Recent content by HamishR

Thank you for your attention to this matter!!

Effects loops often cause trouble if they rely on shorting jacks. Fortunately it's usually a simple matter to get them working again. I hopes that's what the problem is. Grit or oxidation can affect the shorting part of the jack and simply cleaning it will fix the problem. Worst case scenario is...

The electrolytic caps I use these days are SMD caps. You gently pry the little black plastic base off and then you have two little legs to solder to the Vero. I learnt this trick on this very site. Tayda sell some but I get mine mostly from Mouser. I like them because they're tiny. The legs...

I think you're being a bit hard on yourself - that looks great! There are a few tricks I use to make things look as neat as possible and you're already doing most of them! Running wires along the corners of the enclosure is a good way to keep them straight and quiet. I like to place the board...

I don't have any trouble finding the pots I want at Tayda. Yeah the cataloging is not ideal but it's not that bad IME. The only thing I have trouble finding is 1µF Wimas! But recently I couldn't find the Alpha C25K 16mm pots I have always got from Mouser anywhere on their site. And their "help"...

Tayda is easy peasy compared to Mouser!

The way I approach things like this is work out what I want to achieve. Do I want to understand electronics? If so, to what end? Do I just want to design/build pedals which suit me? For me understanding electronics is secondary to making pedals which get me where I want to go. I have read a...

PedalPCB make an excellent PCB for it!

I've built this before on a PedalPCB board but can't seem to find it anywhere! It's possible that I have lent it to someone and never got it back - I think that happens more than I realise! So I wondered how easy it would be to lay out on Vero. The usual places to look for Vero layouts had some...

My son is Perth through and through and he loves the football. I like the footy, especially when Freo are doing well (like now) but usually find watching on TV too stressful. Strangely enough I'm fine if I'm at the game. My Dad was super into footy, being Victorian. I lived in Canberra for a...

Dying is fairly dire. And I think the hoax about drop bears is that they're related to koalas. Sure, there are similarities but they are separate, non-related species as far as science knows. Caveat - there has been very little research into drop bears, mainly because of their rarity. You're...

Drop bears are a relatively little known species - I believe they're the only true bear species in Australia. Koalas are not bears. Drop bears are so called because they drop from trees onto unfortunate campers with fairly dire results. The kakapo is a large flightless parrot in NZ. It's...

Beautiful. Do you have drop bears in NZ? You might come across a cranky kakapo.

Haha! I was actually referring to Aussie rules football. Where we actually kick the ball, you know, with our feet. :LOL: The first game of Aussie rules was played in Melbourne between two schools, Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College. My dad was a scholarship student at Melbourne Grammar and...

Ha! I LOVE top mounted jacks! And this is why we like to make our own pedals. We can make them how we like. I don't know why the Tommy has to be on such a large board. But you worked out how to make it fit - bravo!