Recent content by Audandash

Lots of good tips here. Thanks.

So I am thinking about trying a point to point circuit. I understand the concept and schematics I just want to find some decent walkthroughs so to speak to get my feet wet. I found one great layout for a fuzzface with pretty damn good instructions...

Here it is based on the ppcb drill template. Led is 3 mm with no bezel. Measure against your board to make sure. https://drill.taydakits.com/box-designs/new?public_key=Q2hLcGhpWEhNUW5idVlwcUZvTjdTQT09Cg==

Here is the stagecoach. Led is 3mm with no bezel. This is based on the ppcb drill template so measure off the board to double check. https://drill.taydakits.com/box-designs/new?public_key=aWNOVFB6TE1pNkMvMkZMSHpJaEplQT09Cg==

Yours look a little big. They will probably work okay though. Common sizes are as follows: Pots 7.2mm Footswitch 12.2 Jacks 9.7 Bezel 8.2 Also putting your jacks there is a horrible idea. Unless you have checked with a specific board your jack will likely hit an electrolytic cap or poly cap...

Your link doesn’t work. It just loads the base template. You need to use the share link from “your” template for us to be able to see it. Go to drill templates on tayda then clink the share link next to it and paste that in here.

I still order from tayda for those components. I just make sure i order a large enough amount to justify the shipping/tariff charges. I do get stuff from mouser as well but you get hit with tariffs there too. I would say it’s a wash in the long run. They are gonna get you one way or another.

If this is the board you have you literally just wire the led switch to the bottom of this. On the main board take a clipping from a resistor or something and jumper the led (A and K).

Looks great! I have the board for this I just haven’t gotten around to building it yet.

I haven’t built the Aion version but I have built several of these over the years. It’s one of my favorite fuzz pedals. It’s good for that 90s grunge sound. It’s not very versatile past that but it’s good at what it does.

After reading the article I figured one of the tubes was the likely culprit. Well I got the new board and built it anyway while waiting on new tubes. I had the same exact thing. Volume and tone work but no tremolo. The only thing I kept the same between the two was the tubes. I swapped them out...

You heard it from the man himself. Here it is if you need it. https://drill.taydakits.com/box-designs/new?public_key=VTFhMk84Z0xLV1hZT0h2WERHdzRQUT09Cg==

I would also give your transistors a wiggle to make sure they aren’t loose. While I always socket ic’s, transistors I solder straight to the board (except ge transistors)or I am auditioning different transistors. Those sockets don’t always get a good connection with transistor legs. If I am...

It looks like the chip is oriented right. It has a little line right in the middle at the top. That “should” indicate that is the top.

Personally I use this quite a bit. It used to just sit on my bench and never get used but once I started using it I liked it and use it frequently. I think mine was like 6 bucks when I got it. It’s good for getting under knobs and popping them off as well.