First crack at breadboarding, any words of wisdom?

Paradox916

Paradox916

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So the wife got me some breadboards and a power supply for Father’s Day (it’s ok to be a little jelly.). I have done some reading and think I got the basics down, but do You fine gentlemen have any tricks, tips, wisdom, or last words befor I start roaching ICs and popping caps for the first time?🤪
 
Spacing things out in sections like a schematic is helping me out. At first I was trying to put things too compactly.

I can't find the post, but someone put little white sticker tabs on resistor legs with their value written on it when they breadboard, which I'm going to start doing.
 
Labeling component values I was definitely going to do. @Feral Feline that link looks like it’s pretty cool but my dumb ass took metal shop instead of French..... that’s French right?🤣 @fig brilliant!
 
You’re right, I just took a closer look and a schematic is a schematic... and if I really what to know what it says I’ll just use google translation like I did for your comment... ok so I’m not a dumbass just incredibly lazy. 😬
 
I did this as my first BB project. It's actually still on the BB because I am a lazy butthead: http://diy.smallbearelec.com/HowTos/BreadboardSiFF/BreadboardSiFF.htm

I found it helpful to have a step-by-step guide to make sure I'd be able to find myself if i got lost.

I also took my breadboard and stuck it to a clipboard with the Auditorium (used some double sided tape). I use the Auditorium for the power and I/O which saved some time, space, and learning headache along the way.
 
I don't have pictures at the moment, can try to post some tomorrow, but I used some long jumper wires from a breadboarding kit and hooked them up to DC and I/O jacks in a 1590B enclosure that in includes a footswitch. So it's essentially the same offboard wiring you have in a pedal, but I hooked up those additional wires and I use them as send, return, +9V and -9V which I then connect to the breadboard.
 
Here's my janky rig ....is that word still hip?

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The 2 white wires at attention are in and out.
About to be filled with Tone Bender Mark II goodness!
 
caiofilipini said:
I don't have pictures at the moment, can try to post some tomorrow, but I used some long jumper wires from a breadboarding kit and hooked them up to DC and I/O jacks in a 1590B enclosure that in includes a footswitch. So it's essentially the same offboard wiring you have in a pedal, but I hooked up those additional wires and I use them as send, return, +9V and -9V which I then connect to the breadboard.
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This is it:

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I always love the VDub’s with the safari windows.! The 21 windows were awesome! It’s crazy what those thing go for now.
 
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