Did you solder your "magic" diodes into your Kliche/Klone build?

[ThePanda]

About to start my klone build (tonegeek one).

How many permanently installed their "magic" diodes?

I am considering putting pins to hot swap them in the future.

 

[Harry Klippton]

Solder everything

 

[KR Sound]

I always use the same ones, so ya, I just solder them in.

 

[Passinwind]

I always use the same ones, so ya, I just solder them in.

What flavor? I just ordered a Kliche Mini, and as usual, I know nothing.

 

[spi]

I socketed them. I'm glad I did, because I later replaced my magic ones with even more magic ones.

 

[KR Sound]

What flavor? I just ordered a Kliche Mini, and as usual, I know nothing.

I always came back to 1N34As. I had an external board where I flipped through about a dozen different ones, and it seemed the most suitable to my ears.

 

[Passinwind]

I always came back to 1N34As. I had an external board where I flipped through about a dozen different ones, and it seemed the most suitable to my ears.

Thanks That was my planned starting place anyway, but this is mostly new territory for me and mo info is mo bettah. I did the the whole dance with an old Hafler tube guitar preamp I own many years ago and ended up liking LEDs in it, but I was using it mostly for bass at the time, and slide bass at that.

 

[ThePanda]

I always came back to 1N34As. I had an external board where I flipped through about a dozen different ones, and it seemed the most suitable to my ears.

I kinda wanna do that. I have been collecting a few different diodes, but I am wondering how much hassle it will be.

I may just end up with 1n34a's in there anyway.

Did you fab up the board?

 

[KR Sound]

I kinda wanna do that. I have been collecting a few different diodes, but I am wondering how much hassle it will be.

I may just end up with 1n34a's in there anyway.

Did you fab up the board?

I just had them all in pairs on a breadboard. Just found a pic:

 

[ThePanda]

I just had them all in pairs on a breadboard. Just found a pic:

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Is that the whole kliche on the protoboard?

 

[KR Sound]

This was something else I think, but I had those diodes set up like that for a while.

 

[peccary]

My understanding of the Klon is that the vf is the most important factor over everything else, and that looking for a vf of about .35 should get you there regardless of other properties.

 

[Barry]

I solder everything but ICs.

 

[Harry Klippton]

I solder everything but ICs.

Sometimes I solder those too cuz fuck em

 

[Fingolfen]

Like Barry, I pretty much solder everything but IC's... for Klons I test and match the voltage drop first, though.

 

[ThePanda]

What is everyone using to measure the Vf of Germ Diodes?

 

[Harry Klippton]

What is everyone using to measure the Vf of Germ Diodes?

Ouija board

 

[Barry]

I use a DCA75, I also have a DMM with a Diode setting, I have more faith in the DCA75!

 

[andare]

I always came back to 1N34As. I had an external board where I flipped through about a dozen different ones, and it seemed the most suitable to my ears.

I bought two 1N34s and the forward voltage is very high. Aren't these supposed to be around .2mA? Did I get ripped off?
I also have some D9Es that also measure closer to 1mA.

 

[KR Sound]

I bought two 1N34s and the forward voltage is very high. Aren't these supposed to be around .2mA? Did I get ripped off?
I also have some D9Es that also measure closer to 1mA.

They’re usually around .1-.3 What are your reading?