Build Your Own Clone Message Board

Spent the last couple of days building this and finally completed it! Soldering is getting better but still pretty trash at it haha.

I made a pretty big mistake day one and soldered the film capacitors in the wrong spots and had to de solder them and pull them out. I have a hunch I might have burned the board in 2 spots. (Kinda hard to miss them in the pictures)

My problem is when I hit the switch, it lights up but I get no sound. I can get a signal through when it's not engaged but when it is I get nothing.

https://ibb.co/gyyXnLy

https://ibb.co/SnPjYBj

I have a multimeter but I'm a bit clueless on where to start troubleshooting. Any help is appreciated.

I think what the guru's will say is that reflowing all the points might fix this, there are definitely a few spots that need more. It's hard help without pictures of the jacks, If there's no sound there could be an issue with how one is connected. Also is the pedal grounding out somewhere. If you could post some additional pictures of the jacks and reflow you points it will definitely eliminate some questions. Good news is you have power!

Per the "duhvoodooman" Here's some detailed guidance on the reflow process: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=52188

Couple of ideas:

1. Carlinb17's advice is spot-on, and his source is unimpeachable!
2. You can easily check the integrity of the cap joints you redid by testing for continuity between them and the next connection point(s) on the same PCB trace. If you've torn a trace or lifted a solder pad, the testing should indicate a break in continuity. The traces are very clear on the back of that PCB, so locating the connection points should be straightforward.
3. Assuming that you have a multimeter, do you know how to measure DC voltage with it?

BTW, the PCB really doesn't look bad. A little heat-induced discoloration of the solder mask here and there is no big deal at all. But appearances can be deceiving, so confirmation by testing should settle the question.

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