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I don't think it would matter other than if you had to come back and make changes to the circuit later on and couldn't remember exactly what you did - having the LED wired direct to the incoming power source would be simpler to figure out

Lately I've been using real Lumberg mini DC jacks in my pedals There are a couple different companies that make slightly different knock offs. Some of the threading is better than others. One time I didn't have the right backing nut so I used a regular M8 nut from the hardware store that was...

I ordered a NOS National Semiconductor 4049 from Small Bear and with this the hissing stopped. The pedal works great now

700F is the melting point for lead free but you have to run the iron hotter because when you apply heat to the joint the heat will try to reach a state of equilibrium with the temp of the components and it will fall below the melting point of the solder, so you need to crank your iron a bit...

The exposed threads are ugly and most of my builds need the small lumberg jack anyway. Desoldering isn't hard and why have two of something when one do job?

Here's an update on my drum kit project I'm waiting for some parts to arrive in the mail and then the floor tom will receive the same treatment. I'm somewhat on the fence on the finish. I want to spray it with my HVLP but I really don't want to learn the intricacies of a new line of paints...

tweed sound

I've been trying to put this together for like six months I've tried 4 times to get the colors right for this. It is hard. I'm going for a yellow and brown tweed inspired thing but these two colors hate each other. The brown always comes out too dark or too light and the yellow is usually too...

It's up because it's unsightly and I won't have it ruining my pedals!

Damn, I hope you all appreciate that this forum is a laptop activity for me

If it's something in the shape of a resistor, then fold each leg in a 90 degree so they are pointing in the same direction and insert them into the PCB. If the resistor doesn't go thru and lay flat against the pcb surface, use pliers from the otherside of the pcb to pull it down. lay the board...

Navel Stench reminds me of my coworkers

The guy on gray bench electronics covers this conversion

With wires, you don't really need to measure - just clip off a length that is about what you need, but a bit longer, solder one end to your component, then lay the wire inside the enclosure and route it to its destination so you can get an idea of where to trim it, then hold that spot with your...

If you're using a 125b then you can design your PCB so you can board mount pretty much everything except the footswitch, and then have that on a separate daughterboard that attaches to the main board with pin headers, making it easily removable. You could design the board with the footswitch...

^ yeah really, just build all of them

Brighter colors always look better and offer better contrast with knobs.. going to go with Lilac

When I paint I use a water based polyurethane clear coat, which is rough enough that the paint pen has something to sink into, but it's not nearly as absorbent as writing on paper. I never even thought that the surface of the powdercoat could have oil contamination. I'm hesitant to sand the...

Your enclosures are the best, in terms of quality, price, and lead time. I try to use the bare PRO series for all my pedals. Can you go into detail on the cleaning process of the enclosures during the prep process? It's something I'd like to refine with my workflow. Also, I've purchased some...

The second set of LEDs is for the LFO? You should make the indicator light dual function as both