Micro-Protoboard

[Bricksnbeatles]

All I need to breadboard is simple fuzzes. The fullsize Protoboard is overkill but the Micro lacks the pots. I wish there was a Protoboard Medium with 3 terminal blocks for pots.

I do fuzzes on the μ, and I use the breadbuddy boards from Madbean (take a look at posts #25 and 30)— I have about 30 of them, and just two of each common linear pot value, as well as a handful of A and C taper pots in select values

 

[andare]

Im not gonna lie, as much as I like the big Protoboard as a concept, I typically bypass the pot blocks in favor of pots directly in circuit.

You mean you stick the pots in the breadboard? I read that's not good for the breadboard but boy does it save the hassle of using jumpers and alligator clips

 

[andare]

I do fuzzes on the μ, and I use the breadbuddy boards from Madbean (take a look at posts #25 and 30)— I have about 30 of them, and just two of each common linear pot value, as well as a handful of A and C taper pots in select values

I've seen those, they're pretty good, though the pots are not hot swappable. Ordering from Europe is a hassle however...
It seems this pedal building thing is 70% paying shipping and import fees and 30% building

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

I've seen those, they're pretty good, though the pots are not hot swappable. Ordering from Europe is a hassle however...
It seems this pedal building thing is 70% paying shipping and import fees and 30% building

Yeah, that’s the one big downside.another good option is getting a bunch of these trimmers (they’re available elsewhere, so you should be able to find them from a supplier nearer to you— this was just the first link I found of them) which have knobs specifically for breadboarding. They’re usually just called breadboard trimmers actually

COM-09806 SparkFun Electronics | Potentiometers, Variable Resistors | DigiKey

Order today, ships today. COM-09806 – 10 kOhms 0.5W, 1/2W PC Pins Through Hole Trimmer Potentiometer Cermet 1.0 Turn Top Adjustment from SparkFun Electronics. Pricing and Availability on millions of electronic components from Digi-Key Electronics.

www.digikey.com

 

[Harry Klippton]

@andare I solder resistor legs onto 16mm pots for breadboard use

 

[Big Monk]

You mean you stick the pots in the breadboard? I read that's not good for the breadboard but boy does it save the hassle of using jumpers and alligator clips

Yup. No issues as of yet.

 

[andare]

Yeah, that’s the one big downside.another good option is getting a bunch of these trimmers (they’re available elsewhere, so you should be able to find them from a supplier nearer to you— this was just the first link I found of them) which have knobs specifically for breadboarding. They’re usually just called breadboard trimmers actually

COM-09806 SparkFun Electronics | Potentiometers, Variable Resistors | DigiKey

Order today, ships today. COM-09806 – 10 kOhms 0.5W, 1/2W PC Pins Through Hole Trimmer Potentiometer Cermet 1.0 Turn Top Adjustment from SparkFun Electronics. Pricing and Availability on millions of electronic components from Digi-Key Electronics.

www.digikey.com

really cool, thanks

 

[Feral Feline]

I use ribbon-wire w/ female sockets on the pots and the male end goes directly into the breadboard:

The ribbon-wire can be bought cheaply with the pins and sockets already attached, and you can choose from different lengths of wire to get whatever works best for you.

The great thing about this method is you don't use up any pots for strictly breadboarding, you can just pull the wires off and use the pot in the build you just breadboarded or in another build if you've run out of that pot value and can't wait to order more...

Nonetheless, I see the appeal of Bricksnbeatles breadboard-pot collection. I've got a few of those breadbuddies, maybe I'll be ordering more.

As for breadboard trimmers, why not use the multi-turn Bournes?

Oh, and @Bricksnbeatles, check out the GlassJaw — if you aren't already aware of it, it's basically an Acapulco Gold with buffers, a volume control and a tone-stack; I've also seen it with a clean-blend (IIRC). Makes for a lot more complexity in an otherwise simple circuit, but you get more control in return.

 

[fig]

Is that a BMP on the BB FF?

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

I use ribbon-wire w/ female sockets on the pots and the male end goes directly into the breadboard:

The ribbon-wire can be bought cheaply with the pins and sockets already attached, and you can choose from different lengths of wire to get whatever works best for you.

The great thing about this method is you don't use up any pots for strictly breadboarding, you can just pull the wires off and use the pot in the build you just breadboarded or in another build if you've run out of that pot value and can't wait to order more...

Nonetheless, I see the appeal of Bricksnbeatles breadboard-pot collection. I've got a few of those breadbuddies, maybe I'll be ordering more.

As for breadboard trimmers, why not use the multi-turn Bournes?

Oh, and @Bricksnbeatles, check out the GlassJaw — if you aren't already aware of it, it's basically an Acapulco Gold with buffers, a volume control and a tone-stack; I've also seen it with a clean-blend (IIRC). Makes for a lot more complexity in an otherwise simple circuit, but you get more control in return.

That’s a pretty cool method there! I’ll have to give that a go at some point.

Those multi turn trimmers are great (I use em a ton) but probably a bit of a hassle to use if you’re trying to quickly tweak settings— for bias and stuff like that, can’t be beat tho!

I’ll have to check out the glassjaw. While I proto’d the AG out of curiosity, it’s really not too much in my wheelhouse; I’m not crazy into the whole sludgy doom thing, as fun as it may be to mess around with. The glassjaw looks to make it a bit more versatile and like something I’d actually use. As it stands, I understand the appeal of the AG, but the only one I plan on ever building as a permanent circuit is simply because I have an amazing pun that I want to use for an enclosure, and the AG is the only circuit that would make sense for the idea. More of a conceptual art piece than something I’d ever actually use live or on recordings lol

 

[Feral Feline]

I look forward to the PUNishment your signal receives when you complete your AG art.

You could probably make the durned thing more useful with just simply having both gain and volume controls.

 

[Feral Feline]

Is that a BMP on the BB FF?

Why yes, yes a Muff-derived circuit fangled into existence by our own Leader of the PPCBack — Quarantine aka Raincoat.



PS: with the method I use, it's EASY PEASY to swap out pots and try different tapers and values; while the memory of what the first pot tried behaved like is still fresh in your mind, you can be trying something wildly different such as a W-taper...

 

[fig]

[ meanwhile...having been banished to "Build Reports Only" ]

What's up over in the Breakroom? Anyone? Hellllooo? Guys?

I'm going to get my OWN breakroom, with robot-hookers and cigars. Okay forget the breakroom!

[ wanders off ]

 

[Feral Feline]

Forget the breakroom? FORGET THE CIGARS!

Bring on theWinterSoldier's sEHXy glowing green-eyed concubines...

 

[fig]

I was referring to myself only posting build reports. You can do as you please Tim.

Chris, I am sorry for misquoting you on the other thread.

 

[fig]

It's ok, I know I've burned bridges and over stayed my welcome

I’ve no clue what you mean I’ve never seen you burn a film cap, much less any bridge.

 

[Harry Klippton]

I’ve no clue what you mean I’ve never seen you burn a film cap, much less any bridge.

In the words of Yo Gotti, it's going down in the DM

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

It's ok, I know I've burned bridges and over stayed my welcome

I mean when you get a solder bridge what else are you supposed to do but burn it?

 

[MichaelW]

I only burn my bridges before crossing them.....makes for a better Monty Python experience....

 

[Big Monk]