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goosekevin wrote:My hyperion doesn't work probably because its an incredibly sloppy build on my part
I fixed the issue I described above but it doesn't work
Gonna take out the board and try and troubleshoot it and then redo it all, maybe try my vfm

It is super easy to fry transistors by overheating. It is possible with some of the soldering issues you had that you cooked one of them.

wimacfee55 wrote: I had a question for the Hyperion build, for the 2N2907A that is going in Q4, I understand the tab is facing the dot, but the Q4 space has 4 holes while the transistor has 3 legs. Which hole does the "middle" leg of the transistor go in?

either is fine. The middle lead on the transistor is the base and is the same in either orientation. Both middle holes in the q4 space are connected to each other. But there is a natural tripod shape that should fit better than the other way around.

theactionindex wrote:I just re-wired my Hyperion (like 8 times) and it works!

I apparently can't follow a diagram to save my life.

good work. For bonus points, wire a 100k pot as a variable resistor on the wire from 9v+ jack to board. It is the most useful mod to the hyperion. as you starve the current, bass increases and gain decreases. Great for crazy horse sounds or any amount of gain other than CRANKED. I use it at about 30% juice for an awesome bass drive.

torgoslayer wrote:

goosekevin wrote:my vintage fuzz master works!!!!
i think i have done it right, but what is it meant to sound like with the switch down? i get a buttload of subs and not much else

stoked that this one turned out well, it's given me the confidence to troubleshoot my hyperion and maybe try more project in the near future!
thanks devi team <3

With the switch down it should be the VFM. With the swich up should be what used to be called "chaos" mode. But with the recent changes with the 2 electrolytic caps it behaves differently. More like a VFM noise floor with both switches engaged with the extra volume and white noise component.

Okay I have definitely done the board wrong or something then haha, will post a photo soon but I assume I swapped two parts or something is backwards

finally got the pics up, thanks for the help people who have replied to my ramblings
still getting no sound from the hyperion when engaged, would a burnt out transistor do that? no static, noise or anything

not sure what is weird with the vfm, sometimes the effect is way quieter than it is other times and the normal, switch down mode is weird as hell. i do like the chaos mode though

thanks yall

So here's where I'm at with my Hyperion kit.

L.E.D. on: there's absolutely no output.

L.E.D. off: there's some buzzing coming out of the amp. If both knobs are turned up, the amp will do a high pitched squeal. The pitch seems to change slightly as I turn the knob(s) before dropping off completely.

Anyone have any ideas?

torgoslayer wrote:

theactionindex wrote:I just re-wired my Hyperion (like 8 times) and it works!

I apparently can't follow a diagram to save my life.

good work. For bonus points, wire a 100k pot as a variable resistor on the wire from 9v+ jack to board. It is the most useful mod to the hyperion. as you starve the current, bass increases and gain decreases. Great for crazy horse sounds or any amount of gain other than CRANKED. I use it at about 30% juice for an awesome bass drive.

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll definitely have to give that mod an attempt (or eight).

Ok, now it seems to be working with the fuzz on (really noisey and picking up mexican radio but the signal is coming through fuzzy like it's supossed to. Also the LED is off) When I switch it off there's no signal but the LED comes on. I feel like there's something obvious i'm missing. Any help?

My dad and I assembled a Soda Meiser kit and it doesn't power on. Guessing it's probably a loose wire or something but we were so pissed that we punted it to next weekend

It's working!
Turns out I wired the Bypass switch wrong.

Alright! The fuzz portion works just fine for my Hyperion! However, the LED isn't coming on at all. I check the resistance across the whole thing and don't get anything (to check for circuit continuity), but across each leg to its respective connection gives a resistance. I have the 2.2k resistor on the "long leg". Any tips?

wimacfee55 wrote:Alright! The fuzz portion works just fine for my Hyperion! However, the LED isn't coming on at all. I check the resistance across the whole thing and don't get anything (to check for circuit continuity), but across each leg to its respective connection gives a resistance. I have the 2.2k resistor on the "long leg". Any tips?

Flip it around. Diodes are one way switches, so if power is on the wrong side, it won't hurt it, but it won't light. The resistor can be on either side, but what is important is the power (+) goes to the long leg. If that doesn't fix it, the LED could be bad,try a different one.

CyaNitrate wrote:

wimacfee55 wrote:Alright! The fuzz portion works just fine for my Hyperion! However, the LED isn't coming on at all. I check the resistance across the whole thing and don't get anything (to check for circuit continuity), but across each leg to its respective connection gives a resistance. I have the 2.2k resistor on the "long leg". Any tips?

Flip it around. Diodes are one way switches, so if power is on the wrong side, it won't hurt it, but it won't light. The resistor can be on either side, but what is important is the power (+) goes to the long leg. If that doesn't fix it, the LED could be bad,try a different one.

You also could of cooked the led when soldering. Diodes are sensitive to heat, more than a couple of seconds of heat and its cactus. I use an alligator clip with a long legnth of heavy gauge wire attatched and coiled up as a heat sink when soldering diodes and transistors. Cheap solution for a heat sink but very useful.

Got two kits on the way! YES! I can't wait to build these up. As soon as I can figure out if my Robot Devil kit still works, I was thinking of slamming that plus two of these in the same box. BOX OF TERROR.

Thoughts? Could be cool? Dumb idea? I have a Legend of Fuzz coming and a Noise Floor.

jwar wrote:Got two kits on the way! YES! I can't wait to build these up. As soon as I can figure out if my Robot Devil kit still works, I was thinking of slamming that plus two of these in the same box. BOX OF TERROR.

Thoughts? Could be cool? Dumb idea? I have a Legend of Fuzz coming and a Noise Floor.

DO IT!
I just did it with a Hyperion and a Bit:LoF with an order switch, at the top of this page
viewtopic.php?f=151&t=3277&start=4290

Three circuits could be killer. Do it. DO. IT.