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For something like the Chop Shop, or any pedal for that matter, what should the potentiometers on the front side be set to anything in particular? Like should the sag control be all the way up?

I did see the thread pertaining to the capacitors being double the voltage. I happen to have 10v and 16v. If I am to get 25v I’d have to make and order and I’m trying to avoid that.

In the BOM list with the instructions with said Chop Shop, it says nothing about the Electrolytic Capacitors needing to be 25V, however on the screening on the PCB, it does say this. Can I get a clarification as to whether this is actually needed or if this has started to be the norm for...

In the build document there is a 3nf capacitor listed. On the circuit, it’s silkscreened as a 3nf box capacitor. I have both 2.7 and 3.3 and have not found a right on the dot 3nf. Is it some other kind or is there an alternative, or will either of the ones I have do and make any difference in...

Alright, so. I understand the concept of biasing the JFETs and why it's done. I also understand that there are some circuits that have had trimmer pots added so that they can indeed be biased correctly. 3 Questions--> First is, with your multimeter, what setting are you putting it to and where...

I find all the way to the right almost cuts out some noise from the circuit. So that would be position 8? I mean I figured it had something to do with the bass response but they all react differently to everything else there is to tweak. Kinda crazy.

Can someone tell me exactly what this is doing for the circuit? There are some settings that are noisier than others and obviously changes the tone, but I wanted to have a better understanding of it. Thanks in advance!

That’s what I needed. A reference for the board itself. I have a tester so it’s just a matter of knowing where the legs go on the board in the first place. Thank you!

So by the look of the board it’s looking for a TO-92 style transistor (from what I can tell) but the only 2N1711’s I found are TO-39. Are there any charts for where the legs should be? I’ve had to reverse legs before depending on the pinout. Ideas/thoughts? Thanks

The momentary switch says SPDT On/On. Is it supposed to be Off/On?

Do you think it would bring the volume up past unity or because this is an old schematic/design it will always be a bit quieter? I mean would you say you could use a different pot value/type and get different results?

With the pedal PCB daughter boards for the switches. Maybe I’ll play with the switches on and off independently a bit more and I’ll be able to narrow it down as to which side is the issue.

No. But I did a test with the same patch cables with other pedals and even direct into the amp no pedal and there is a huge difference. Could a cold solder joint make the signal come through at half volume if it was like that on a switch? And that’s also where in bypass, no effect on it’d...