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Thanks everyone!

So instead of doing the smart thing and debugging the circuit. I started to build my second one (assuming my soldering was awful) in hopes it was just "gonna work".

Haha--NOPE! Same issue as before. I get bypass guitar sound but when the footswitch is engaged still that clicking...

Off to the shack to get more parts for my audio probe.

I'll give you an update in a few hours.

Is this the right one for C1? It's supposed to be a 10n cap. The next spot/point after this is the chain--linked to the output I get a signal... But not through this capacitor! Even with the fresh one I have there's no signal through my DMM... What do you guys think?

I guess I'm just replying to myself...

Update--went to RadioShack and bought a meter reader (DMM), then grabbed a quick burrito. Ate. Rushed home (25 minutes away) to find out the fracking thing needs a 12volt battery. I'm a dunce. Or was I just starving?

Starting all over--yes I bought two pairs of parts and PCB's!

Score: -1 for not grabbing a battery for the DMM, +1 for buying extra parts.

Cheers



An hour later... update. No read across R3 and C5 and C1. Is it easy to burn these out with the Solder iron? Or did I just get bad caps and such from the retailer?

what do you guys think?

What's that black mark atop the far left capacitor near the transistor? Did you burn it?

Yes, I know the wiring is messy...

Thanks guys! snugged it in.

Any can show their Snack Shack internal guts for me?

I mean the chick sound after I engage the footswitch...

All my wires are correct, all my soldering are in place (though not great, but no overlapping/touching spots), and my 8 beers drank... Where did I go wrong?

I can play "clean" through my bypass, but I hear the cycle chick. chick, chick, chick, sound. No guitar just a pulse of hum. How easy is it to overheat parts and render them useless? I've checked everything!! Everything! I'd had to start new and wait for new parts in the mail. Any advice? Any help?

I can play clean
Cannot play through the pedal
Only noise when active is a chick-chick-chick-pulse. No guitar noise.
No LED light (bought a pre-made thingy with installed resistor from RadioShark)
My soldering looks OK, not fantastic, but just OK

Any additional pics would help? I'll upload mine right after this post--I have to reduce their size.

Thanks guys! School this noob please!!

I'm trying to put the diode into the Snack Shack PCB but the wires are too thick!

How does everyone fit oversized wires into their PCB's? I was thinking of soldering smaller wires connecting to the diode and have it hang off the side of the PCB--tucked away and shielded...

I don't want to damage any parts!

I'm going to start this project with a friend once the PCB's arrive... The question I have is I see some versions use a toggle switch or a stomp-switch for the boost (like with the original Le Lius), where can I find the wiring diagram to convert the toggle switch to a stomp?

Any help is appreciated... Thanks in advance!!


-S