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PostPosted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:27 pm 
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Hi all,
I recently finished my Lil' Triangle Beaver build (in a slightly larger box I had on hand) and while it sounds great, I've got about half the volume with the volume knob at max that I do in bypass.
I've read everything here and have reflowed everything I can think of. Can anyone help to shed some light? Specific areas I should be checking?

Thanks in advance!


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:35 pm 
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I'd start by working through this process: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=52188

I'd pay particular attention to the blobby/domed solder joints that I see on the pot connections on the PCB.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:42 am 
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Thank you, I knew there had to be a relative thread around that I'd missed!
I'll clean those up and shoot them again. In truth, they looked far better than that when I initially hooked them up but when I experienced the issue I reflowed them and went too far in the other direction.


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 12:22 pm 
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So, I think the problem is actually that I was using junk solder. I cleaned up the connections and resoldered them using a different spool and as you can see things worked out a heck of a lot nicer. Will reflow the whole thing and go from there. ImageImage

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