*Solved* Russian Muff "pop" when switching

    Hi, I'm new here, and already asking for help. =) I built a musikding Russian Muff today, and since I'm very new at building pedals I was pretty surprised it worked on the first try. Just one problem: there is a loud pop when switching on and off, is that normal for this pedal? Otherwise it seems to work just fine.

    Welcome to forum.

    No, a pop while turning the pedal on or off is not normal. Please checkout your wiring especially the ground wiring.

    The help you and to see what may be the reason for this issue please add some photos of your pedal (pcb, wiring etc.) and add the related link for this kit / pedal.

    Hi, thanks for the quick answer, I took some pictures, I hope they show what you need to see.

    This is getting frustrating by the way, apparently I made things worse: when I put it back together after taking these pictures it doesn't work anymore. When in bypass it works fine, but when I turn the effect on there is no sound at all (but the LED does turn on). :/

    This is the kit I built: Here

    Your soldering points don't look that good.

    First resolder the small 3pdt pcb - the soldering of the switch and for in- and output don't look like they are properly soldered.
    Second double check all soldering poins on your main pcb - this pcb is a double sided one. That means you have to solder every soldering point on both sides.
    Finally check the propper fitting of the transistor in their sockets and shorten the three legs to that the transistor don't touch the housing.

    *Solved* Thanks heaps, you've made my day. The main problem was the fact that I didn't know I was supposed to solder the joints on both sides of the PCB. I've never been so happy being told something I did was bad. :D

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