Cross Contaminator

[finebyfine]

Originally finished this a month ago but after trying to figure out why the bias pot effectively did nothing, realized I had installed all of the potentiometers in the wrong places . I hate desoldering pots, so here we are a month later.

Of the EQD fuzzes I've built this one is the least impressive to me. The bias knob is interesting but not really up my alley. Everything this does well I think the terminal and black ash do better, with better voicing. Nevertheless, fun build!

 

[SYLV9ST9R]

I hate desoldering pots

Yep, it's the worst. The 2 worst things (i.e. ripping pads off) I did were related to that dreaded process...

 

[finebyfine]

Yep, it's the worst. The 2 worst things (i.e. ripping pads off) I did were related to that dreaded process...

I use lead free solder which I hear is even worse sooo for an $8 board with common components I didn't even try on this one lol I just reordered it

 

[AgAuthority]

I just sacrifice the pot, cut the legs off and deal with them individually makes process much easier.

Nice build mate!

Ag

 

[fig]

I waffled on this for some time..it never leaves my bench. Not perfect, but I can pull a pot clean in less than 30 seconds.

 

[AgAuthority]

I waffled on this for some time..it never leaves my bench. Not perfect, but I can pull a pot clean in less than 30 seconds.

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I am ashamed to say I am jealous of another man's desoldering tool.....

 

[finebyfine]

I waffled on this for some time..it never leaves my bench. Not perfect, but I can pull a pot clean in less than 30 seconds.

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Do you use lead free solder? I've been tempted on something like this for a while too

 

[fig]

Sometimes, but less often since I took care of my lack of ventilation. I'll grab a dead board and some L-F later and see how much difference it makes.

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

You can lower the melting point of lead-free solder by introducing some lead-based solder. It's not ROHS compliant anymore, but parts come off much easier.

 

[finebyfine]

You can lower the melting point of lead-free solder by introducing some lead-based solder. It's not ROHS compliant anymore, but parts come off much easier.

Ooh this is really good to know. I only use lead free because the fumes smell from leaded (even w/ good ventilation) bother me but definitely can tolerate it enough for desoldering

 

[music6000]

I waffled on this for some time..it never leaves my bench. Not perfect, but I can pull a pot clean in less than 30 seconds.

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We may all need one of these if the components keep drying up.
Luckily with sockets in our Builds, we can rob one pedal to make a new one work!

 

[finebyfine]

We may all need one of these if the components keep drying up.
Luckily with sockets in our Builds, we can rob one pedal to make a new one work!

I have a build that I call the "Muff Bread" that has sockets for literally every component and steal stuff from whatever variant I'm playing around with on it all the time

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

There's this thing called a "breadboard," you might want to look into it.

 

[finebyfine]

There's this thing called a "breadboard," you might want to look into it.

I was about to say it's easier than a real breadboard and then I looked over at my main breadboard and it ... has a big muff on it lol

 

[caiofilipini]

Hey, I literally just breadboarded a Big Muff (okay, it was a Dope Priest, but still counts, I guess)!

 

[caiofilipini]

Here's proof:

What's on the workbench?

Revv series? I thought that at first too, but they only have 5 knobs and a switch.

forum.pedalpcb.com

 

[Barry]

I waffled on this for some time..it never leaves my bench. Not perfect, but I can pull a pot clean in less than 30 seconds.

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I sprung for one back when I was doing a lot of pedal mods