Recent content by finebyfine

I bet the previous owner read 9-12V as 9-18V and fried the 12V zener

I think there’s some germanium diodes in the original, maybe its an smd equivalent of a bat41 or similar low Vf diode?

Just got home where it was waiting. No duties due, delivered without issue just like it was from any other last mile carrier shipped from anywhere else.

So the order I was talking about here is out for delivery via a last mile courier called GOFO Express. Haven't heard hear anything about tariffs yet and will update when/if I do. Cursory glance seems like it's a typically reviewed last mile courier and is getting use recently for Temu and Shein...

I’d be interested in, and in no way because I just finished a build of one, a discrete op amp pedal contest

Has anyone received a shipment to the US via the Global Direct Saver line shipping option yet? I placed one order DDP via DHL and then placed a one board order that I won't be too upset about not getting via the Global Direct Saver if customs via USPS are a shit show.

The Wattson EFY-6 Fuzz implemented an interesting Octave control on the Super Fuzz that might be up your alley. I've built one and it's a great pedal and a really useful addition. I've done an octave blend on a Super Fuzz the way you're doing it here and prefer the EFY-6's control personally...

Buying them at this price wouldn't be my first choice - I'm sure you can get them for cheaper - but you could use 2 of these and regular standoff hardware to connect them like you want. https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/standoff-m3-threaded-adhesive-backing I'd personally go for edge...

There is, but the administrative costs of removing de minimis have been projected to be more than it would bring in - although the estimates I’ve seen are based on the 34% rate. But the obvious reason it’s being removed is for the chilling effect it’ll have on Chinese direct-to-consumer...

This is maybe the most politically tame thread on the entirety of the internet. We're literally discussing price increases from 2 of DIY pedals most dominant suppliers due to executive orders. No one has really thrown barbs, and it's obvious a lot of people are going out of their way not to.

With our turnouts, winners of US elections are only voted for by like 30% of the voting age eligible population.

I’ve stopped buying ICs from Tayda. LCSC has plenty of cheap options of industry standard op amps made by various chinese manufacturers but I implicitly trust them more because they aren’t pretending to be the original manufacturer. I’ve had no issues with them whatsoever. I’ve bought various...

This is a little thing to spread the legs of TO-92 transistors that I end up using all the time. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5446312

Missed this reply somehow my bad but yup! I have an insane amount of 2.5mm and 7.5mm pitch 100nf ceramic caps on hand and want to use some of them up

Your regulator is laid out backwards as you suspected. The ST data sheets are so counterintuitive and I’ve made the same mistake before and still triple check when using them. Not only is the TO-92 oriented in the way opposite of what we usually see, it’s also upside down. I imagine that the...