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  1. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    "We developed a custom turned brass knob to reduce vibrations in the shaft and wiper of the semi-fixed resistor used for each control and suppress harmonic components that might adversely affect sound." "Casing Design*: All of the parameters of a case -dimensions and plate thickness of the case...
  2. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    The "method" .... seriously.
  3. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    That's what this was. I'll have to see whats in the standard version next.
  4. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    That's what we're calling it now when we take three absolutely essential components out of the circuit and place them on a little board covered in plastic...
  5. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    Please.... "Ultimately, I added a drive circuit that uses a dedicated module before the normal channel circuit and adopted a method to adjust how much signal is sent to the input stage of the normal channel. "
  6. Robert

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    Wait just a damned minute..... why doesn't this one have those custom knobs that improve the sound? I bet if I put the knobs off my String Slinger on this thing even Howard couldn't distinguish it from a real Dumble.
  7. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    I mean..... there was an opamp encapsulated in plastic for absolutely no good reason whatsoever.
  8. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    They vary in size and aren't connected to ground (or at least not all of them). Some are in parts of the circuit where you typically wouldn't want little antennas running all over the place. The one in the first photo, for example, is right here: Precision tuned parasitic capacitance...
  9. Robert

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    This one has been a real treat. FTT goes above and beyond, as always. The (three) boards are littered with traces that go nowhere. They snake around a bit, then just end.
  10. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    It was mentioned but I'm not sure that it has actually happened yet.
  11. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    Yep I think that's right..... it's been almost two years since I plugged the pedal in, I can't remember what it does. :ROFLMAO:
  12. Robert

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  13. Robert

    SOLVED Special k more pot not working

    Which meter are you using? It sounds like this might be normal behavior on a meter that is measuring out of it's range.
  14. Robert

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  15. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    Nah, this is from the Free the Tone Overdriveland. Yep, it was.
  16. Robert

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  17. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    So... ~$125+ for an OPA2604 "upgrade" then? :cautious:
  18. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    @Brett
  19. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    Submarine parts. Told you so.
  20. Robert

    What's on the workbench?

    That's exactly what I'm expecting to find in there.
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