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Whoa, I had not seen that dialog before! I have literally been changing each component to show the value in the center, and resizing all the fonts. THANK YOU!

Well, with many hours of blowing off real work and a lot of swearing, I am finally (I think) close to finishing a PCB layout in DipTrace. I figured out how to run the auto-tracer, and now I'm going back and try to put some semblance of logic behind component placement and orientation. One thing...

That's really cool! I'm always torn on what units to use in the document. Not sure it's obvious, but this is the very first time I've attempted any type of circuit design. Further tips and tricks for a newbie (whether specific to DipTrace or not) are always welcome.

Wow, I guess I'm on the low side at 355. I'mma try 380 y'all.

I'll cut to the chase. I want to make my own circuit boards. I want to use DipTrace because it feels slightly easier than KiCAD which is the only other free version I know of. Also it is what our dark lord and master @PedalPCB uses, apparently. I have had multiple recommendations for JLCPCB as...

Wait, you didn't even have to scrub the flux? I'mma have to get me a can.

I'm loving the candy cinnamon poly caps. I wish mine fit on boards that well.

So, I thought I would talk a bit about my new adventures in breadboarding. I got a few boards in the hopes of picking up a Protoboard once they're available. I'm impatient, so I've started to mess around with schematics that I've just learned about. The first one is The Gainster from Clark...

I have an X-Tronic brand soldering station, which simply ĺooked good on Amazon. I also bought the Maiyum solder and just stopped using it. Kester 60/40 only for me now.

it's not the circuit that's the problem, it's knowing what to do with it. I think a beginner project could take something rather simple like a RAT and hold the end user's hand from buying the board to sourcing all the parts from Tayda. ESPECIALLY parts that might seem like what you want but...

I'm guessing GAIN is hfe/Beta? Where would I find "Leakage" on a data sheet/what variable do the EE's call it?

Yeah, same here (KOTTO). Although I probably need to put it closer.

Wait, no... this was an octave pedal on Tagboardfx. Looks like I'm the dumb one.

I saw the new Waza Craft HM-2 pedal, so I ordered myself a Promethium distortion. Now, the build calls for some 1N4001 diodes (amongst others) but I only have 1N4002's. I looked over the data sheet and see no reason why I can't use the 4002's. Is there anything I'm missing? In fact, is there any...

damn it, why didn't I think of a screw terminal. Great looking pedal, btw.

I didn't know there was a KISS Reunion Farewell Tour pedal.

I started using KiCAD. It seems fairly good so far, but I'm only partway through the tutorials. I'll take a look at DipTrace as well once I get a chance.

It switches from Dennis Hopper to Willem Dafoe.

Hi all, I'm building a Paragon, and I have to choose between High-gain and Low-gain resistors. Apparently the "red" side of a King of Tone usually gets a high-gain version, and based on the mirroring effect when looking at PCBs, I think that means Channel 1 (i.e. the left side) of the Paragon...

I mean, there's not a lot to say about this build, except that it was the fastest I've put together a circuit to date. I didn't attempt any modifications, although the Tone and Voice controls seem to be fairly minimal in their effect. They're definitely doing things, just not very much. Then...