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I think about this periodically. I have a solid idea of what I want. So over the weekend I started going down the rabbit hole of...

You should check out the diode comparison that @thomasbe86 put together. Suffice to say, the difference between the 1S1588/1N4148/1N914...

How many do you need? I probably have a couple.

I have to wonder if it's sometimes not so much about the value of the part that is being faked, but just a way to get rid of some less...

Adding to this.... I think the idea is that when you buy from less reputable sources you're more likely to get fakes or rejects from...

I can't say I've ever gotten a dud or unusable PT2399 either, but I haven't built swarms of them and have probably recycled the same IC...

I feel like the bad pt2399 issue has gone away? Ive been building since 2020 and have never had a bad one. Sourced from tayda and...

If you want better QC then get the SMD version.

I suppose they could be sorted for low noise, but unless that is specifically stated somewhere (along with some criteria) then probably...

I doubt LCSC is sourcing them from eBay.

Oh yeah? Post gut shots on TGP and see how noticeable it is. :ROFLMAO:

https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/C84963.html?s_z=n_pt2399 Just get em from LCSC. Buy extras, toss the bad ones, you'll still be...

If you jumper the IN / OUT pads together (in the IN/GND/SW/OUT cluster) you can use it as a standalone boost pedal. Just drop it in an...

Thanks for letting me know. I'm a moderately heavy KiCAD user but had some FOMO that I was missing good tips on layout's impact on...

So I wanted to share my thoughts on the Wampler KiCad course. It is awful!! It is such a hot mess I stopped halfway through and...