Recent content by cdwillis

It should be pretty self explanatory if you just compare it to the Pedalpcb schematic. Definitely don't use B1M or A10K. Use c500k and a100k if you're going to build one.

I can't remember where it was, but in another thread Chuck pointed out that the 100 ohm resistor was superfluous to the design, so the 100k resistor on the lugs is still a cool mod. There was something else going on with that pot that was making the resistance funky once the wiper was all the...

Great job! I've wanted to use EasyEDA to get some simple smd boards made, but I had a hard time figuring out the parts, specifically what size/type of smd caps and resistors to use.

You can use a 1uf film cap instead of a 1uf electrolytic. It's been a long time since I breadboarded a muff with 1uf clipping diode caps, but I vaguely remember hearing a difference depending on the electrolytic cap orientation, so if you're using electrolytic you want the cathode of the cap...

I started out trying to learn Kicad and found it very unintuitive. I found a tutorial for Eagle by Storyboardist and it was so much easier imo. It's a real bummer that Eagle has an EOL now. I'm still using it because I'm familiar with it, but I'm eventually going to move to Kicad. If you're just...

I joined a Facebook group called PCB Guitar Mania - Pedal Builder Group when I first started building. I didn't realize that PCB Guitar Mania was a brand; I thought it was just a generic FB group name. Then I slowly started seeing people post about pcbs not working and realized it was company...

You want to keep the traces as short as possible generally, but in a guitar pedal it's not really that critical usually. You have to balance easy to route with easy to build and since the you can get away with moving parts where needed it's a no brainer to make it easier to build.

The silicon and germanium diodes are going to make the biggest difference. I posted a chart that had a bunch of different 250 version values if you search the forum. I'd change the volume pot from a10k to a100k for increased volume output. The 10k resistor adds to one side of the voltage...

I put JLCJLCJLCJLC on the bottom/back of the pcb where it's out of sight if someone opens up the pedal to check out the guts. Seems a little more professional to me and less like a guy making pedals in his bedroom :P

I've been playing around with the bluesbreaker/crunchbox style circuits lately, so this is where my mind went: Not sure the sweep would be great considering the different values of the pots. It might be helpful to tweak the amount of gain in each gain stage.

No. I forgot about replying to stompbox parts for the a100k, but I never did find b100ks floating around anywhere. I don't know if I could somehow get one from New Sensor. I can't think of anywhere else to look.

Hell yeah, dude! This rocks

Before I got my Weller and Hakko, I had cheapo Walmart 20w irons. The tips on them just seemed to erode quickly. I tried to sand them a little to give them the chisel tip edge back. It just wasn't worth the time or effort. I've had my Hakko for two or three years now and the tip basically looks...

Say the names faster and let the words run together: Torn's Peaker = Torn Speaker Soda Meiser = Sodomizer

I think the favorite name she used was Soda Meiser.