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    Low Gain Silicon Transistors

    I picked up a small batch of these from one of the forum's esteemed Ukrainian eBay sellers but stashed them because I thought they'd be difficult to use on a PCB. Was it too much of an issue dealing with their leads?
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    Low Gain Silicon Transistors

    Maybe look into something like the 2N3705s, gain between 50-150 hfe according to this Mouser datasheet
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    Fuzzy Foxx switch and diodes questions

    I remember reading somewhere - probably an older post in the forum - that you want the octave diodes to be within something like .01v of one another to maximize the octave effect. That might've been for something like a Green Ringer, though, so not sure if that applies to the Fuzzy Foxx...
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    Yet another Kewpie (but shiny!)

    Everything about this is killer. Huge, huge fan of your aesthetic but this is just *chef's kiss*
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    Protoboard Micro Assembly Tips?

    Oh good to know, thanks again!
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    Protoboard Micro Assembly Tips?

    I was using some Wyctin 60-40 I bought a few months ago and the stock tip that comes with a Hakko. And I was tinning the tip but might have been wiping too much of it off on my sponge before trying to heat the pad. I'll definitely keep that in mind on my next attempt, thanks!
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    Protoboard Micro Assembly Tips?

    That's great to hear, thanks! Other than increasing the temperature, is there anything I should be doing differently? I applied the iron to the pad and lead for a few seconds before applying the solder on the other side of the lead but it struggled to flow at all. Towards the end I was more...
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    Protoboard Micro Assembly Tips?

    Despite (mostly) lurking on the forum for a while now, it wasn’t until this month that I finally had the space to set up a small workspace to finally start working through the pile of boards I’ve accumulated. I thought I’d start by building the protoboard micro I bought a while back to try out...
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    PedalPCB Persica Fuzz for my SCHMORG

    This looks awesome! I could've sworn the Peach Fuzz called for two LM386N-1s. Did you get a chance to test both kinds at all?
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    TUTORIAL Fuzz Face and a Request From All of You

    Ah, sorry, should've broken out my post more cleanly. I wanted to add the Schaller schematics as a couple of other FF derivatives per @BuddytheReow 's ask in his initial post. My question was about the connection between R2 and R4 in the Meathead schematic, which I originally had a hard time...
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    TUTORIAL Fuzz Face and a Request From All of You

    I'm hoping to apply your breadboarding tutorials to try out both versions of the Ge Schaller Fuzz! I did also have a quick clarifying question, if you don't mind my asking: I was under the impression that a dot on the schematic meant you needed a connection between components, but on first...
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    DEMO SugarBag Drive (Beetronics Fat Bee) - Demo Added

    Great build and write-up as always! (Slowly adds the SugarBag to cart) Don't suppose you have other recommendations for folks who do, in fact, like that old school, Supro-ish trashy amp sounds, would you?
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    Don't be surprised if the price of Germanium transistors and diodes goes up

    I've ordered from them several times over the past year without any issue. Based on what derevaun said about another Ukrainian seller, I wonder if Oleh's doing the same thing these days. I'm also waiting on an order from him and noticed this was the first time the listing said it was mailing...
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    2-in-1 Gnat Fuzz + Buzz Tone Fuzz

    I was going to ask about the gain and leakage of the transistors in the Buzz Tone. It's one of the few older fuzz circuits whose transistor specs I haven't been able to find in old diystompbox threads. I think the 2N2613 is supposed to be pretty high gain so maybe that's part of it?
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    Don't be surprised if the price of Germanium transistors and diodes goes up

    And here I was telling myself this was going to be the month I'd stop ordering transistors and diodes and finally set up my workbench now that I have space again
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    Proxy Shopping Services from EU/UK to US?

    Sorry, yeah, I've largely been able to have things shipped directly to me without any problem. I've just stumbled onto a shop in Germany that has decently-priced PNPs but don't ship to the US. I wouldn't mind paying a bit more on the intermediary's processing fees or whatever to get my hands on...
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    Proxy Shopping Services from EU/UK to US?

    I've been looking around to stock up on some more PNP transistors and have noticed that a lot of the Ukrainian sellers on eBay I've bought from in the past are understandably running low on inventory/bumping up the costs of their lots. While randomly looking around, I've stumbled onto smaller...
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    Recent Experience with Chinese and Soviet Germanium Transistors (Measurements Included!)

    Sorry to ping an old thread, but was curious if the Peppermint requires/tolerates leakage higher than what's generally recommended on a standard Fuzz Face in addition to the higher than normal gain, or do you still need to shoot for high-gain but relatively low-leakage transistors?
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    Texas 2G381A .Germanium

    Hmm, maybe as Q3 in an FZ-1?
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    2N270 source or substitute for Mister Fuzz please? 2N527 would be ok? others?

    I can't seem to find the diystompboxes posts I had bookmarked on the FZ-1 but the transistors for it are really finicky. This was either from Smallbear's write-up of their (PNP) take on the circuit or in one of the diystompbox posts I can't seem to find at the moment: Q1: 60-80 hfe, low leakage...
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