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    My build of the Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay (PedalPCB Seabed)

    I'm curious... What's the purpose of the resistor and jumper wire on the input jack?
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    Top Five '24

    This year was about filling my Nano+ board with DIY builds. To that end, I built the following five pedals: 1) PPCB Curds & Whey. I've wanted a Prunes & Custard clone since learning that it's on Wilco's "A Ghost is Born". Love the crazy splatty wavefolding sound, but I actually get more use...
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    Can I make the Fordoble "Grit" switch do something (anything)?

    So far I've tried D9B, BAT41, and 1N5817. I also have 1N4148, 1N914, 1N4001, and various LED's in my stash. Thanks for the tip about leaky diodes. I'll have to test my D9B's and see where they stand.
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    Can I make the Fordoble "Grit" switch do something (anything)?

    I'm very happy with my Fordoble build, but for the life of me I can't hear a difference between the settings on the Grit switch. I have the Ge diodes socketed and tried different arrangements and different diodes, but no luck. Other build reports indicate that the difference between settings...
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    Caesar Chorus EQ modifications

    Digging this back up to see if the OP was able to beef up the bass in the Caesar at all. I find that my build also cuts bass in a noticeable way, especially when it's on full wet / vibrato mode.
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    5mm Pitch PCB stacking

    Slight thread drift, but using a nut as a support to push out pins is brilliant. Holding a socket in my fingers while I try to push with pliers hurts so much... no more!
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    Prismatic, Octaclave, Tactical, Deflector

    Following up on this. I'm thinking about picking up the Tactical fuzz on my next order. I saw the Amplified Parts 2N1308's too... did you happen to check the gain and leakage before installing them?
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    US source for germanium

    Digging this back up. A lot of the germanium transistors on this site are marked "Used. Removed from retired equipment." Are there any drawbacks to not getting NOS transistors?
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    Show me your vintage pedals.

    Just this SD-9. I had Analog Man do his "808 mod" sometime around 2000. Digging into it now, I think he just swapped the IC and a few CC resistors 🤦
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    SOLVED Trembling Loon depth issue

    UPDATE: Swapped in the GL5516 today, but still had the same issue. Turning the Depth pot clockwise past 3:00 caused the volume to quickly drop off. Interestingly, turning it CCW gave a volume boost around 9:00. As it turns out, this was the problem: I reconnected the Rate LED to the LED1 pads...
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    SOLVED Trembling Loon depth issue

    Thanks all. To answer Chuck's questions, I'm getting this behavior with the boxed closed up tight. When I take the lid off, I can see that the intensity of LED2 varies through the whole range of the Depth pot, as it should. This pot also measures correctly, so I think the issue is with the...
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    Trembling Loon rate LED brightness

    Hi! I think this is a simple question. I'd like to reduce the brightness on the rate LED of the Loon I just built. However, it looks a bit different than what I'm used to: I assume LED1 is the rate LED. Would I increase the value of R14 to reduce brightness? What's the function of R13...
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    SOLVED Trembling Loon depth issue

    Just finished a Trembling Loon. It does the tremolo thing just fine, but the Depth knob isn't functioning properly: - There's no tremolo effect until about 10:00. It just sounds like a clean boost. - The usable range of the Depth knob is limited to 10:00-2:00. It's really sensitive in this...
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    What's your current headache?

    Same boat... I can never find anything locally. I've used Specialized Sport MTB shoes for a long time, but recently switch to Giro Ranger's. I like a 3 Velcro strap shoe. No buckles or BOA dials please. If you're an Amazon memeber, I think most of the Giro, Shimano, and fizik (and others?)...
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    CONTEST Hey Buddy, Built Anything Lately?

    This is an Electric Canary Iridescent delay that I finished in April. PT2399 with tap tempo and modulation supplied by the Bontempo chip that came with the board. I've been having a gas finding all the shades of delay and modulation in this thing. I'm using the tap function a lot less than...
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    Fordoble Boost + Drive drill Template?

    I pulled the drill template down from a forum posting in anticipation of building one myself. Schematic too! EDIT: Here's the link to the template that Robert provided: https://docs.pedalpcb.com/project/drill/1590BB-DrillTemplate_Fordoble.pdf
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    Vertical 1590BB 2-in-1 overdrive options?

    I have a 1590BB-sized hole in my pedalboard and a desire for a 2-in-1 overdrive, but in a vertical / portrait orientation. Aside from the Dane / Fordoble, what DIY options are out there? On a similar note, what's the feasibility of cramming two normal-sized (1.95"x1.95") overdrive boards in a...
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    What does everyone do for a living?

    I'm an architect. (Just like George Costanza)
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    What's your favorite tremolo pedal circuit?

    I'm curious to learn more about this - about to build a Trembling Loon myself.
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    Fake OPA2134PA from Mouser????

    Thanks for the replies. Mental note to start a new thread next time.
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