Hi all!
So I just put together the current lover and I get no effect at all when the pedal is turned on. The LED lights up though. I do get a clean signal. I checked the IC voltages and it looks pretty good, except for a few differences here and there. All caps and resistors work only up to C15 and R21. The volume trim is the only trim working.
Here's the ic readings:
IC 1
1. 4.8
2. 4.8
3. 2.4 ...... should be 4.18
4. 0
5. 4.2
6. 4.5
7. 4.5
8. 9.3
IC2
1. 9.3
2. 4.6
3. 2.4......should be 4.85
4. Varies
5. 0
6. 4.6
7. 7.1.....should be 4.2
8. 7.1......should be 4.2
IC3 and IC4 are spot on
IC5, Spot on except for pin 7 was at 0....should be 7.8
IC 6 and 7 are spot on
Could it be a bad MN3007 chip?
Three more things that I should say:
1. D4 is for an LED but the directions show the LED hooked up down by the foot switch, so I just left it empty.
2. I accidentally soldered sockets in at 3 of the trimpot sites, So I just plugged the trimpots in, I would assume that this is totally fine.
3. I drilled initially for the effects loop but drilled poorly so I have a busted dpdt in one of the drilled holes just to fill the space. It's not in use!
Here's some pictures attached. I highlighted all the resistors and caps that are giving me a signal through an audio probe.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Thanks!!!
Joe
....hmmm....and for some reason my browser crashes every time I try to add the photos. I'll have try again tomorrow - it's getting late here!