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Finally got this one done. Sounds good, though I've only had a little playtime so far. I think this will become a favourite. The big red/brown 10pF caps are AliExpress silver mica. I'm sure they are what they claim to be. I didn't buy the suspiciously cheap ones on AE, but these were still far...

Peer pressure. Just order the damn PCB already.

I'd check continuity with a multimeter and 100% confirm it just to be ultra-careful, but unless the adaptor cable thing is a polarity reverser then + and - are going to be the same coming in and going out. It doesn't have a polarity, it's just a simple connection between wires. If you plug an...

Electricity does not care what shape the plug is. As long as it's connected + to + & - to - the electrons will flow.

...and if you ever really need to run a pedal off a battery, just buy some of these and use an external battery. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001193788167.html

Batteries are terrible for the environment. I mean, they can be recycled but most people chuck 'em in the bin and they end up leaking all kinds of toxic nastiness into the environment. Don't use batteries. I have two rechargeable 9Vs and a bunch of rechargeable AAs and AAAs. They're the ONLY...

That is correct, but depending on which words you're using, they might be trademarkable. As in, don't call your new movie "Star Wars" despite both those words being very common basic vocabulary words. The reason why a lot of business names have intentional misspellings is that you can't...

I got interested in trademarks a while back - I've seen too many people claim to have "copyrighted" band names etc, which I knew wasn't correct. My non-lawyer understanding is: if you do business under a name, or use a distinctive name for a product, then trademark applies even if you haven't...

PCB obtained with @fig winnings. Well, this one took a while. I used converted SMD e-caps for most, but I didn't have any in 2.2 µF so I went with a tantalum there. And then one of the 10 µF caps broke. The leg was attached (I checked continuity on all of them) and then it wasn't. It broke off...

Soul Food is a Klone, I believe. Not sure how easy it'd be to locate a schematic, but I think you might be able to compare it to known Klones. I fixed an EHX pedal that had a broken switch, which I replaced, so I know that it's possible to fix them.

First thing I'd do is locate the protection diode and check if it's dead. Number one killer of pedals is people plugging in the wrong power supply.

The 20cm ones mean you get full coverage of a 125B, but I've also used smaller ones and used offcuts to fill the gaps, which will work with the 15cm ones depending on what you're trying to achieve. I also use thicker stickers and just trim to the size of the top and sides and leave a gap where...

Vinyl sticker from AliExpress. Example: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001681843106.html I needed something that didn't involve me using paint or pens.

I used a yellow 3mm LED because I don't have any white ones yet, will swap one in when they arrive. 8.2K resi for the LED.

I tried a bunch of Ge trannies and ended up with a Polish ASY34 in Q3, which sounds best to me. Tamed the worst of the splatter, the remaining splat is part of the experience and I can live with it. Also I tried a few diodes, mostly Soviet era D9Es and D9Ks, but I ended up preferring the 1N60P...

I soldered the mystical diodes into my Kliché because they kept falling out of the sockets. I used Soviet D9Es I think. Some kind of Eastern Bloc diodes, anyway.

I've liked most of the Kiwis I've met and I've met quite a few.

So, the pedal itself? It's good, a very nice sounding drive with a useful high cut switch. I haven't spent a lot of time using it but it'll be added to the pile of assorted usable overdrives that I have accumulated, and not the "yeah, nah" pile. I don't get the people saying it needs more...

I finished this one a couple of days ago but I've been a bit busy. I have a few footswitch boards donated by @MichaelW and designed by @szukalski so that's what you're seeing here. True to form, I had trouble with the f/s board - the LED refused to work - and tried swapping the LED onto the...

43K will be close enough. If you have a tester, try a few 43Ks and you'll probably find some that are closer to 42K anyway.