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PostPosted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:14 pm 
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I got my instructions today and modded my ds1 but she’s not coming on. Would the led being backward cause this issue?


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:12 pm 
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Tommy217xxx wrote:
I got my instructions today and modded my ds1 but she’s not coming on. Would the led being backward cause this issue?

If by "not coming on" you mean that the pedal makes no sound when the footswitch is engaged, then no, a backwards LED wouldn't cause that.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:22 pm 
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duhvoodooman wrote:
Tommy217xxx wrote:
I got my instructions today and modded my ds1 but she’s not coming on. Would the led being backward cause this issue?

If by "not coming on" you mean that the pedal makes no sound when the footswitch is engaged, then no, a backwards LED wouldn't cause that.


Ok so I swapped the led around and it’s lighting up but It seems I’ve done something wrong. I turned the amp up and can hear something but definitely not a guitar. When I step the pedal down the noise changes but not for the good. I’m gonna have to go through and double check my solder joints and make sure I didn’t bridge something.


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:29 pm 
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Here’s my board


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:57 pm 
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We'll need to see MUCH larger photos than those to be able to help you troubleshoot.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:06 pm 
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I hope this is better. Sorry for all the rookie questions. This is my first mod.


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:19 am 
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I've attached a mark-up of your photo below. I've circled the solder joints that I would recommend checking. The one that looks the most concerning to me is the one in the middle of the board. Though it's hard to tell from the photo, it looks to me as if you might have stripped off the end of that solder trace on the board while removing the original components (assuming that that is where one of the mod components went). If so, then the new component(s) probably aren't connected to the circuit; you can check this by testing for continuity with a multimeter, if you are able to do that. The fix is easy, though--just solder a piece of wire or trimmed component lead from the circled solder joint down to the adjacent joint to the lower right on that same trace, as shown in yellow on the mark-up below.

It's probably worth your time to just go through and re-flow the solder joints for all the components you changed for the mod, just to make sure you have solid connections.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 2:42 pm 
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duhvoodooman wrote:
I've attached a mark-up of your photo below. I've circled the solder joints that I would recommend checking. The one that looks the most concerning to me is the one in the middle of the board. Though it's hard to tell from the photo, it looks to me as if you might have stripped off the end of that solder trace on the board while removing the original components (assuming that that is where one of the mod components went). If so, then the new component(s) probably aren't connected to the circuit; you can check this by testing for continuity with a multimeter, if you are able to do that. The fix is easy, though--just solder a piece of wire or trimmed component lead from the circled solder joint down to the adjacent joint to the lower right on that same trace, as shown in yellow on the mark-up below.

It's probably worth your time to just go through and re-flow the solder joints for all the components you changed for the mod, just to make sure you have solid connections.

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Thanks for your help. I unsoldered some of the sloppy solder joint and I think your correct. I may have removed the trace while removing components. I’m gonna play with it and see what I can come up with.


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 2:53 pm 
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Like I said, you just need to jumper that joint down to the next solder joint on that same PCB trace and that will reconnect those components.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 10:08 pm 
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Thank you for all your help but I couldn’t fix the pedal so I found another one at the local music store and ordered another mod kit. While waiting for the kit to arrive I decided to practice removing the first mod kit and then decided to keep going. In the process of removing stuff I found my issue.

The second pedal was a success.


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Love when that happens! Congrats.

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Good example there of why great care needs to be taken when de-soldering components from single-sided PCB's--it's very easy to pull off solder pads/board traces when doing this. Avoid applying too much heat, but be sure that the solder joint has completely liquefied before pulling out the component.

Also a great illustration of the superiority of the two-sided/through-hole design that BYOC uses for their PCB's--much more durable in this regard!

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:55 pm 
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These are boss boards. I’m using byoc components and instructions.


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Tommy217xxx wrote:
These are boss boards. I’m using byoc components and instructions.

Boss boards are single-sided. DVM is making the comparison between those and the PCBs that come with full BYOC kits, which are double sided and a lot less prone to this kind of damage.

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sjaustin wrote:
Tommy217xxx wrote:
These are boss boards. I’m using byoc components and instructions.

Boss boards are single-sided. DVM is making the comparison between those and the PCBs that come with full BYOC kits, which are double sided and a lot less prone to this kind of damage.

'Xactly! :mrgreen:

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