Rat Clone - Dim LED

Started by rutherfordelectricco, July 27, 2020, 05:58:03 AM

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rutherfordelectricco

Hi All,

Having a very strange and minor problem with a Rat clone I've just finished. Everything works as expected except for the LED, which at first appeared to be not working at all. I was using a 2k2 for the CLR and it wasn't lighting up at all. Through trial and error I tried jumping the CLR sockets on the daughterboard and when I did so I got VERY dim illumination on the LED. That's the only way I can get any illumination at all. I'm wondering if there may be a CLR on the mainboard I may not have spotted? Attached are gut shots which I hope are clear enough and the schematics are here: http://pedalparts.co.uk/docs/Hype-R-Rat.pdf
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


antonis

Hi & Welcome.. :icon_smile:

On main board there isn't (or shouldn't be) any CLR..
(the only 2k2 resistor is R5 which is wired as NFB loop gain resistor..)

What kind of LED did you use..??
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rutherfordelectricco

Thanks for the welcome! I've tried a red 3mm, blue 3mm and yellow 5mm all of which I confirmed working against a 9v battery with a 2k2 in between.

bluebunny

Can you show us a picture of the all-important daughter board?
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antonis

Quote from: bluebunny on July 27, 2020, 08:43:41 AM
Can you show us a picture of the all-important daughter board?

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rutherfordelectricco

Quote from: bluebunny on July 27, 2020, 08:43:41 AM
Can you show us a picture of the all-important daughter board?

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