Tommy in a 1590b

[kungpow!]

I can't find a single one on the forum. It is possible! I dont like 125b. I discovered that the infamous Dano transparent overdrive v1 sounds fantastic in my jcm 800 studio. Didnt want to pay the bucks for a v2. I dont like mini pedals, so the mxr was out. I sanded down the sides of the pcb to get the width to fit. I intended for the jacks to go low by the footswitch, but after the board and footswitch got in there, up high was the only place left. Same goes for the clipping toggle. Sounds great, slightly different to the Dano, more flat and transparent. I used lm1458.

 

[jcpst]

Nice- I especially like seeing which PCBs with that “3-wide” control format people have been able to fit in a 1590B.

 

[OD is Glorious]

One of my favorite circuits. You got it in there!

 

[HamishR]

Another way to get some PCBs of this width to fit in a 1590B is to solder just the tip of the pot legs into the PCB. I've done this recently with some other PCBs and it works. Instead of soldering the pot legs into the PCB as far as they will go solder them when the tip of the leg only just pokes through - maybe a half millimetre.

BTW if you make the hole for the DC jack closer to the top of the enclosure you can fit the jacks into the end of the box too.

 

[kungpow!]

Another way to get some PCBs of this width to fit in a 1590B is to solder just the tip of the pot legs into the PCB. I've done this recently with some other PCBs and it works. Instead of soldering the pot legs into the PCB as far as they will go solder them when the tip of the leg only just pokes through - maybe a half millimetre.

BTW if you make the hole for the DC jack closer to the top of the enclosure you can fit the jacks into the end of the box too.

I think I understand what you're describing, but that wouldn't have worked here, as the pcb did not fit whatsoever inside the enclosure. You wouldn't be able to get the lid on. I used some 100 grit and spent a good 15 mins sanding down about 1 mm maybe up to 2 mm, from each side. Carefully. But good idea!

The only thing I dislike more than 125 b is top mounted jacks!

 

[HamishR]

Ha! I LOVE top mounted jacks! And this is why we like to make our own pedals. We can make them how we like.

I don't know why the Tommy has to be on such a large board. But you worked out how to make it fit - bravo!

 

[kungpow!]

Ha! I LOVE top mounted jacks! And this is why we like to make our own pedals. We can make them how we like.

I don't know why the Tommy has to be on such a large board. But you worked out how to make it fit - bravo!

Thanks. This is my 3rd ppcb build, first time using pcb mount pots. If I had to critique their product, it would be that having all the boards designed with board mounted pots limits the way one can design their pedal. I notice people's builds all look the same. You don't HAVE to mount on the board, but that feature kind of dominates.

 

[genXslacker]

I dont like 125b. . . .
I dont like mini pedals

Ah, fellow man of refined tastes.

The only thing I dislike more than 125 b is top mounted jacks!

I take that back.

I LOVE top mounted jacks

Top-mounted jacks on a 1590B are my favorite format. I don't think they look quite as good as side jacks on a 1590B, when one is just looking at the pedal by itself, but the ease of pedal-board arrangement I gain from top jacks more than makes up for the small diminution in aesthetics.

having all the boards designed with board mounted pots limits the way one can design their pedal.

True, but the order one gains from not having to result to janky shit like adhesives to get the board in the enclosure secure, level, and square outweighs that for me by a factor of ten.

Anyway, from a fellow 1590B man, nice build.

By the way, do I recognize the Love My Switches CNC Pro 1590B there? That's my go-to.