Success! First pedal done. Not really an effect, a utility pedal. But I click on this pedal the post, saves me from tap dancing when switching between loops. My other A/B dirty, bypass switcher leaked audio liked a motherfucka. It wasn’t like a low hum you get used to either. They wired without an 4PDT switch, can’t have an led and ground the other loops using a 3PDT. Actually I don’t think there are any available that do this without that noise issue. I contacted Loop Master pedals, but he uses 3PDT also, which will leak. Maybe the Boss LS-2, but that doesn’t have an additional bypass switch, which I find very useful. Going to mass produce these.
Noob Errors – Growing pains
Couple noob errors on my part I had a fun time troubleshooting. Firstly I forget the Return ground back into 4PDT switch. This error prevented the the A/B leds to work.
Other issue is the 4PDT switch wiring. I melted the lug so the solder slipped into switch causing contact through a whole column of lugs, effectively grounding it out. Thank god I knew how to troubleshoot using my multimeter to troubleshoot the switch. I was able to rectify the issue by extracting all the solder with wick and then rewiring. Thank God that worked, those switches are pricey.
Forget to add nut border around switches when illustrating it.
Forgot to measure 9v battery clip, battery will not fit lol, but I’ll keep this one.
Solutions
Doublecheck connection before soldering, check if 2 wires go to same lug, instead of backtracking and reflowing solder that caused the issue. Clean solder point so to cut back on excessive heating time.
Use 125b enclosure, this should be able to fit the battery, it has extra width, height and depth.
Other issues, LEDS are super bright, test lowering the brightness or order others, maybe add more resistance? Buy more different colored LEDS, I have multi color ones, will if that works, 1 less hole to drill.
I’ll keep this one since I don’t use a battery but I think it is helpful for touring musicians, gives them more flexibility when things go bad.
Clicking noise is semi loud, not sure if I can fix this, It’s a mechanical switch issue, same sound when not powered. The soft 3pdt isn’t too bad but they don’t make soft 4pdt switches, maybe search more for one.