Just finished building poison apple. The high freq end of the sweep is generally too brittle for my taste, even with bias maxed. Can bias circuit be modded to make less bright? Or perhaps a cap on a SPST, but I have no idea if actually feasible, or where to insert in circuit.
Poison Apple - darken tone?
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Nostradoomus
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Up the value of C3/C11. Try 33n, or socket then and play around.
I'm familiar with IC sockets, but can only find terminal blocks with screws when searching for 2 pin sockets. What are they called?
eh là bas ma
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inline sockets i think ?
3 Pin inline socket, 0,11
Socket with 3 pins, spacing 2,54mm Great for socketing transistors
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Nostradoomus
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SIP sockets. For film caps break off 3 of them and cut the middle pin out to keep it nice and tidy/easy
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Nostradoomus
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yep that's the one (Single Inline Package, SIP)inline sockets i think ?
3 Pin inline socket, 0,11
Socket with 3 pins, spacing 2,54mm Great for socketing transistors
Nostradoomus
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yeah you can get the ones that are like 40 or so in one row, they break easily using just your fingers. Never a bad idea to have some around!
The metal pins push out of the plastic with a little press from the skinny side. Use the flat side of a small screwdriver or something and rest the plastic strip on something with a little gap for the pin to pop out. It's handy for when you want the spacing but don't want a pin there in the middle.
I don't think they're a good long term solution though. Good for testing things, but over a not very long time they can cause intermittent connection issues.
I don't think they're a good long term solution though. Good for testing things, but over a not very long time they can cause intermittent connection issues.
Feral Feline
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I prefer to just push them out with a nut and needle-nose pliers.
The nut from a mini SPDP switch is the perfect size. No damage to the plastic and if you're careful, no damage to the pins.
Save the pins, they're useful. More on that here.
Also, I use an utility knife to cut whatever number of SIP-sockets I need off the 40. Cleaner and no loss of pins. Other people use their fingers, or side-cutters, but a xacto/utility/box-cutter is my preferred method.
Here's another thought on your overly-bright Rotten Apple, add Orman's version of Hammer's Stupidly Wonderful Tone Control — you could tack that on between the PCB and the bypass, with an internal trimmer or make the control external and label it "PRESENCE" or whatever.
