I assembled two snack shacks back in June, one on an etched board for a friend that worked perfectly, and this one with issues on the giveaway board. I left it for several months and picked it up again recently. I'm using a 3904 in Q1 and a BC182L in Q2. I've checked the pinout in the bc182. Admittedly, the soldering isn't my best work, and I reflowed everything the other day. The pedal works correctly, but it's very buzzy. It gets worse when the circuit is engaged, and there's a loud whine that sweeps in frequency when turning the dirt pot. I really tried to get this straightened out before asking for help :-[ any advice would be greatly appreciated
9.32v going in
Q1
E: 0v
B .635v
C 1.55v
Q2
E 0v
C 4.048v
B 1.552v
Here's a short video of the problem.
Well I got this fixed. I swapped the signal and ground connections on the in AND out jacks :o
Can't say I haven't done that.
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