Tommy in a 1590b

kungpow!

kungpow!

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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.
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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.
 
HamishR said:
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.
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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!😁
 
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!
 
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