pluged the pedal wrong: guitar to the output and amp to the input, half an hour until I found the issue...
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icecycle66

It makes me happier than it should when other people make the same stupid mistakes I've made.

I've check ICs two or three times before I realize that I'm looking at an empty socket.

I'M NOT ALONE!

DutchMF

I have only one thing to add: ME TOO!!!!

Paul
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stevie1556

Everytime I plug a new pedal in, I forget to do something. Transistor or IC not in sockets, either end of cables not plugged it, amp not switched on, or my personal favourite, after a few drinks, I plugged the guitar into the amp, then plugged a cable from the input of the pedal to the output of the pedal, and wondered why it didn't work for about half an hour.

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electrosonic

It is a drag when a pedal doesn't work first time, but I find I actually learn much more when I have to troubleshoot it and think about how it works.

I find with experience I still make dumb mistakes, but I can find the errors quicker now.

Andrew.

jkokura

I love it when I plug everything in correctly, but forget to turn on the amp.

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