Peter Denissen wrote:
Initially i soldered the 103 resistor on the 103 spot. So i had to take out resistor and move it to the right spot. Since the 103 cap spot already had solder on it i needed to fiddle/wiggle in the 103 cap. Could this have damaged the resistor and or cap?
Doubtful. Resistors and caps are very durable components.
Since you haven't used the boost stage up to this point, we need to validate that the connections in the two 4-pin sockets are functional. You already showed that the +9V connection is working. So please do the following:
1) As you did with the +9V socket, place a piece of bare wire or trimmed component lead in the +18V socket and with your power source connected to the pedal, measure the voltage on the wire/lead. Repeat this procedure for the +4.5V and -9V sockets. Report the values you measured for the three sockets.
2) Place a piece of wire of component lead into the Ground socket. Switch your multimeter to resistance mode, and to the lowest resistance range, if it's not an auto-ranging meter. Disconnect your power source from the pedal. Measure the resistance between the wire/lead and the pedal enclosure; I recommend using one of the four corner screw bosses for the enclosure ground. The resistance between the two points should be nearly zero, and certainly no higher than an ohm or two.
3) Bend a piece of wire or component lead into a narrow V shape. Insert one end in the I socket and the other in the O socket--in other words, you're jumpering the input and output for the boost socket together. Apply power to the pedal, and connect it between your guitar & amp. Leave the overdrive side in bypass and engage the boost side. Strum your guitar and you should get "dry" (unprocessed) signal coming through your amp. If it doesn't pass dry signal, then there's a problem somewhere in the input or output circuitry to the boost stage on the CJ board.
Please report back when you've done these three tests.
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