Recent content by Robert

I don't see a lot of options for simple tweaks to increase output volume without increasing the amount of clipping in this one... both gain stages are in front of the clipping diodes so any increase in gain is going to result in more clipping. (Just to be clear... an increase in volume...

I'm putting in an order this weekend, I'll try to get them then. :)

For years I just used a single iron to remove SMD components ... apply a bit of fresh solder to each end and then heat back and forth until the component slides off the pad. Have tweezers ready to grab it as soon as it's free. Not as elegant as hot tweezers by any means, but it works, and...

Is there a cotton filter in that glass tube? That reminds me of the desoldering iron we had at one of my previous jobs... it worked great when it did. It seems like it also had a foot pedal to activate the vacuum pump (and solder paste dispenser, if you used that).

I have a Pace ADS2000 with MT-200 tweezers. They're definitely a huge time saver, enough so that I got the tweezers their own station so I wouldn't have to swap them out. With that said, there are still occasions where I have to chopstick two irons like @pettert because the tweezer tips can...

Found it, this is what mine came with:

Yep. Like most things, they're probably still perfectly usable for a reasonable period past the expiration date if they're stored correctly... but they definitely do "expire". EcoUV 5 500ml and 750ml Shelf Life - Within 15 months of production Storage conditions: 5 to 30 degrees Celsius (41...

This is why my UV printer is still sitting unused, it's never even been powered up. I'd get a flatbed printer and offer UV printing tomorrow if it made sense, but I'd still have to outsource powdercoating and drilling, and that just doesn't make any sense at all. Something like this for the...

That's the first time I've seen this, I'm curious.

There is one task that I have found that ChatGPT can do better than any other option.... identify SMD components by their manufacturer markings. If I tell it the marking code, package style, and what type of circuit I think it might be in (audio amplifier, power supply, etc) it has correctly...

@moosapotamus Wow talk about a name from the past. :) Here you go. https://docs.pedalpcb.com/project/VIIB-PedalPCB-Preliminary.pdf

The once or twice I've used it I just ordered what I needed from Tayda at the time I think.

This looks like the same tool, but not the same connector kit. https://www.amazon.com/Preciva-Connector-Connectors-0-08-1mm%C2%B2-Ratcheting/dp/B0CH7TSS88/ I honestly didn't even use the connector kit that came with mine, I order what I need each time. I still like it just as much as I did...

For Mono > Stereo you'll want a switching jack for the Right input. (I use switching TRS jacks for everything, just for convenience) Connect a wire from the Left Input jack Tip to the Right Input jack Switched Tip. This will send the left signal to the right channel when no cable is...

Yes, the modulation is out of phase between the Left / Right channels. And yes, you can use a mono guitar input and get a stereo output. It'll also accept a stereo input.