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I'm still working on the documentation but I'm more than half-way done. I'll do my best to get everything up by tonight but it may end up being tomorrow.

Here's the Alpha Dog. For this one I moved the footswitch lower and did a wired DC Jack instead of PCB mounted. This is the method I prefer so I will probably do the rest of my builds this way.

Correct. There's quite a bit going on in the switching board.

Pale Horse completed. I kludged one component on there (10uF NP).

I've got a couple of parts to order but I plan to work on this one next week.

They look great.  I've never made a faceplate is that etched on copper?

Yup, etched on black copper clad. After I took this pic I hit them with one coat of clear gloss. That prevents oxidation on the copper and also helps deepen the black some.

First time in a while making faceplates. For the AlphaDog, I decided to change up the position of the footswtich since I don't use batteries.

Apologies, there's a litter of replies on the switching issue. Thanks for the heads up on the TC rep. Not sure it's worth it as I have literally no reputation on the site as of yet lol.

Apology is totally not necessary. I wouldn't worry about having a rep on TGP, haha. I forget Tore's member name on there, though (it's not Tor...that's a different guy).

How is that ripping you off? It's just a different method of switching and not unique to TCE. You are on a DIY forum....if it fails, fix it.

So it looks safe to say a few of you might not be the best at completely reading a post before responding to it. My issue has nothing to do with the switch. The pedal is bricked all together.

I was responding to impycat1's post directly before mine. For your issue, don't know what to say. It's definitely disappointing they are not willing to repair. Maybe try PM'ing TOR on TGP...he's the TC Rep that posts there all the time. Perhaps he can offer some help?

Yes, a 78L12.

My TS10 has a similar kind of setup, except worse. I remember when my college band was in the studio (I was playing drums). The guitar player was using my TS10 and I literally had to push it on and off half a dozen times as quickly as possible while he played just to get the thing to turn on. I still need to fix that POS. It's probably worth something.

How is that ripping you off? It's just a different method of switching and not unique to TCE. You are on a DIY forum....if it fails, fix it.

I've ended up with a fair bit of TC Electronic stuff (Ditto, Polytune Alter Ego x4 and T2 Reverb) and I've had nothing but good luck with them so far. I really like the Alter Ego...like a lot. Esp. in stereo. The T2 not as much but it's not bad by any means. Anyway, no failures so far...but maybe they will someday. Those switches don't seem too difficult to repair. I think Smallbear has compatible parts.

Lots of free programs you can use to reduce a jpeg size - XNView is what I use. Or, use a free image hosting site and link the pictures.

Are you sure the LED is conencting to ground? Also, the voltage on pin3 of IC3 is looking fairly low. With a measured supply of 8.4v it should be more like 4v, not 2.4v. So, have a look again at R22, 23 and make sure they are right. If so, pull IC3 from its socket an remeasure pin3 without the IC to see what you get.