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  1. Plaidesaurus

    Rockstar with 3pdt Led brightness issue

    I put the jumper on the main board LED pads as suggested. Still no luck. Then replaced the red 5mm LED on the brightness board, thinking I might have destroyed it. No luck. I must be too much of noob for this (stick with what you know) so I clipped FS out of the circuit and threw it in the...
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    Rockstar with 3pdt Led brightness issue

    I've got a followup question in the meantime regarding resistor values for this LED breakout board. I like using the standard clear LED (not the super bright) but even that LED is just too bright. That's why I wanted to try this 3pdt board. So, was the 2.2k and a 10K trimpot a good resistor...
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    Rockstar with 3pdt Led brightness issue

    Gotcha. I thought I'd seen someone post about a jumper for the board's LED but thought I'd post here first. Out of town till Wednesday but will reply back once I've sorted this fix. Thanks guys.
  4. Plaidesaurus

    Rockstar with 3pdt Led brightness issue

    Just finished the Rockstar using a 3pdt breakout board with LED brightness control. The pedal works fine and sounds great but I've probably made a new builder error on this breakout board. It does not light up. I put a 0 ohm resistor where the 4.7k would normally go on the main board. The...
  5. Plaidesaurus

    Distortr on/off/on switch issues

    So, I got the correct values in the mail today and replaced C5 & C7. It works like a champ. Great pedal. Sounds awesome. As a new builder I don't understand enough about these circuits to know when I can fudge on some of the values and when I can't. Obviously this one required exact values. I...
  6. Plaidesaurus

    DEMO Rock Star Distortion (Colombo Rocker 83)

    Ok great! Thanks for getting back.
  7. Plaidesaurus

    DEMO Rock Star Distortion (Colombo Rocker 83)

    New builder here. I've had the Rock Star on my wishlist but have been waiting for the build docs. How do you know what component values to use without the docs when they're not printed on the board? Thx
  8. Plaidesaurus

    Distortr on/off/on switch issues

    Going to do a parts order soon. Will replace C5 and C7 with the exact values then if you think that's part of the problem.
  9. Plaidesaurus

    Distortr on/off/on switch issues

    So, since I used a 680n (no 820s on hand) would could that be part of the problem? Also, since I'm coming clean, I was out of 56n and used a 47n. Everything else is as it should be.
  10. Plaidesaurus

    Distortr on/off/on switch issues

    It looks pretty clean to me. Am pretty meticulous with trying to make good solid solder joints and I always use a toothbrush with rubbing alcohol at the end. Could I have fried the switch when soldering?
  11. Plaidesaurus

    Distortr on/off/on switch issues

    Thanks for getting back so quickly. Here we go.
  12. Plaidesaurus

    Distortr on/off/on switch issues

    Just finished the Distortr build. Everything works well except the 3 way switch. The up position sounds awesome. The mid and lower position make a very low volume fizzy sound. Have checked the position of the switches and they are correctly placed Any thoughts on what the issue may be...
  13. Plaidesaurus

    Celestial Drive not working

    Robert, I just ran across this thread. I ordered the Celestial Drive back in June 2022. Couldn't get it to work no matter how many times I tried to troubleshoot. I've done about 50 builds at this point and feel pretty good about my work. So, I'm wondering if maybe my Celestial board is from that...
  14. Plaidesaurus

    PCB Ground Plane question....

    Robert, I just ran across this thread. I ordered the Celestial Drive back in June 2022. Couldn't get it to work no matter how many times I tried to troubleshoot. I've done about 50 builds at this point and feel pretty good about my work. So, I'm wondering if maybe my Celestial board is from that...
  15. Plaidesaurus

    Whipped Cream Overdrive

    Any chance the build docs will pop up soon?
  16. Plaidesaurus

    URUSHIOL OD has got a bit too much treble in my build

    Just replaced the 100k with the 25k and the 1n with a 2.2n. Dead on sweet even tone. I really dig it now. Thanks for the input and suggestions.
  17. Plaidesaurus

    Champ Stamp BAT48 diode substitute

    About to build the Champ Stamp but still not sure based on this thread what to use as a sub for BAT48. Could get one from Mouser I believe but would think there's some diode I already have on hand I could use. Any sub suggestions? Thx
  18. Plaidesaurus

    URUSHIOL OD has got a bit too much treble in my build

    Ok I will alligator clip a 33k in place first and give it a listen. If it's still a bit trebly would you suggest upping the values on C1 & C7? If so, what values would you suggest? Thanks for posting!
  19. Plaidesaurus

    URUSHIOL OD has got a bit too much treble in my build

    The Urushiol I've built is a smokin' little box but is a bit too trebly. I'm sure that's how the original design was intended but I wouldn't mind experimenting with some other cap values to thicken up the brew. I'm thinking C1 and C7 are the caps to work with but honestly I'm still pretty new at...
  20. Plaidesaurus

    9V Zener Diode sub for Prince Albert OD

    Gotcha. I just placed a Tayda order and added the 9V diodes. Thanks for the input.
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