Oh man so sorry to leave you hanging on here. I promise it’s not my style! I actually figured it out with my meter! Turned out to be a bad pot and a bad transistor. To answer your questions, yes they are 9018s, and no I hadn’t tested this bag! So far I only one failure, and I’ve made a couple simple osc since at your suggestion. I’ve been meaning to throw a couple together for this sympathetic drone thing I’ve been cooking up anyway. Also, the LEDs are absolutely essential, so you were spot on there. Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you; if you hadn’t been so patient and analytical about things, I may have side-tabled it out of frustration. You were right. Use the meter! I should know better honestly. I’ve been hanging around my uncle’s tv repair shop since the 80s! I just never took the plunge with diy until this spring. Now it rules my life. If it’s alright, I may reach out in the future if I get stuck. I have A LOT of builds to tackle; some little desktop stuff like ciat londbardes and meng qi, a couple bigger projects like the x0xb0x and crowminius, and of course the inevitable eurorack/Kosmo. Obviously problem solving is one of the most satisfying aspects of synth diy(it’s just so cool when you make your first sound), so I’m fairly certain I won’t need too much help, but you never know. If you ever have need of tubes or other odd components let me know, my uncle has had a tv/electronics repair shop since 1962, and he has an amazing amount of cool old components. Anyway thanks so much for the warm welcome.i feel right at home.
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