Recent content by fuzz

No, I forgot lol. That said, I started building these without the Balance knob, and only a Harmonics. I will breadboard another one in a bit and check and see if the suggested methods work.

It just loses a bit of volume and drive. Its like the last 3% of the pot curve actually decreases a bit instead of continuing its upwards trajectory.

Sorry all, wasnt sure how to word this. I have built a pile of these and each one essentially seems to fall off juuuust a bit when the Balance pot (A50k) is at max. I tried searching, didnt see anything posted, so I figured Id ask, I hope this hasnt been beaten to death and I just wasnt able...

Can anyone share their method to manage wires for turret or pseudo-turret and Other DIY builds that have wires coming out to the off board parts all over the place? I’m trying to have a clean, aesthetically pleasing method without the wires becoming a rats nest under the pcb. I’ve attached an...

What are you referring to? The one I build calls for a TC1044 charge pump. Are the v1 tech docs different?

Ah man, I never even thought to test leakage lol. I don’t think my Peak tests this…

So, I read a couple posts about how some pedals with multiple transistors need to be matched (for octave properties) but what about clipping diodes? I suspect I am overthinking on the subject along with a lack of knowledge on said subject... What about a pedal that has 2 x Ge clipping diodes...

Hi All, I'm still learning so I was hoping someone could look at this schematic of the Dead End FX Spectrum and tell me if there is a resistor(s) that effect the overall output of volume. As is, in order to get unity gain, I am roughly 90% up on the Volume knob. I was hoping to get a bit (not...

First and foremost, it sounds fantastic. I absolutely love the harmonic percolator, and I have assembled quite a few PCB’s. This is my first turret board build, and am looking for honest critique. What could be improved at first glance? I am aware of come jank, esp the led resistor. I found...

Excellent! I’m embarrassed to admit but this idea never even occurred to me. Found the schematics and service manual, all it says is silicon diode but it confirms things. Super helpful idea, I have a pile of other electro with questionable components, looks like I have some detective work ahead...

I pulled a pile Of these diodes from a Hewlett Packard pulse generator. Unknown era, but my guess is 1960’s. There looks to be a Fairchild “F” on the base but I cannot confirm. Vf according to my Peak is .595 to .659 @ 5.00 mA. They are black glass, brown stripe at cathode end and a yellow in...

Question: I am getting some static and crackle when the pedal is on, but not playing. The catch is, 99% of the components are reclaimed from older obsoleted electronics. I have swapped transistors so it’s likely not that. Any suggestions as to where to start? I wanna say I’ve had this “issue”...

I bought some obsoleted electronics at a local recycler, and there are a ton of these jfet’s. I am having trouble identifying them. Markings are “S” and “F2701”. They sound good in a simple DOD 210 FET strip board circuit. Mostly curious what they are or what they compare to The IDSS for one...