Right channel plays much louder than the left..

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Offline howie

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on: October 09, 2022, 09:51:57 AM
Hi,

First of all I must admit I'm a novice to this but I tried building my first ever preamp and all went ok except channel output.
Seems my right channel plays absolutely louder than the left, the only way I hear the left channel is to turn the balance knob all the way left.
I have been checking now for a couple days with no luck, the problem still persist.
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Tks.
« Last Edit: October 09, 2022, 10:02:18 AM by howie »



Offline Tom-s

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Reply #1 on: October 09, 2022, 09:58:30 AM
Please post your voltage checks for both channels.



Offline howie

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Reply #2 on: October 09, 2022, 10:27:16 AM
Hi,
Seems I'm registering @ 6v across each channel, but one socket looks a little eratic with the readings. It flickers up and down.



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Reply #3 on: October 09, 2022, 12:39:31 PM
Hi Tom,

I reflow the solder on the volume and balance pot and it seem to fix the issue,  think I had cold solder.
Thanks for your help.





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Reply #4 on: October 09, 2022, 03:49:27 PM
Sometimes this is a symptom of mixing up the balance pot and the volume pot.

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Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #5 on: October 09, 2022, 04:44:03 PM
Sometimes this is a symptom of mixing up the balance pot and the volume pot.
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