Recent content by TravisM

Did you measure the leakage on the germanium transistor? http://www.geofex.com/article_folders/ffselect.htm#:~:text=Look%20for%20low%20leakage%2C%20and,to%20130%20for%20the%20second.

So this is almost an entire year later and I just added a 100nF cap on the input to clear up the remaining DC I was seeing and now this pedal is even more quiet than from just changing the 2U2 alone. I have put it back on my board after it collecting dust for a year and it has been nice to...

Seems like the only prudent thing to do.

I think you can start with the mods listed here. https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/paragon-pcb-mods.10487/

Looks good, can you tell a difference in the tone between circuits, and/or 'mojo' components?

Sorry about that, I went back and double checked my measurements, the switch hole is in the correct X,Y position, the pot holes got shifted up when I read my caliper wrong. I've updated the template and if you would like, I'll reimburse you for the box cost.

Also, you can bend the leads with pliers or tweezers if the pitch is off on the particular component you have. For capacitors, I try my best to find a non-electrolytic and non-multilayer ceramic just because I don't want to have to potentially replace a failed cap if I can keep from it. If you...

I created a quick how-to presentation that show roughly what I do to get the coordinates for Tayda drill templates. I use the method in the attached and a basic caliper to get the X,Y coordinates from the center of the drill template. Just make sure you print the document at 100% size. I'm...

I got you. The X,Y coordinates were measured from the template and the diameters are good values that I have used before, but please double check the diameters for your preferred components. I added the 0.2mm for the powder coating to my diameters already...

I'll start off with the fact that I'm impatient and that is the only reason I'm considering this. The paragon PCB has been out of stock for a bit and I have all the components in hand to complete it. So, I'm instead considering buying two pauper PCB's, flipping one over so SW1 is symmetrical on...

The X,Y coordinated were all measured and should be accurate. I added the extra 0.2mm for powder coating. I used the stated diameter for SW1 from the tayda datasheet, I used 3mm for the LED indicator, I used 7.9mm diameter for the power plug. Please double check the diameters against what you...

Looks like a nice, clean build. Do you find yourself actually using the clipping switches much? I ask because I'm gathering components for a paragon build myself and I bought both the DIP switches and the micro switches like this. Does the volume drop much when you toggle?

Obviously there are at least two possible reasons. I presume a company like StewMac makes the noble one, but it isn't unheard of that a company would blantly rip off a small business. So yeah, I considered the implications but I thought it was worth mentioning none the less.

Has anyone else noticed that the StewMac Ghost Drive pcb is the same as the kliché? To my eyes it appears to be identical, but in red.

I used the log taper pots from tayda here and the pedal is very usable.