FF build problem! - pedal experts to the rescue plz!

[cream123]

Alright, so I finally got my tantulus FF (fuzz face) to work and sounds great......out of the box. However....when I put it in the box it stops working. What's the problem......grounding? I couldn't fit the huge transistors (2n3055) on one pc board with the rest of the stuff.....So I think that's the problem. I think one of the pc boards is touching the metal......grounding all the parts.....



So is there anything I can put on the bottom of the box to make so I can put the pc board with the giant transistors on the bottom of the box. Do you guys understand?


Would heat shrink work.....that seems to be pure rubber.

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: FF build problem! - pedal experts to the rescue plz!

Electrical tape is an insulator too. Sounds like a grounding issue, if the electrical tape works, I'd look at otherways to mount the board. I like the plastic standoffs that have a sticky base that you screw the board to.

Which side are you mounting toward the "bottom" of the enclosure? Pics?

 

[cream123]

Re: FF build problem! - pedal experts to the rescue plz!

I could get pics but there are so many wires running back and forth from the two pc boards that it's ridiculous. It's like a 5 minute job just fit it in there. :smack:

I'll try the elctrical tape.

 

[cream123]

Re: FF build problem! - pedal experts to the rescue plz!

I got the grounding problem fixed with duct tape but every time I put the cover on there is a LOUD oscillation from the on/off switch. Is it because the wires are too long? That would suck.