Recent content by pricklyrobot

I think 2 & 3 only need to connect when the effect is in bypass, which grounds the “Board In” in bypass. 3 & 6 need to be connected, but an actual wire between 2 & 3 seems extraneous.

I’ve got a little Ryobi sheet sander. It’s definitely an improvement over hand sanding, but still a fairly long and tedious process. Maybe I need to upgrade to an orbital…🤔 Also, PSA: please try not to wash a bunch of super-fine aluminum dust down your sink. It’s small enough to escape...

My old BYOC Phase 90 has a Depth control added, but no Mix/Blend. I like to use my JMK Paralyzer https://jmkpcbs.com/product/paralyzer/ for parallel effects chains or to add a clean blend to anything. Maybe this little crossfader utility board would work for adding an in-box Blend...

I use braid for most things. Also have a plug-in solder sucker (nothing fancy, just a $30 one from EBay). Being able to heat and suck with one device is definitely easier/more effective for me. **insert “that’s what she said” and rimshots as needed…;) Chip Quik might be overkill for what...

Ground to the case? Are you not using plastic ones?

Are you using the correct polarity? Most pedal PCBs are expecting Center Negative.

I’ve always used the “outties” too. The argument that they stick out doesn’t make any sense to me when you consider that there’s going to be a power chord and two 1/4” audio cables that stick out even more. 🤷‍♀️

Tariffs, like sales tax, are regressive and thus will always disproportionately hit the little guys. If, however, you’ve got a spare few million lying around and you want to make a ‘charitable donation’ to someone’s ballroom, then there are probably exemptions to be had…

Even if something is “made” in the US, doesn’t mean everything it’s made out of also came from the US. For example you could buy enclosures from a US company, but we don’t mine much bauxite here anymore. So the aluminum is probably coming from overseas…

A tone bypass switch will give you a very dramatic change in sound in one switch. You get all the mids back and a big level boost from not going through the passive filters.

^ will it chug?

EEG? As in electroencephalogram? Unless it’s a brain-controlled Superfuzz (if so, kudos to you, sir!), you’re unlikely to find “professional experts” here…on the DIY guitar fx pedal forum…🤷‍♀️ * On a side note, can somebody help me debug the distorted repeats on my homebrew Defibrillator, or...

Is this a bot trying to get people to do its EE homework? 🤔

Another reason to buy spares is that a lot of places will give you a pretty significant price break at Qty 10 or 25 vs. 1. Good advice on paying attention to capacitor size. If you don’t want to scrutinize the dimensions of every one, physical size is generally proportional to Voltage rating. I...

Huh, would’ve guessed Country…🤷‍♀️ Maybe I’m mixing up my dip genres…