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  1. TravisM

    Carmine OD Volume

    Did you measure the leakage on the germanium transistor? http://www.geofex.com/article_folders/ffselect.htm#:~:text=Look%20for%20low%20leakage%2C%20and,to%20130%20for%20the%20second.
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    SOLVED Switch Popping

    So this is almost an entire year later and I just added a 100nF cap on the input to clear up the remaining DC I was seeing and now this pedal is even more quiet than from just changing the 2U2 alone. I have put it back on my board after it collecting dust for a year and it has been nice to...
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    Testing my Grab Box JFETs

    Seems like the only prudent thing to do.
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    Pauper problems?

    I think you can start with the mods listed here. https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/paragon-pcb-mods.10487/
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    Pauper - Completing the family...

    Looks good, can you tell a difference in the tone between circuits, and/or 'mojo' components?
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    REQUEST - Duocast

    Sorry about that, I went back and double checked my measurements, the switch hole is in the correct X,Y position, the pot holes got shifted up when I read my caliper wrong. I've updated the template and if you would like, I'll reimburse you for the box cost.
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    Question regarding capacitor size

    Also, you can bend the leads with pliers or tweezers if the pitch is off on the particular component you have. For capacitors, I try my best to find a non-electrolytic and non-multilayer ceramic just because I don't want to have to potentially replace a failed cap if I can keep from it. If you...
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    How to get the coordinates right

    I created a quick how-to presentation that show roughly what I do to get the coordinates for Tayda drill templates. I use the method in the attached and a basic caliper to get the X,Y coordinates from the center of the drill template. Just make sure you print the document at 100% size. I'm...
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    125B PedalPCB - Calamity Fuzz [125B]

    I got you. The X,Y coordinates were measured from the template and the diameters are good values that I have used before, but please double check the diameters for your preferred components. I added the 0.2mm for the powder coating to my diameters already...
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    Populating the 'back' side of a PCB

    I'll start off with the fact that I'm impatient and that is the only reason I'm considering this. The paragon PCB has been out of stock for a bit and I have all the components in hand to complete it. So, I'm instead considering buying two pauper PCB's, flipping one over so SW1 is symmetrical on...
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    125B PedalPCB - The Pauper [125B]

    The X,Y coordinated were all measured and should be accurate. I added the extra 0.2mm for powder coating. I used the stated diameter for SW1 from the tayda datasheet, I used 3mm for the LED indicator, I used 7.9mm diameter for the power plug. Please double check the diameters against what you...
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    Paragon (finally landed) - 3/28 Update - Added Video Sound Clip

    Looks like a nice, clean build. Do you find yourself actually using the clipping switches much? I ask because I'm gathering components for a paragon build myself and I bought both the DIP switches and the micro switches like this. Does the volume drop much when you toggle?
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    StewMac Ghost Drive

    Obviously there are at least two possible reasons. I presume a company like StewMac makes the noble one, but it isn't unheard of that a company would blantly rip off a small business. So yeah, I considered the implications but I thought it was worth mentioning none the less.
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    StewMac Ghost Drive

    Has anyone else noticed that the StewMac Ghost Drive pcb is the same as the kliché? To my eyes it appears to be identical, but in red.
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    6-Band EQ Slider Pot Choice

    I used the log taper pots from tayda here and the pedal is very usable.
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    Make the Paragon channels parallel?

    The paragon mini seems straightforward to mod for parallel. pin 3 of IC 1 and pin 3 of IC 2 are the inputs for either side. I think you could start with the input going into In 1 and then have out 1 going into the input of the BnB with In 2 being the send and out 2 going to return. I'm not 100%...
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    Make the Paragon channels parallel?

    I looked at the schematic and I'm a bit unsure about doing this on the full size paragon because of the charge pump circuit. I think if you do the paragon mini it would be pretty straightforward. I've read other folks use the guitar pcb buff and blend for creating effects in parallel so check...
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    SOLVED Dirty Sanchez LED and Tight questions

    LEDs don't need to illuminate to be clipping. I've not built the circuit, but looking at the schematic, I would not be worried if only one pair is lighting.
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    Tyrian Distortion - Volume Difference Between Bypass vs Effect is Unusable

    Looking at the schematic, I believe the final gain stage is a non-inverting op amp and the gain is controlled by the ratio of R34 and R35. Where Gain = 1 + Rf/Rin with Rin being R34 and Rf being R35. If you have alligator clips, you could clip a resistor in parallel with R35 and see if it...
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    Tyrian Distortion - Volume Difference Between Bypass vs Effect is Unusable

    To restate, I believe he is saying that pedal doesn't sound good at unity volume, but only when the volume and gain are both turned up on the pedal. Then the volume drop when bypassed is very great. Is the correct? I believe it is fixable with a small tweak to a resistor or pot value, but I...
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