Hey everyone. So First off, Ive never built a pedal before and I didnt build this one. I have some knowledge of electronics, but mainly just circuit bending, basic HAM radio and automotive stuff. SO my bandmate let me hold onto His faulty Germanium boost pedal that He got here. Its not working and Id like to figure out why. Heres what I know:
-I can play my guitar through it bypassed, but it has some hissing when I do so
-Switch the pedal on and the hissing goes away and theres no sound AT ALL
-As you can see from the pictures it looks like the cables arent seating exactly how they should when plugged into both the input and output
-The LED He installed still had some long leads sticking out of the circuit board but I trimmed those
-Theres a silver capacitor or something with 3 leads going into the board, its sitting very close to the aluminum panel on the bottom of the pedal
-It doesnt seem to matter if I running it off a fresh 9v or a Boss 9v power supply, Ive been told its important to only use a Boss 9v.
So I really dont know where to start here. The ends of some of the wires where theyve been soldered look very thin and a bit..."crispy". Any help would be great. Maybe some troubleshooting procedures I could try? Thank you in advance. On to the pics!