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  1. Alan W

    1/4W Resistor in 1/8W size?

    Well, I learned a new word this morning😉 But, my apologies. Images are important. I’ve just decided I’m going to make waffles for breakfast. I’ll try to remember to post a trigger warning before posting any gut shots. Hopefully, you can imagine a hot buttermilk pecan waffle sitting on a plate...
  2. Alan W

    1/4W Resistor in 1/8W size?

    And I did it a few years ago with a major (for me) restocking order; I got the wrong series of 1/4 watt from Mouser (my mistake) and they were half watt sized. I got very good at standing them up in alternating directions to make them work on boards.
  3. Alan W

    Resistor values and Noise

    Pretty sure it does*—with larger wattage resistors having less. In critical circuits you can also spend more $ and get quieter resistors. (Usually along with less noise, you get both tighter specs and less thermal resistance change.) When I was building stereo equipment, trimmed naked foil...
  4. Alan W

    Ghost echo and tape delay builds

    I use a fine brush and black acrylic paint to repaint them. You don’t even have to be neat; just wipe with paper towel before the paint dries.
  5. Alan W

    Chop Shop

    Really nice, all around. I’m curious what your response to 18v will be. I like both, and have thought about adding a switch to select.
  6. Alan W

    Octarock Graphics layout?

    This is just my artwork, not painted yet. I left the names off the outer knobs though, since they reference the way the hands are pointing.
  7. Alan W

    The More You Know

    Great idea for a thread! I mainly go to McMaster Carr when I have any hardware, alloy, etc. questions. This used to come up a lot in a prototype machine shop. But I'm a sucker for a good chart. Here's one a good friend of mine made many years ago: (The same man that used to sell "Repeal the Law...
  8. Alan W

    Does anyone may a phaser with a blend control?

    My PastFX Reticon has a blend knob, and I’m pretty sure that their Elastic Mattress does also. Pretty certain that there’s a small utility board available here that is just for this purpose. Yes, there will be some off board wiring, but I don’t think it would be too much.
  9. Alan W

    Equilux Mini (Spaceman Equinox) - Updated

    And it’s that gain quality that is so enticing! I don’t think I’ve tried this in the everything at noon; will do so this afternoon. I typically have set positions for each guitar with this.
  10. Alan W

    Stuff you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

    they are standard to the extent that there are several sizes of stems (and matching sockets) but within each size they seem to be standardized—at least in terms of the way the stems fit in. Ther actual wheel sizes could be different, usually there will be a spec that gives you the ht. from the...
  11. Alan W

    Mercurial Boost and a bonus

    One of my favorite pedals. I generally agree about not liking IC boosts, but running in 18v and with OPA 2134 chips it has a bit of a brownish flavor that I end up loving.
  12. Alan W

    A new-production BBD, with added features!

    If it can work as well as they claim, especially chaining them, then this will be very interesting. I understand the SOM package, but for DIY a regular DIP release would also make sense.
  13. Alan W

    How to add bicolour LED to a two-speed Forum Vibe?

    I haven't looked at the schematic—so I'm not sure if you need all the poles on the 3P2T switch to go from 1 pot to the other. (I'd think if the pots get a ground to one of their terminals, that wouldn't need to be switched, it could be left on . But If this is wrong, and you actually need all...
  14. Alan W

    Reverb Preferences

    Only on occasion, and typically the built in tank on my Allen Encore. It has a reverb tone control, which I think helps. I did build a Gravitation, and have used it, on low settings, and it’s okay. My favorite pedal reverb is the Free the Tone Ambisonic, especially “plate” which doesn’t sound...
  15. Alan W

    Working thru my other projects

    If you had “hum cancelling” in the middle position before, then the shielding won’t add much. I still have (and occasionally use) the SX P bass (30 inch) that I got my son when he was 11 and his friends were getting electric guitars. (Since I had electric guitars he wanted to be different, and...
  16. Alan W

    Fat General / LED question

    Try it in the open, but in as dark a room as possible. Chunk some chords, and watch the LEDs.
  17. Alan W

    First build component sourcing

    To put this (exact component selection) in historical perspective, especially early on, some companies were very loose with selection. If they could get a good price on a part that was a bit off spec, then that run used that part. This is one reason why certain era pedals are more desired...
  18. Alan W

    Fat General / LED question

    And you really need it in a case to test it (aurally)—the circuit relies on a photo-resistor that is reacting to the LED that is mounted right next to it, so it needs darkness to have a sense of how much signal there is. Take close up shots of the board, from both sides if possible, and post...
  19. Alan W

    Slide to rotary switch conversion

    that makes sense, but now that it's unmounted, use the continuity tester to confirm it. Those long bars have to be the poles.
  20. Alan W

    Getting my learning on

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YQ6XTW0/?coliid=I2RTEPQ6BMN86M&colid=2FOW4E7GBHA7N&psc=0&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it
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