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    Canadian PCB Manufacturers?

    No shade to my American neighbors (note the lack of "u" ;)), but with tariffs (and the US dollar), it's getting harder and harder to get things into Canada. Does anyone know of any PCB manufacturers in Canada? It seems like Oshpark is the US go-to, whereas I saw a lot of buzz around JLCPCB out...
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    Power Filter Section

    Hello All, As I continue to grow my skills in pedal design, I have a question about the power filtering section. I understand it's importance for protecting the circuit from reverse polarity and reducing noise (...?), however I seem to see a lot of different schematics in the power filtering...
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    SOLVED Outboard wiring (first project!)

    Hi gang! So I've built a few kits, but this is my first breadboard-to-perfboard design. I made the rookie mistake of connecting everything before testing the circuit. Bypass works fine, but when the pedal is on, I get no signal. I disassembled all my wiring and tested the circuit with just +...
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    From schematic to stripboard: Power Filtering

    I've been spending a lot of time playing with my breadboard, and now I'm on to the next step: moving a circuit to strip board to make a pedal enclosure! I've downloaded DIY Layout Creator (thanks to some great posts on here!) and picked a simple circuit to start with. I'm using the treble boost...
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    SOLVED Hiss with dual drive engaged

    I built a KoT clone from BYOC (The Royal Flush - although I call mine the King of Turtles 🐢). I'm wondering if this is just a common thing with overdrives. When each side is engaged in it's own, it's quiet, but when both are engaged, there's a noticeable hiss (it's louder in real life than on...
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    SOLVED AB Switch hums only with LEDs

    I built an AB switcher for my board, so I can plug two guitars in, and switch between them on stage. The build works great. It is silent if I don't plug the pedal in. However, I wanted to switch between two LEDs, and when I plug the pedal in, there is a slight hum that isn't there when it's not...
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    SOLVED BYOC KoT issue... Only one side working

    Hi everyone, I recently built a KoT clone from BYOC, but there are some strange things happening: - I have no guitar signal on bypass. - The"left" side (right side of the PCB in the photo) works fine. - The "right" side, when engaged also had no signal, although the led goes on. -...
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    SOLVED Simple boost not working on breadboard (LPB-1 and Shur's Dooster Booster)

    Brand New member here 😁 I've been working with Sascha Surh's book and tried to make this boost: Except when I breadboard it, I get no sound. I've checked all my parts, and even rebuilt it, but still no sound. Pot has no effect. I thought maybe I was misunderstanding some fundamentals, so I...
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