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AUSTINDRIVE Assembly Tutorial Rev 3.02 December, 2020
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TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS
If your pedal does not work the first time, the good news is there are only a few problems you
can possibly have. Some are obvious, some take a little time to figure out. When hooked-up
correctly, the circuit works every time. It only fails when there are wiring/soldering problems.
PEDAL IS COMPLETELY DEAD:
No sound, no clean/dirty switching when stomped-on, shaken, or anything.
(If you have
“ some ” sound, skip to the next page.)
First, I’ve gotta ask: Does your guitar and cable work? Is your amp on? Volume up? Does the
guitar and amp work when it’s plugged directly in, no pedal(s)?? I never feel too smart finding
an obvious problem after hours of troubleshooting something different!
Are you plugged-in to the INPUT JACK by mistake? (See photo below)
With the pedal on the floor, switch at bottom, knob(s) up-top, INPUT is right , OUTPUT is left .
I can guide you to build the pedal, but I can’t guide your rig. (Tube amp in “standby?”)
1. There is a switch-wiring problem . (Probably)
Because this is a true-bypass pedal, even when no power is connected you should be able to
get a clean sound through the pedal when you stomp on it once. Since there is no sound when
you stomp on-and-off, then your switch is wired wrong.
Did you forget the jumper between switch pins 1 and 7?
2. You missed, or mis-soldered a component or wire. (Possible)
Even if someone put random resistors in all the spaces, there should be “ s ome” distortion
sound. However, like a dead switch, a missing, un-soldered, or solder-bridged component keeps
the signal from getting to the next part of the circuit. The diode on the board is important, too.
Triple-check your circuit board with a magnifying glass against the photos in this manual.
3. You confused the INPUT and OUTPUT jacks. (Maybe)
This happened to me, and I’m the designer , so it might happen to
someone else… Just sayin’.
INPUT is the 3- lug “Stereo” jack, and OUTPUT is the 2-lug Mono jack.
No matter what your graphic, knob(s), or LED look like, the input and
output should be like this photo.
INPUT OUTPUT