Box 66

fig said:
Yeah, those. Agreed, the leads stink...but in a pull apart comparison...they win over the others (at least with that J201). :oops:
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I'll give the springers another chance, for things other than ICs; besides, I've got a few to "get rid of".



finebyfine said:
I’ve never had any luck getting them to work with smaller to-18 footprints and hate trying to get 3 loose sip pins to stay straight. Which is why I went full over the top and just ordered these custom pcbs and am gonna jam unhoused ic pins into them:

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Depending on the lead thickness you can use 3 pin female pin headers for to-92s: https://www.taydaelectronics.com/3-pin-2-54-mm-single-row-female-pin-header.html. Works great with to-220s. I’ve also started using them with right angle header pins on sot-23 smd breakout boards.

For keeping individual SIP sockets tidier I've also used matching double ended male header pins with one end placed into a breadboard and the other into the footprint but it's a little over the top sometimes even for me.
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Any chance of a pic of the double-ended header into breadboard, I'm having trouble with my mind's eye darkroom development.
 
Feral Feline said:
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Spring ^ ?

I find them less secure than the friction-fit ones. I've never had a problem with SIP-sockets either for that matter.
Whatever works, the DIY mantra...

The worst thing about the springers is the flimsy little solder-legs, I feel like if I so much as breath on one it'll knock it clear off the board I'm working on.


If you find a good deal on brain-thingy, get two if you can — we can go halvers.
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I would never use that type, Nasty!!!
 
fig said:
I had to try quite a few gain/leakage combinations before striking tone gold with this one. I have no idea if it sounds similar to the original circuit...
...but frankly I don't care because it sounds exactly like I want it to. 😁

I put it in front of the Boneyard Compressor and it lit up. It cleans up nice and various guitar volume / level combos produce growl to grit.

I'll try to add some sound samples. I've been meaning to do that on these build reports anyway.

Tested with a Peak DCA55
Q1 - NKT275 = hFE 60 / Ic .096
Q2 = AC124S hFE 87 / Ic .169

This is my first attempt with any artwork, and definitely my first experience with acrylic paint. It was fun, but some refinement is sorely needed...

...maybe I'll label some control labels next? That's crazy talk.

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Gorgeous! Nice work Fig!! Thinking about building a couple of these. Got a bunch of Russian MPxx I’ve been dying to use.
 
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