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  1. bean

    Boutique Pedal Manufacturers Are Feeling the Tariff Pinch

    It's completely crazy that being for the working class and poor and making that your political identity seems to be viewed as a radical position.
  2. bean

    Boutique Pedal Manufacturers Are Feeling the Tariff Pinch

    The worst part about this is how caustic American politics has become. We are being propogandized to want to murder each other over stuff that can be solved by earnest dialogue and good faith cooperation. I'm trying to stay optimistic in thinking most people would be willing to do that if we...
  3. bean

    Boutique Pedal Manufacturers Are Feeling the Tariff Pinch

    Man, I want to unload on this but I don't want to be the one that turns this into a shitshow. I'll just say that even seemingly brilliant people can make bad choices for themselves.
  4. bean

    VFE Merman via Madbeapedals

    I do like the Merman and it's a unique take on the Klon. But, I'll be the first to agree that VFE are generally not easy builds, and I've built probably 40 of them, haha. Some are much easier than others, though.
  5. bean

    Professional vs amateur-ish in PCB design

    You should visit my home page since it hasn't changed in the last 7 years. I'm a veteran and I can see forever.
  6. bean

    Professional vs amateur-ish in PCB design

    Sorry, I only engage in Psychic Wars.
  7. bean

    Jlcpcb and tariffs

    Oh FFS. Pardon me, I'm going to go scream into a pillow.
  8. bean

    Jlcpcb and tariffs

    I'm loyal too due to the convenience, quality and price. I'd happily give that business to an American manufacturer if they could compete, but they simply can't. I don't expect this trade war crap to change that one bit because there is no plan at all to protect and preserve small businesses...
  9. bean

    Jlcpcb and tariffs

    I think this is my plan at this point. The de minimis is surely gone maybe forever but the current tariff rate is not going to last. We're just a couple months from empty shelves.
  10. bean

    Jlcpcb and tariffs

    Rumor mill is saying there will be some scaling back on the 145% soon. BigBox CEOs are giving the admin a riot act.
  11. bean

    Jlcpcb and tariffs

    I took my last delivery today before the tariff bomb goes off. Wait...wtf? Legume Liaison I only just noticed this, LOL.
  12. bean

    Jlcpcb and tariffs

    DHL is suspending delivery of packages over $800. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jx9ep5l63o.amp
  13. bean

    Bc109b question

    The B is mid-gain, it appears. That tracks with other NPN that use A,B and C suffix. https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=40871.0
  14. bean

    Blue tac alternative?

    Bottom feed3rs 4evr.
  15. bean

    Blue tac alternative?

    I use it for soldering resistor/cap sockets and toggle switches in place. But, I remove it after soldering one joint. That's usually plenty enough to hold a part in place while soldering the remaining contacts.
  16. bean

    3mm LED vs 5mm LED for clipping diode

    It isn't. Unless I'm in the PedalPCB multiverse.
  17. bean

    Jlcpcb and tariffs

    Yeah, it turns out the 125% is on top of the existing 20%, I guess. Join tomorrow for another edition of dipshit bingo. I'm getting in a last minute order tomorrow to avoid the May 2nd tarriff bomb.
  18. bean

    Jlcpcb and tariffs

    Now it's 125%...
  19. bean

    Madbean Total Recall 2024 - Can't calibrate

    So good news/bad news. Good news is that (after replacing the chips I took off this build and doing a quick recalibrate) is that I've got no detectable clock noise at the delay output (after the compander) as was demonstrated in the sound clip earlier in the thread. So, this may come down to a...
  20. bean

    Jlcpcb and tariffs

    Yeah, I tend to agree. It doesn't have to have to get unnecessarily political other than maybe recognizing that this is a deliberate act of sabotage on the world economy (IMHO, anyway). It's not even unpredictable market forces. It's insidious. If that's going too far then I'll keep my mouth...
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