Recent content by derevaun

It seems like it would work to power it up without anything connected to SCL & SDA. It's probably not dispositive that a computer would recognize it as a USB device, but pretty close. Arduino IDE would make it easy, provided the drivers are installed.

I like the “grunt” switch on the ultra stoner. In any case, it’s always better to regret something you have done….

Cheap toothbrushes have a flat bristle profile. I'm currently using a hotel freebie toothbrush for board cleaning.

I usually do that, for fear of the bare aluminum oxidizing over time. Decals stick fine. I think I used laser printed waterslide decals--it's been a few years since I did my own instead of the Tayda printing.

Maybe the $5 Mic Pre would be enough? Very similar to the above. If it's a dynamic mic for a live setting, it could even be simplified a little more. Powering it cheaply has always been its Achilles heel. I haven't tried it with a DC-DC converter. With 4 batteries it's fine.

I got mine from alexer1 as well. I don't see any on Ebay, though it's tricky with the cyrillic characters. There's this listing on Reverb (no affiliation): https://reverb.com/item/48383297-nos-u-r-s-s-140-1408-analog-lm308 Looks like they've become scarce too. Maybe it's time to start...

I got some PDIP LM308 from this seller a couple years ago: https://www.ebay.com/str/intergalacticsemiconductor. They were pulls, with mangled legs and a variety of markings. I tested them in a Rat circuit on the breadboard, along with some Motorola metal cans, some УД1408А, a NTE 938, and a...

Those tips look fine to me, and the solder joints look OK as well. It may be a problem with the station <-> tip connection? FWIW 0.8mm is the thickest I'd use on a PCB. 0.5mm melts and flows a little bit faster, I think. Those are very personal considerations, like soldering temperature itself...

US consumers can pay the tariff on delivery, with an added broker's fee to the carrier, or we can pay it in advance, rolled into the shipping charges at origin, without that broker's fee. Neither Tayda, nor Thailand, nor DHL, nor any other rhetorical straw man, is ultimately responsible for...

Dunno how I missed this post, but, wicked cool build for a wicked cool band! I got flattened by Shane at their show at Black Lodge last year and consider it a life high point. My 17yo had a nice conversation with Demian after the show about his playing style, and I noticed the Life Pedal and was...

That's what I thought too. Maybe DHL is OK with doing DDP shipments, and not the kind where they get to charge the recipient the tariffs plus the broker's fee. I'm definitely going to defer any overseas ordering, because, who knows.

Tayda currently offers only DHL shipping that includes tariffs. It adds about 20% to the overall cost--so, cost of items + ~20% tariffs + shipping cost. The shipping cost seems to decrease with order amount, like before. Tariff, of course, increases with the order amount.

Looks like tariffs against US consumers who buy stuff from Thailand should be 19%. Today I clicked "Reorder" for last week's order, which was US$74.31 with $9.80 shipping, and the current shipping charge shows $25.45. Assuming around $14.08 in tariffs, it's pretty close. The shipping option...

I like to mark off parts with a highlighter, so I can face the agony of the couple components I need to order after all. And, I print the build doc when I receive the board, in case the board/doc gets revised before I start on it. It's happened more time than I'd like to admit.

I'm guessing that a package that enters the clearance process after midnight on the 29th will have tariffs assessed and the carrier will add a brokerage fee, which seems to be at least $20. Probably, hopefully, Tayda will offer a Delivered Duty Paid option, where they bundle the tariffs with...