Ambassador - Matchless Hotbox project
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Betty Wont
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I'll be buying the revised board the second it comes out.
vigilante398
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Just get me your previous order number and I'll get it out to you when I have them in. I placed the order last night (as well as restock of Black Eye PCBs and Lab Rat PCBs), should be a couple weeks.
More reasons why I can't stop recommending your pedals!
vigilante398
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I brought my computer because I had a couple layouts I wanted to work on anyway, so it wasn't a big inconvenience, just needed to find the time.vigilante398
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If you pay for chips and guac at our next meet-up I'll get you a board anyway
vigilante398
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I had lunch with @Mike McLane yesterday and we talked about potential mods for this circuit, I'll probably write something up in the next couple days if anyone is interested.
I just got home a few minutes ago and I'm exhausted.
I just got home a few minutes ago and I'm exhausted.
I put the new board together and had to troubleshoot it for a while before I discovered that it was using a bad inductor I had gotten from Tayda. Swapped out the part and everything came to life as expected. At that point I had the A1M pot installed for the Bass, but I removed it and used a C1M that I had in my parts. I am curious about some possible mods to the circuit.
I did not put this board in a pedal, but instead put in in a small box I built that also has this Jerry's Electronics power amp in it. I learned about this amp from other posts on the forums. I am using an 18 volt wall wart feeding two buck-converters, one at 18 volts for the power amp and 9 volts for the Ambassador plus a couple of extra 9v outputs on the back for other pedals. I also ended up putting an lpb-1 vero board right in front of the power amp that I am also running at 18 volts. Also shielded the inside of the wooden box with aluminum foil tape that grounds to front and back aluminum plates. Took a fair amount of trial and error to get things working, using modular plugs for most of the connections so things can be removed pretty easily as needed. Time will tell if the buck-converters hold up. They run cool and quiet and there are no problems powering the Ambassador board and at least one or two other pedals.
I did not put this board in a pedal, but instead put in in a small box I built that also has this Jerry's Electronics power amp in it. I learned about this amp from other posts on the forums. I am using an 18 volt wall wart feeding two buck-converters, one at 18 volts for the power amp and 9 volts for the Ambassador plus a couple of extra 9v outputs on the back for other pedals. I also ended up putting an lpb-1 vero board right in front of the power amp that I am also running at 18 volts. Also shielded the inside of the wooden box with aluminum foil tape that grounds to front and back aluminum plates. Took a fair amount of trial and error to get things working, using modular plugs for most of the connections so things can be removed pretty easily as needed. Time will tell if the buck-converters hold up. They run cool and quiet and there are no problems powering the Ambassador board and at least one or two other pedals.
vigilante398
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I just got the revised PCBs in today, to be on the safe side I'll build one up before putting them for sale on the site.
Here are the Slots being created using primitive methods with an Electric Hand Drill, Flat File & Round File:
1. Drill Holes undersize close together & then from one end pull Electric Drill from one hole into the next hole & keep repeating til you get to the other end!
2. Use Flat File followed by Round File on the ends.
When this was done, I had a Slider switch to fit which was fun!!!
vigilante398
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I own a CNC because I lack the skills to do stuff like this by hand. Coming along great, looking forward to seeing the final product.
Alright then, Go to Build Reports!
Ambassador Limited Edition Custom Pedal
Here is the Sushi Box Ambassador PCB in an expensive mid size Klone enclosure. It just fits with a bit of filing on the bottom corners of the Main PCB. Had to solder the Tube PCB's higher on the Main PCB so it wouldn't foul on the Radius Corners. The slots were drilled and hand filed for keeping...
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vigilante398
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Alright, revised Ambassador PCBs are good to go. Anyone that wants one now is a good time to order, and if you already have one of the backwards bass boards, shoot me a PM with your order number and I'll send you out a new board free of charge.
