Caldo71
Active member
Hey Folks,
So I bought a few Simple Jfet Buffer SMD version PCBs, and I wanted to mess around with putting one into the tiniest possible Hammond enclosure and making just a basic little utility pedal for use in troubleshooting or wherever it's needed in someones signal chain.
This represents a couple firsts for me, so I wanted to ask for some tips from you guys before I jump in:
So I bought a few Simple Jfet Buffer SMD version PCBs, and I wanted to mess around with putting one into the tiniest possible Hammond enclosure and making just a basic little utility pedal for use in troubleshooting or wherever it's needed in someones signal chain.
This represents a couple firsts for me, so I wanted to ask for some tips from you guys before I jump in:
- This is the very first SMD application of a transistor I've ever done, so I wanted to know what I need to worry about in terms of not absolutely frying it. I've always heard how notoriously sensitive transistors are to this kind of destruction, and obviously with non-SMD transistors, one can socket 'em or put an alligator clip heat sink after the solder pad to keep this from happening. But this SMD J201 is f$%ing TINY, and I don't see how you could protect it in that way. Is there a specific "safe" temperature I should dial my soldering rig back to instead? Or anything else I can do to help mitigate the danger? It'll be the very last thing I solder on, but other than that...let me know.
- If I'm wiring the Simple Jfet up as a little standalone pedal in this fashion, can I run it off of 9V BATTERY power, for better portability? Or is there any issue with it drawing more amps than a 9V battery can provide or any other impediment to my doing it that way?