Fatpants help

[mikexc]

Hi guys,

I just finished building a fatpants and I'm having an issue with it not working.

I'm following the "Standard wire diagram for MadBeanpedals projects" for the 3pdt and I am using a mono jack for the input and skipping the battery. I was testing it and getting a humm so I figure its the ground and I start desoldering the ground. Soon as I take the ground of the switch the LED light comes on. Still hums too.

Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks so much!

[mgwhit]

You've obviously got a wiring issue.  Please post some high-resolution, in-focus, well-lit photos of your jack and switch wiring and we'll see what we can do.  Good luck!

[gtr2]

If you are testing out of an enclosure you need to have the both the input and output jacks grounded. 

Not sure I understand your description of what is happening with the LED though.

Josh

[mikexc]

I redid/cleaned up the wiring on the switch and I also tried using a switch that I know works my sho, still nothing. So I'm going to redo the whole project - the soldering job looks really bad, I'm practicing hard here.

I'll let you guys know how it comes out - thanks!