analog_bham
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I have looked at this empty PCB for a while now and decided to give it a go this weekend. Second only to the Shallow Water build, the populating of this one was laborious but pretty straightforward.
As you will no doubt notice, the drill template that i used for the Paragon was great for the top of the enclosure... and not so great for the jacks. I failed to recognize the location of the jacks prior to drilling and labeling and then putting everything but the switches into the enclosure. After getting the LEDS set, the dc power wired, I popped in the jacks and to my horror noted that they're clearly too far toward the middle... fortunately, plugging in the cable only slightly displaces the 10uf electrolytic on the output side and there was enough "slack" under the cap between it and the board to gently tilt it Piza-style toward the center so all is fine (i've tilted it back up for the photos just to remember how pretty it all was before I screwed up the jack placement).
Having only played the pedal for a little bit, I like it so far. The stacked sound is great! I haven't ventured much into the single channels but together is pretty great.
I did use the film free decal and got a good result this time. Really happy with it. (thanks @Guardians of the analog)
John
As you will no doubt notice, the drill template that i used for the Paragon was great for the top of the enclosure... and not so great for the jacks. I failed to recognize the location of the jacks prior to drilling and labeling and then putting everything but the switches into the enclosure. After getting the LEDS set, the dc power wired, I popped in the jacks and to my horror noted that they're clearly too far toward the middle... fortunately, plugging in the cable only slightly displaces the 10uf electrolytic on the output side and there was enough "slack" under the cap between it and the board to gently tilt it Piza-style toward the center so all is fine (i've tilted it back up for the photos just to remember how pretty it all was before I screwed up the jack placement).
Having only played the pedal for a little bit, I like it so far. The stacked sound is great! I haven't ventured much into the single channels but together is pretty great.
I did use the film free decal and got a good result this time. Really happy with it. (thanks @Guardians of the analog)
John
