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Kraken not Working

Started by LipePampuri, September 02, 2014, 05:14:40 AM

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LipePampuri

Hi Guys.
I'm building a kraken, but im having trouble with it. Im a begginer tho. I ve build a few pedals already so I thought I would give it a try.
The signal goes through when its on, but it comes out on a very very low level. I can hear some difference when I switch the hi and low. But I dont get any modulation, i can hear the pots scratching when i move them, but cant barely notice any difference on the sound.
I have already flipped Q2.
I also do not have another 1458's to try it.
I have a couple others CA3080.
I dont know how could I troubleshoot it.
I already checked for all the polarities, and they all look right.
One thing I did different than the usual, I used a 3pdt wiring board. So the LED is wired to the 3pdt board, i dont know how much of a difference that could make it.
Anyways , any help would be great!

Thank you!

midwayfair

This thread has steps to take for troubleshooting, including using your multimeter to take voltages.

http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=902.0

There are way too many things that could be wrong for "works but only barely" that we'd only be guessing until you provide more information.