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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...

That's interesting, even using the palette you had posted? Did you double check the export settings so that it honored spot colors?

Just an update for people who are using Affinity Designer (not sure if this applies to other programs) I had done some successful prints on enclosures before, having downloaded the Roland spot color palettes from some random place on the internet. (User @Danbieranowski has been awesome by...

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

In chronological order. Pink Floyd - Time - it sounds like David is shredding the tape with his tone during the solo. Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock - at the time I thought this was the heaviest sound of the 90s. Still kinda do. stellastarr* - My Coco - This is probably the tone I've chased...

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.

Got it. I think. I'm looking for "expand stroke" which should make the stroke its own object/path.

Ok. I am wondering if I'm going to have to overhaul this file. I built this in Affinity Designer and the white circle is in the color layer for illustration purposes. The two orange stripes have strokes on either side and are currently hiding under the white circle. I just know that if I do a...

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?

I still haven't moved past drive/fuzz pedals at all. The most I've ventured out has been the Delegate compressor, although I've got a Caesar and a Circulator on the bench. You bet your butt I'm going to try my hands at a Uni-Vibe though.

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...