PCB design challenge #1

I haven't created a poll here before so please give me a hint - it looks like a poll can only have one question and multiple answers. It will be a bit difficult to choose 3 winners. Do you (interested in voting) mind if we use google forms?
 
Thanks for all the kind words everyone!!
1) Brett
2) Swyse
3) HomebrewTJ
Actually I would put Temol up at the top but as he isn't taking part (although he should) my vote is for Brett, nice and compact man, nice work!!
Thanks for setting this contest up, it was definitely fun. Great work by everyone, especially for the few who have never designed a PCB before!! The first layouts of mine were nowhere near as tidy.
I will fix that clearance issue when I get back home tonight. Funny DRC didn't spot it but I may have ran it beforehand and so of course it would miss it.
EDIT - So I must have exported the 3D render before I ran DRC. Had a look at the actual copper layer and the clearance is ok for etching, only the 3D render has the goof.
Now for the next one let's see who can get it the smallest. 0603 or bigger caps and resistors only!! (no 0402 or 0201 because you can't see/hold them... Lol)
Just kidding.... Or am I?
 
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temol said:
hello, hello, if I remember correctly we were supposed to choose the winner by voting :) My vote is not decisive.
What are the opinions of other contributors to the thread? @Chuck D. Bones @Passinwind @Fingolfen @Feral Feline @vigilante398 @Bricksnbeatles - where are you?
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Stuck in a different rabbit hole, or more accurately a few. ;)

Really nice work all around, maybe I can actually play next time. Doing a constrained layout for something I was never going to build or use just wasn't in the cards at this time, I guess.
 
homebrewtj said:
You can also set it to allow multiple selections if you want. Let people choose their fav 2 or three. Either way, it's all in fun!
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I'll set the voting today. Thanks for the tip but let's assume that voter#1 picks 1,2,3 then voter#2 picks 1,3,2 and voter#3 picks 3,2,1.
I'm afraid we won't know voting order, just number of votes for a given user. Who is the winner? ;)
 
Voting is over, we're almost there. But it's not easy - there is a tie for third place. And since the third place sponsor is Sushi Box FX, it's up to Nathan to make the final decision. I'll be in touch again soon :)
 
Thank you to everyone that took part in the contest, hosted it, and voted! Many of the posted entries had great layouts and I feel especially grateful that I was able to participate! I'm very much looking forward to working with @temol on a custom enclosure, his stuff is incredible!
 
Ran out of time on this as I was trying to do it by hand... in December... with about a million things going at work, home, and otherwise...

... but I finally actually got this one together... so I thought I'd share (better late than never, eh?). It's not as awesome as some of the ones actually submitted, but I'm new at this... :D

Edit: Thanks to @swyse for catching my goof - updated board and schematic a couple of messages down... fortunately it was a super-easy fix!

Quark Auto-Wah - Kosmoceratops - 2D Board View.jpg

Quark Auto-Wah - Kosmoceratops - Schematic.jpg
 
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Fingolfen said:
Ran out of time on this as I was trying to do it by hand... in December... with about a million things going at work, home, and otherwise...

... but I finally actually got this one together... so I thought I'd share (better late than never, eh?). It's not as awesome as some of the ones actually submitted, but I'm new at this... :D
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That looks great! I love the blue and the logo work. There's a small error on your schematic I believe. The 220 ohm r7 doesn't connect straight down, there isn't a dot on Chuck's original schematic, and when you see two lines intersect like that on a schematic that means that the lines pass over each other but don't connect.
 
swyse said:
That looks great! I love the blue and the logo work. There's a small error on your schematic I believe. The 220 ohm r7 doesn't connect straight down, there isn't a dot on Chuck's original schematic, and when you see two lines intersect like that on a schematic that means that the lines pass over each other but don't connect.
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Missed that! Thanks for the heads up. I'll see if I can fix that up on the schematic and board. :D

Edit: Okay - was a super easy fix... thanks again... don't know how I missed that the first time...

Quark Auto-Wah - Kosmoceratops - Schematic.jpg

Updated board!

Quark Auto-Wah - Kosmoceratops - 2D Board View.jpg
 
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