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I mean, I knew they weren't actual AC128s! Color me curious. And color me unwilling to take other people's word for it. Also, color me out a few bucks with a bunch of useless germs. Nbd. I kinda am hoarding all the germs right now.

Tube Driver? Got a big ol cutout that looks perfect for a vacuum tube.

Tc-1 is a good investment. But it's not good for testing germaniums. They don't quite get the leakage values right past 100uA, and are absolutely worthless at measuring anything that takes a while to stabilize. Which is to say: certain Russian transistors it does quite well with. The ones...

Addendum: I also picked up some of the so-called "AC128s" from China. These are interesting. Not so much in their usability: that seems unlikely. Best I've found out of the bunch this far has been a leakage of 570uA. But, they're *really* shiny. Like, gleaming. Almost makes me wonder if...

That's the one. The Russian "b". That is. My batch is mostly 20uA or under and mostly 70-85 hfe. I only have one box, but it seems like, as with many Russian transistors, they tend to be very well matched within a box. Which is the only bummer about certain Soviet transistors. You don't...

Damn Monk-ie. Talking social media analytics and stuffs. Here's the deal: everybody's on social media. Everybody's hawking their tuahs for a moment in the spotlight and some of that sweet, sweet cheddar. Listen: selling pedals is like guerrilla warfare. You gotta toss a few boxes through...

Aw shucks. I wasn't implying any rudeness. I was just having a little navel-gazy fun. Though: hear me out. Make your product like...ah...super fancy. I dunno. Get a little crazy with the packaging. Then...hear me out...charge like, 1K. Make your stuff all about exclusivity and waiting...

Speaking as a man who really only likes engaging in the idea of building a pedal brand, and doesn't really sell anything to anybody. Really. My opinion here was not asked for, so I'll just kinda hang out here. Don't mind me.

I recently bought some 3AX85Cs and 3AX83Cs. Iceo for all was 1ma and above using the RG keen method. Most were around the 3ma range. Which is just about as bad as one can get using the RG keen method. I can't say I've been endeared to Chinese germaniums yet. Sure, they'll be good additions...

That sounded so rehersed.

Don't do it. If you do, you'll get solder balls. Big ones. Swollen, one might say. Also: made of lead, so they'll be heavy. One must always follow the rules of expiration set by manufacturers in critical, life-sustaining applications like guitar pedals. Give it to an airplane mechanic...

Here's a little page that describes the E series of preferred numbers fairly well: https://www.logwell.com/tech/components/resistor_values.html 374 is part of the E96 series, which corresponds to a 1% tolerance. Guitar pedals don't generally need that tight of a tolerance, though. Folks like...

Good little resource. I typically use the Kemets, personally. I'm always gonna prefer a film over a mlcc on this range. At least until C0G is available in a 1uf package. Though I've been known to go a little crazy and grab a PPS or a polypro in this range. Because...fuck it. I do what I want.

There's a ton of pickup winder designs on thingieverse and yeggi. For all y'all that have 3d printers. I'll probably end up giving it a shot. Kinda curious to try winding humbuckers with Litz, experimenting with Alnico 8's. As a heavy metal guy, I've never gotten on well with actives. Or...

Damn. Wimped out at the end

I *could*. Theoretically. Right now I'm only doing wah inductors. Haven't tried pickups yet. Hmmmm....

Imma second that one. Behold!

My next trick will be doing the same thing to carbon composition resistors that have drifted high. Those things are fairly porous and tend to suck up moisture if not stored wisely. I throw a desiccant packet in with all my CCs. One of my little projects that I've adopted for myself is buying...

Fo sho. I just did two 5 board prototype runs and a bundle of 40 patented Don't Fuck Up My Wah (TM) daughter boards. Paying about as much in shipping and tarriffs as in the boards. Had to abandon another design cause, like, the PCBa cost was a bit much. Gonna do things the old fashioned way.

You gonna make me blush...