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Hey man,

The guts look great!  Super clean.  Great job as usual.

Yeah,

I actually replaced the zener as well, but I did that first and after testing it was still not pulling power, I'm thinking the 7660 may have been blown since it heated up so quickly.  The new one stays nice and cool.

Thanks again!

Changed the ICs for a third time... it worked.  Just played it for 30 min and no problems... I'm guessing that they plugged into a 18 volt outlet, followed by my ability to pull out an IC and put it right back in and think I changed it.

Thanks guys.

The only places I found continuity on the board that I was confused about was the back end of D3 Pin 3 (Should go to ground my miss) of IC 3 Pin 4 of IC 1 but not IC 2.  Did I miss something?

Here are links to a few pics.

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m522/wilcorocks/IMG_0533.jpg

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m522/wilcorocks/IMG_0532.jpg

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m522/wilcorocks/IMG_0527.jpg

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m522/wilcorocks/IMG_0524.jpg

Sorry, don't know how to embed from a website yet.

Josh

Oh, All IC's were in the proper way.  Looking for continuity to ground now.

Thanks Jacob,


Without sounding like a total idiot, how would I check for continuity between power and ground (I know how to get my multi on the setting, just don't know where to look in the pedal).

New update...

Played it with a battery for a bit... After about 1 minute I started to smell something... Felt the 7660spca and it was super hot.  Looked around and found no solder bridges.  What could it mean?

Tried all new IC's.  No dice... It powers up for a second (5 volts) then rapidly drops voltage draw and starts thumping.  Strange thing is it works with a battery!  I don't know what to make of it.  Can't read the pins because voltage never makes it there.

I built two sunkings this week, both worked great when tested out.  After I boxed both and sent them to my buddies, they both came back with funky popping sounds.  After looking through it, I went to test voltages on the ic's and got no readings.  I went to the power supply and found that it was only pulling .231 volts!  What could have caused this?  I think my brain is fried because I can get my head around it.

Thanks.

Steve,

I believe this is the "silver vein"?  It was a pain to find a color that would actually show up on it.  The black hammerite is the way to go.


Thanks again.

Thanks guys!  I've been building amps for a few years now and have learned that keeping things clean really helps out in the long run.  Madbean, thanks again for the stamp link... I'm gonna get on some designs and get a few made.

I had some time tonight after dinner, so I thought I would put the Rangemaster board I had.  Results are pretty good.  I think I will order some extra transistors as I dig the sound, but would be interested in what others could bring.  As of now it is a Hitachi 2s... I had laying around from a previous order.  Anyways, if you don't have one already, get one as soon as you can.  This is one of my personal favorites!  With a Grestch Country Classic and a Tweed Deluxe clone= so good.

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Steve,

Yeah, the Meathead is black hammertone, and the SK is the Gold...  They both look great in person.  Keep in mind that these photos were taken with a flash.  However, the results are pretty close to what you see in person.  But yeah, the black hammertone is by far one of their best finishes... I have ordered about 10 different colors from them and for the most part don't think the photos are accurate (emerald green/blue hammertone are just awful). 

+1   I totally dig the art on both pedals.

I know that I would be really interested in the link.  I'm always looking for ways to make a stamp.