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Projects => Tech Help - Projects Page => Topic started by: Mark_McQ on July 06, 2011, 01:48:54 PM

Title: Boneyard doing something odd
Post by: Mark_McQ on July 06, 2011, 01:48:54 PM
Noticed when I turn my Boneyard on, the led on the hi-gain footswitch goes off. I can still toggle between the normal and hi-gain, but the led only works if the pedal effect is bypassed. Anyone got a thought as to why it would do this? Pretty sure it worked fine bfore, and I can't think of any reason why it would do this. The wiring checks out, and everything is as the build docs.
Title: Re: Boneyard doing something odd
Post by: Myramyd on July 06, 2011, 04:08:23 PM
Make sure the ground of your LED is going to more than one lug on the footswitch.

On mine, the Hi-Gain and Boost LEDs stay on even with the effect off.

J
Title: Re: Boneyard doing something odd
Post by: Mark_McQ on July 06, 2011, 04:45:28 PM
All the wiring is spot-on. It occured to me that maybe the on/off switch has a dead contact. When it switches to the on position, it's effectively moving the ground from the led from one side to the other. So it that contact is broke, it might explain this. I think it's multi-meter time.
Title: Re: Boneyard doing something odd
Post by: Mark_McQ on July 06, 2011, 07:07:11 PM
Everything checks out. This pedal hates me.
Title: Re: Boneyard doing something odd
Post by: Mark_McQ on July 06, 2011, 07:16:56 PM
Ok, dodgy connection. Pedal fixed. I hate life. Nothing more to see here.  ;D
Title: Re: Boneyard doing something odd
Post by: nzCdog on July 06, 2011, 07:39:19 PM
hehe... congrats, you made it
My last two unexplained glitches were completely un-soldered joints... s'always something simple ::)
Title: Re: Boneyard doing something odd
Post by: bigmufffuzzwizz on July 07, 2011, 02:42:00 PM
Quote from: Mark_McQ on July 06, 2011, 07:16:56 PM
Ok, dodgy connection. Pedal fixed. I hate life. Nothing more to see here.  ;D

Shouldn't this equate to you loving life?  :D