What’s on *YOUR* workbench?
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steviejr92
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A Tri Muff sized enclosure!
steviejr92
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That enclosure is beautiful!
Guilherme Collateral
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Ditto, the enclosure looks really cool!
Fama
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Did a whole bunch of populatin'! As usual a lot of the elec caps and some films too came out crooked (even a bunch of resistors on circulator), but to be completely honest I just don't care enough about how the PCB actually looks like to spend more time and effort on getting them completely neat and tidy. For all the horror stories about VFE pedals, populating the boards themselves was pretty straightforward (except I soldered two unnecessary resistors on the switching board at first, snipped those out). Let's see how soldering the pots goes before I'm in the clear, though.
Sourcing the parts was much more annoying, but thankfully there were Mouser links in the docs for the more obscure parts I couldn't find elsewhere, very handy. I forgot (I think? not sure if it was linked) to order a low profile 4u7 cap for the SB, but I'm sure it will still fit in the enclosure, since they're meant for 1590B and I use a 125B.
Sourcing the parts was much more annoying, but thankfully there were Mouser links in the docs for the more obscure parts I couldn't find elsewhere, very handy. I forgot (I think? not sure if it was linked) to order a low profile 4u7 cap for the SB, but I'm sure it will still fit in the enclosure, since they're meant for 1590B and I use a 125B.
tegendemuur
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When components don't sit flush I reheat the solder and pull the lead with pliers. Works like a charm.
Fama
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Hmm... that doesn't sound like too bad of an extra step. Solder them in, and then do a quick checkup round and fix the ones that are wonky. I might try that next time, already clipped the leads on these ones.
Hal Harvey
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Replacing the stock Suhr SSV/SSH+ pickups with a Thornbucker+ set.
Love working on pedals. Working on guitars? Don’t love it haha.
cliffs_trip
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Been tearing down a Dwarf amp. Someone really “fixed” this little thing. They tore out the pcb mounted jacks and reworked the power section. It will require a complete rebuild.
The board should look similar to this:
Also was inspired by @steviejr92 ‘s pink enclosure and decided to cast some pink knobs! Did some purple and some brown too. I like the brown, it’s like a hot fudge sundae!
The board should look similar to this:
Also was inspired by @steviejr92 ‘s pink enclosure and decided to cast some pink knobs! Did some purple and some brown too. I like the brown, it’s like a hot fudge sundae!
steviejr92
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Those look fantastic!
UtilityBeltFX
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Making my strat a strat again! DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 and '54 Pro in the neck and middle.
They sound great though I'm a little concerned with the low E string spacing on the bridge pickup. Doesn't quite seem wide enough does it?
Feral Feline
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I don't pull on the leads, I push on the component; for example, after popping a board I might notice an electrolytic of box-film cap sitting askew with one leg fully in and the other not quite so — even with leads already clipped, just a quick molten-moment and I've pushed the cap fully flush to the board.
Fama
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Maybe I'll give both a try - pushing on resistors sounds like I might burn my fingertips though (well not "burn", but it might hurt), or does the heat not transfer through the whole resistor that fast? Caps sound like they would be fine (except maybe ceramic, but those rarely need work). Definitely sounds safer although I doubt I would pull out any pads either way.
giovanni
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They will definitely be hot. Use pliers or something?
Feral Feline
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Resistors most definitely get HOT, Fama!
For resistors I use the edge of my fingernail, or if it's taking longer and getting hotter a piece of cardboard or whatever is at hand.
I've had to use "aggressive cooling" on my fingers a few times before I finally learned my lesson with regards to better-seating the resistors.
Caps are no problemo; YMMV.
For resistors I use the edge of my fingernail, or if it's taking longer and getting hotter a piece of cardboard or whatever is at hand.
I've had to use "aggressive cooling" on my fingers a few times before I finally learned my lesson with regards to better-seating the resistors.
Caps are no problemo; YMMV.
A real test of the callus!
I've pushed by hand plenty.
It hurts but doesn't burn. I tend to use the flat of my fingernail. Used a small piece of blue tack as well, normal melted blue tack removal ensued, of course.
Or, if it's just resistors populated and there's only one or two high, lay the board flat on the bench, pressing each side with your thumb and index finger and reflow the joint.
Just wait for it to flow before pressing. Caution to lifting a pad.
I've pushed by hand plenty.
It hurts but doesn't burn. I tend to use the flat of my fingernail. Used a small piece of blue tack as well, normal melted blue tack removal ensued, of course.
Or, if it's just resistors populated and there's only one or two high, lay the board flat on the bench, pressing each side with your thumb and index finger and reflow the joint.
Just wait for it to flow before pressing. Caution to lifting a pad.
Passinwind
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Just did a complete module retrofit to this EQ pedal, it's now dialed in for my preamp equipped acoustic guitar rather than the original bass oriented config.
jessenator
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^^^this. Or if I haven't trimmed in a while I'll use the edge