Recent content by djmiyta

So many projects I get side tracked but yes all except q4. Then after I try biasing by ear and it just won't get into the crunch zone I'm gonna try some of my thru hole ones they test much higher then the mmbfJ201s i got from Mouser

Coming back to this one AGAIN| I'm hoping Chuck D. Bones has a minute So you mentioned if R28-30 is off I'm sure you meant the resistor value my question is ( I used the 1% resistors) how off is tolerable? It's been so long now so I'll probably yank out one end to actually test their value and...

Just finished working that exact one up. Hopefully you are able to answer a couple more questions 1 - For the Vp measurement it says to negate reading to obtain actual Vp. I'm unclear as to what that means and 2 - reading x 10 to obtain actual IDss in mA does that mean whatever value I get...

Thank you for the reply . Just to be clear the info I get from the multi tester is basically useless? I mean for matching Jfets and finding out other parameters of transistors and Jfets? And yeah when I got this the DCA 75 was a bit too pricey for me hopefully sometime in the future

I got one of these recently. Problem is I don't know if any of the information is really relevant to me and pedal building. I was hoping someone could help me decipher the readings I get from the tester then trying to compare that info to the data sheets but I'm really just pissing in the wind...

just an update I tried 2n2369a trannies in this and all I get is mild overdrive with some sensitivity to how hard the strings are hit the mid acts like its wired backwards and I don't hear any change turning the treble pot. Looking to get some 2n1306's and hoping it'll spring to life the 2369's...

Since I'm ALWAYS up for new high gain pedal I've yet to find something to knock my Valhalla out of no.1 spot. With a tube screamer before it and a BB Sonic stomp after has been a killer sound for me. I'm still waiting to get my openhaus up and running but I have a feeling it may too dark for...

I think I have the answer but asking anyways So my build calls for 2n1306 I have 2n1304 and they have a bit less gain than the ones called for (2n1306) My question is since the 2n1304 have a barely any overdrive and I think I can get genuine 2n1306 BUT if I could get 2n1308 would I get even more...

Finally! Changing IC4 to TL072 I got signal to the output jack. I’m using 2N1304 instead of 1306 cause I got them by mistake. Since I only got to hear the signal for a sec or two with everything cranked up I’m not hearing cranking hi gain. Since 1304’s are less Hfe than 1306 I assume is why I...

Bean , I'm hoping you are still around , and if you could take a look at this supposed verified layout. I ask only cause I only build them and know nothing about laying out and by looking seems exactly like yours except a couple discrepancies because aside from what we both found on your layout...

Really thought I had this. In the uploaded pic the green is where I get signal and the yellow is where I don't. I reflowed the solder in that area with no luck and been trying to check the layout to the schematic but I don't see anything else wrong. Could anybody steer me in some direction to...

So yes exactly what I was thinking you confirmed it. So Q6 needs the Gate and Source swapped and the LND150 need to be flipped opposite what the layout shows and I get signal all the way to IC4 pin 3. Furthest I've gotten on this I'm gonna assume no signal on the out jack is gonna be something...

Bean , do you happen to know if the schematic is correct?

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!! Thank you You Mad Bean You

Cool well for anyone remotely interested I made progress looking over the schematic where I lost signal or the signal would not pass through to where I "assume " it will be. I noticed the 2N5457 datasheet shows with tranny laying flat side up pins toward my body the leads are from left to right...