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As long as your caps are rated to at least 25v you should be ok.

Looking good!

Glad to hear you got it working, this is an awesome pedal!

I might have to try a different brand. At least I've got the process down, I can start experimenting. Thanks for all the support!

Sounds like a power issue. Your jack may be shorting against the enclosure.

Success! I'm really happy with how this turned out. The only thing is that the actual etching took about 2 hours, much longer than I was expecting . My caustic soda is 98% sodium hydroxide, so I was expecting a bit more of an aggressive reaction. Even significantly upping the proportions didn't...

Absolutely. If you haven't got a strong conductive connection, signal isn't going to flow as efficiently.

You can definitely just reflow, a hot iron and some flux will help a lot. As Barry said, just be careful you're not heating components for too long. Some parts are very sensitive to heat, and the board can also be damaged if you reheat too many times. The type of solder you use also makes a...

I've found the best way of sorting out poor solder joints is by putting a bit of flux on it and hitting it with a hot iron. This wets the solder, helps it flow where it's needed, and finishes nice and shiny.

I'm going to use sodium hydroxide, as per the Hexjibber's tutorial.

Success! I picked up a cheap $10 printer from gumtree and got an incredibly good transfer on my first try, using the exact same method. I'm over the moon with how this worked and really relieved that the problem was the printer, not me haha. Big thanks to Nostradoomus and Mcknib helping me...

Smallbear reopened for good on Tuesday.

Cool, so the board is definitely getting power. The 3PDT mini board makes off board wiring pretty hard to screw up. The schematic looks pretty straight forward, I think your best bet is to work your way through the circuit with an audio probe and try to find where the volume drops. It sounds...

Your output jack needs to be grounded, but I don't think this is your issue. Is the LED lighting up?

I haven't got anything pre-recorded, but I can tell you it sounds glorious. Definitely worth the wait!

I'll see what I can find, thanks again!

I'm using the printer at work because I've only got an inkjet at home. It's a Ricoh, one of those huge all in one types. I'm happy to invest in getting myself a decent laser printer if need to though, what would you recommend?

So far I've tried expensive kodak 180gsm gloss photo paper, and cheap target 180gsm gloss photo paper. I think the kodak is better overall, but there's similar results with both so I think I can rule out the paper as the issue. I clean the enclosure with acetone and place the transfer on with...

Tried a new brand of photo paper and it turned out even worse! The enclosure prep is going really well and I'm getting a nice flat surface with no pits. I'm starting at 180 grit, then going to 400. It's smooth and clean, but not so shiny that there's nothing for the toner to hold on to...

Sounds great and looks awesome, nice work!