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I got my FG built up and when I first plugged it in, I noticed that only one green LED lit up. I was surprised b/c I put extra special care into building this one. It sounds very good though and I can easily hear the compression. Are the LEDs supposed to flicker on and off with the input signal...

Hello. I was wondering if the deflector was based on a particular pedal. I have found some posts claiming similarity with the EQD Afterneath. Would that be the closest production pedal? Just curious because I'm about to build one up.

I'm very curious about this one. Thanks.

Since they appear to be permanently out of production (please correct me if I'm wrong.) I need something for an UberDrive.

Opamp mode working perfectly and sounds glorious, but the reason I picked this particular boost is to have the choice of two different sounds. I biased both transistors to within about 5% before plugging in a guitar. Very disappointed it was dead silent. Where can I start checking voltages?

So I tried making a second Hot Cake PCB, and I'm having the exact same issue as the first board. I saw the LED light up when I plugged in my 9v adapter for about a split second and then nothing after that. I plugged a guitar in to check for life, and it sounded like a OD pedal but the volume was...

Is there a minimum wattage for +9v pedals? I think this could explain an issue I'm having with my Awful Waffle. The 8.2w zener diode I'm using is rated at 400mw. Is this too low? Can I test a diode while it's soldered in a circuit? (yes, i realize this is troubleshooting sorta)

Hello, I noticed that the AW has a 100k resistor not on the BOM, layout, or schematic. Can this spot be left empty, or does it need to be jumper-ed? I'm having trouble with the LED on a second awful waffle board. In both cases the LED won't light up with the proper +9v. I currently have the 100k...

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According to the SA website the SOK is a buffered preamp. I realize the FreakZ is a stripped down version of the SOK, but is it still buffered? Anyways, would it make sense to use a c-buffered 3PDT if the pedal goes first in the chain?

I built up a Zendrive board and it wouldn't power up. I used my DMM to poke around and found that the "+" pad on the pcb where the power jack connects has continuity to ground at all "G" pads on the pcb. I have disconnected everything from the board but the pots. I have checked both sides of...

All I'm getting is a faint sputtering, and only with the fuzz knob turned all the way up. I tried several different positions with trim pots and got the same results. My only guess is that I overheated the transistors because I didn't use sockets. I was otherwise very careful building this...

Like a Klon KTR (I think) where you have an option to switch between buffered and true-bypass.

I don't see any boosters that fall into that category but I could be wrong. I'm wanting something like a Wampler dB+, JHS Prestige, or Xotic Super Clean. Another option, I guess, is to build a Kliche mini and keep the gain turned down. Or maybe I can build one of the preamps available instead...

I received an order from Mouser for some odd ball resistor values. I needed a 9.1K resistor for a Danae build, but it appears Mouser sent me a 1/8w resistor even though it's labeled "1/4w". It is tiny, about half the size of the 1/4w we all use. Should I go ahead and use this 1/8w resistor or...

This is last piece of the puzzle for me, and hopefully some of my last noobish questions: Do people always use 3mm? Are the prewired ones with a resistor worth using? What bezels work best with the precut 125b boxes from Tayda? Thank you.

I have the new pcb in the mail. Anybody have the old build doc for me to check out in the meantime?

Any preferred versions to these?

Hello I'm new to pedal building but I'm not new to electronics. I've done several mods. I decided on my first two pedals - Mahayana and Awful Waffle. It's not clear to me yet what style of pots I should be using b/c all I see is values on the parts lists. I read somewhere that the PCB mount...