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    REQUEST FV-1 Dev Board

    Anyone have a drill template saved for the FV-1 dev board with a square cutout for the USB port on the side? TIA
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    Copper tape with strong adhesive

    Anyone know of a copper tape that has a permanent/industrial-strength adhesive backing? Conductive adhesive not at all necessary. All of the copper shielding tape I’ve used over the years has had a pretty low tack adhesive that’s fine for its purpose but loses adhesion very easily with minimal...
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    In Search Of… (post the obscure parts you need help finding)

    Might as well have an “In Search Of” thread for posting about the obscure and hard to find parts we need, and hopefully someone else knows of a source for em. Obsolete ICs and transistors? Specific hardware desires? Weird cap values? Whatever you can’t find, ask about it, and we can help each...
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    Transformer depth:

    Anyone here build anything requiring a transformer into a 1590B? Topographer? Chrome Dome? Anything else of that sort? Don’t have any of the 42TL0xx series transformers on hand right now, but I’m curious if they’re shallow enough to clear the lid of a 1590B. Thanks!
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    CA3080 sub

    Anyone have experience with the AS3080E in dynacomp style circuits? CA3080 is hard to find these days, overpriced for what it is, and frequently counterfeited— the Alfa AS3080E is a modern production sub that available for cheap, but I haven’t found any info about people’s use of it with regards...
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    Tool for tightening mini toggles with dress nuts?

    Anyone know of a tool for tightening mini toggles that use dress nuts? Since the dress nuts don’t thread all the way thru, my normal method is to tighten the dress nut fully onto the switch with the internal nut backed off a bit, and then tighten the internal 8mm nut firmly to secure the switch...
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    Bass octaver preference

    Hey folks. I’m a big Tony Levin fan, and recently I’ve been fixated on his tone on Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer— one of the most famous and recognizable uses of the Boss OC-2. Lately I’ve been thinking I should probably have an more traditional analog octaver on my bass rig (currently it’s all...
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    DEMO Spirit Fuzz: Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary

    Well, it's May 25th, 2023, which means that it's been exactly 40 years since the theatrical release of the greatest Star Wars film ever created– the one that gave us Ewoks, Rancors, Scout Trooper speeder chases, force lightning, green lightsabers, Max Rebo, and sarlacc pits. Return of the...
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    Primate Cruelty: it’s all Josh Scott’s fault

    Demo pending— I have another build report for tomorrow, and I’ll record demos for both of them at the same time. I’ll also take better pictures in the daylight. Note: no primates were harmed in the making of this pedal (except when I stepped on a resistor 😬) It’s time for YATS! That’s right...
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    Capstan Fantasy: An Awesome Sound Going Down…

    Strap on that Jammypac, because this one has the brownness to satiate the mighty Boognish himself… This pedal is of course a clone of the MidFi Demo Tape Fuzz (built on a PedalPCB B-Side Fuzz PCB, with some mods that we’ll address later), which itself is a direct adaptation of the preamp in...
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    Into the Void: Lost components— where do they go?

    The creation of this thread was prompted by the sub-mini spdt toggle switch from my last LMS order that I’ve spent the last 4 hours searching for. Where do parts go when they disappear? they never seem to turn up again either. Doesn’t it almost seem like they get sucked into a void or...
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    Virgil Overdrive substitutions…

    I don’t have any 120pf caps on hand, but I have plenty of 100pf and 200pf. Looking at the FuzzDog schematic of the same circuit, it looks like the 120pf cap forms a LPF with a 1k resistor, which if my admittedly rusty math is correct, would put the cutoff at around 1MHz, which seems awfully...
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    Long-lead LED

    Anyone have a source for LEDs with longer than usual leads? I’m getting tired of having to solder lengths of wire or clipper resistor leads to my LEDs so they can reach the pads on footswitch daughterboards. They’re always just 5 or 6 mm too short to reach. Anyone know of a supplier whose LEDs...
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    Paper Scratcher OpAmp

    Is the OPA1678/OPA2134 really necessary for the Paper Scratcher fuzz? It seems like a waste to use such an expensive “hifi” chip for a fuzz— I’m guessing a TL072 or LM1458 would sound the same given the applications. I’ll build it with whatever dual op amp I have on hand, but I’m wondering if...
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    Why Did I Buy This Vol. 2

    A sequel to Why Did I Buy This Vol. 2: LF398N CD4077BE CD4051 Way too many 2N5087s
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    Knob quest: a smaller mini-chickenhead

    Got a build I’m working on that would really benefit from some chickenhead knobs, but the pots are spaced 21mm apart, and the typical mini chickenhead knobs are 23mm from the pointer to the back, meaning there are a multitude of positions where adjacent knobs can’t be set. Anyone know of a good...
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    DEMO S.M.P.T.E. — a love letter to Frank Zappa & the Systech Harmonic Energizer

    A-Hoy, Hoy, Hoy! I’ve been thinking about holding off on a build report for this one until I could do it the justice I feel it deserves with better photos and a proper demo, but it’s been a busy time, and it’s only getting busier for the next few weeks as an incredibly strenuous semester comes...
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    Color Cycling LED

    I know the microcontrollers in color-cycling LEDs can inject noise into a pedal signal occasionally if it’s used for the status indicator. I’ve seen it said that putting a cap or two across the LED can filter out that noise, so I’ve got a pair of questions for y’all that have used them: What...
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    Power anomaly

    Threw this reverb together last night, and instead of getting reverb blended in with the mix control, I get a harsh noise. Clean signal passes thru when active, so the op amps are doing their job… Checked the voltages, and sure enough the Belton brick isn’t receiving enough power. Thought it was...
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    DEMO Wishing y’all a Mürry Christmas (and a Happy New Ear!)- Modded MuTron III envelope filter (and a christmasy bonus)

    A few years back I ordered a few Moo-Tron boards from FuzzDog in the UK, but a lack of ideas for graphics left me holding off on building them for a long time. Not too long ago, I finally came up with with an idea, so I put together a few designs and had a few forum members “vote” on their...
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