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Thank you very much for the explanation I learn a thing or two from your reply very interesting.

On the left side, where I assume the ground from the jack comes in - that piece of copper gets turned into a bit of an island on the...

Looking at the schematic, this looks totally normal. It looks like it's not really meant to be switched as a live control. The main...

Looks better! The ground plane is much less chopped up now. ... probably? The 1N5817 is usually a DO-41 package (not the smaller...

Looks pretty decent! Some feedback, all pretty minor, just best-practice stuff: Mechanical You might want to add 'Orthogonal...

I think the thing about sig/gnd/sig/sig is that the bottom copper signal is quite far away from solid copper, so you're back to thinking...

Came across another great video with tips for analog/mixed PCB design.

This is very helpful, thanks!

So for resistors and caps and stuff, that's all in the base KiCad footprint libraries -- the trouble is finding them. Like if you want a...

I don't like the springs either - they don't look that secure. I'm thinking it may be worth it to take the time to solder a wire to a...

I tried the keystone spring thing for a while but could never get good contact. Even without powdercoat overspray, aluminum forms a...

FWIW - the shipping times were very fast - like within 3-4 days. Just be careful of those import fees!

I do have to chime in with an LCSC horror story -- at least for folks in the USA. I learned (the very hard way) that after the third...

Can you measure the VREF voltage when it fades in/out? (Maybe at pin 6 of IC1?) Probably best to measure against the DC jack sleeve...

Doublecheck your footswitch wiring. When there's a bypass related problem it's the footswitch 99.99% of the time. (Because at that...