Retrograde Problem

[TreeSlayer]

well, i built it, rocked it, but after i boxed it it didn't work. i used the standard wiring diagram. gone over it with a fine tooth comb. if i hook my test box up like i did before i boxed it, it works on bypass, but not when you swithch it on. i also discovered that the battery would get very hot, indicating a short circuit! the only thing i can figure is that it's wired upside down at the foot switch. there are no defining marks on it saying which way is up or down. when i ohmed it, it didn't seem to matter.

[madbean]

Are you getting a proper 9v to the PCB?

[TreeSlayer]

Are you getting a proper 9v to the PCB?

no, sir. actually i'm getting nothing...

[madbean]

It seems likely that the DC jack is wired incorrectly. The pic is blurry so I cannot really tell. Can you take a closer shot?

[TreeSlayer]

It seems likely that the DC jack is wired incorrectly. The pic is blurry so I cannot really tell. Can you take a closer shot?

here ya go!

[TreeSlayer]

mabe i'm using the wrong style input jack?

[alexradium]

mabe i'm using the wrong style input jack?

the dc jack is not wired as it should be,there is one negative,one positive to the battery swtiched off when you plug in the adapter,one positive direct to the board and the led.
probably there are other mistakes,review this for now and we'll see.

[TreeSlayer]

mabe i'm using the wrong style input jack?

the dc jack is not wired as it should be,there is one negative,one positive to the battery swtiched off when you plug in the adapter,one positive direct to the board and the led.
probably there are other mistakes,review this for now and we'll see.

thanks, alexradium! that didn't fix it, but there's no hum or static anymore.

[TreeSlayer]

well, after a couple of aspirin and a cold beer, i decided to re read the instructions. didn't really find anything new, but i did discover i was following the wrong wiring diagram. i think its for pepper spray. so i corrected all of that, but i didn't know what to do with the ground between in and out. i sent it to chassis. it still only works on the clean side, but now i think i've probably hurt something in the circuit. i never smelled anything or saw any smoke, but i did get the battery hot three different times. i reckon the only thing left to do is strip it down and start huntin. oh well....

[TreeSlayer]

ding dangit! i gotta be close! i just can't get 9v to the board! i have battery ground to the ring, but the ring and the tip complete a circuit and when you stick a patch cord into it, the circuit is open. it just doesn't seem right....

[TreeSlayer]

just went and bought a 9v power supply and it's a no go. at least i'm battin' 1000...

[pryde]

Post another pic of the re-wired DC jack, as well as the Input jack. It still may not be wired correctly.

[TreeSlayer]

Post another pic of the re-wired DC jack, as well as the Input jack. It still may not be wired correctly.

yellow is +, blue is -, black is - to battery, red is + to battery

[TreeSlayer]

continued...

[alexradium]

isn't the battery positive hooked up to center pin of dc jack?