Thank youNice looking pedal
Like the labelling and colours just looks excellent
Thanks! i did, for the first time, take a file to the holes for the jacks on this pedal and another one I just finished. I posted a question about grounding issues with painted enclosures last week in the ‘general questions’ area. The response was to make sure the jacks touch the aluminum. I should to the any switches and pots too?Looks great!
Kevin at Aion makes nice boards but he could add a few more ground pads. I've had to do what you did and daisy-chain the grounds. On the topic of grounding, you might want to remove some paint around the jacks, switches & pots on the inside to ensure good grounding.
Also, what happens when there is a short because of paint preventing contact? Is there no signal? Extra noise?Looks great!
Kevin at Aion makes nice boards but he could add a few more ground pads. I've had to do what you did and daisy-chain the grounds. On the topic of grounding, you might want to remove some paint around the jacks, switches & pots on the inside to ensure good grounding.
Thanks! i did, for the first time, take a file to the holes for the jacks on this pedal and another one I just finished. I posted a question about grounding issues with painted enclosures last week in the ‘general questions’ area. The response was to make sure the jacks touch the aluminum. I should to the any switches and pots too?
Also, what happens when there is a short because of paint preventing contact? Is there no signal? Extra noise?
Cool. I will make it a habit to file the paint out of all the holes from now on.It doesn't hurt and it can help. Any stray metal that isn't grounded can act like an antenna and pickup noise or unwanted signal.
Oh, not the inside of the holes? Or both?Just to be clear, you want to scrape the paint off of the inside surface next to the holes.
Got it!The holes only need to be big enough for the pot, switch, etc. to fit. There is no guarantee that the pot will contact the edges of the hole. Filing the inside surface is mandatory in my book. Filing the inside of the holes is optional. I use a wire wheel on a drill press to make quick work of it. Rough sandpaper will also work, but takes longer. Tayda lays the paint on pretty thick, which is a good thing for the outside, not so good on the inside.
Maybe a piece of masking tape to cover the holes on the inside of the enclosure when painting? Then one wouldn't have to sand the paint off.
Ah, maybe that's why I haven't had a problem yet.True, but the enclosures we have the most trouble with are the powder-coated ones we buy from Tayda. I don't need masking tape on the ones I paint myself because I only spray the outside. What little bit gets inside isn't enough to interfere with grounding.