Parentheses Fuzz (in progress)
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they are C6 C7 and C9 in the schematic here from effectslayouts : https://www.dropbox.com/s/6hfeotzmszcpl4q/RAT Project.pdf?dl=0
Nostradoomus
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Earthquaker probably used tantalum but on the PCB here they are electrolytic
JetFixxxer
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So it’s not boxed yet and I’m waiting for the right DPDT switch (I jumpered it to standard diode config for now) but my god does this thing deliver some fuzzy goodness.
The octave section still needs some tweaks, the last 5% of the pot is giving me some funky PLL glitch...not the worst thing haha.
Here’s a clip I just made. Clean first, clean with delay, clean with delay and octave and a bit of gain. Then a wall of fuzz. I use a custom Monson guitar tuned to low Open G with BKP warpigs, into a peavey musician head and an Old Crowe 2x15. Not for the faint of heart
Oh yeah the delay is an old MXR, I love that thing. The fuzz sounds funny at first til I turn the octave off, derp!
That has some balls behind it.. holy hell! Mine sounds like it has been neutered..
I'm doing as much as I can by lurking here. I'm trying not to pester anyone. I'm lost and it very we may be a failure but, I've extra parts and the pcb was inexpensive so, I'll just try again if it flops. I pestering now because I can't find a source to buy everything. I used Small Bear for most of the parts but, again, they don't have everything. Where did you buy your foot switches? I can only find two, three and six terminal switches. Thanks for any advice.
Cheers
Cheers
Nostradoomus
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You’re not pestering anybody! 
I got my footswitches from Tayda and eBay. Smallbear should have them for sure.
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Nostradoomus
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That is for a DPDT On On On toggle switch...does your board have 6 holes for the toggle? Newest revision uses an SPDT on off on and there’s only 3 holes.
My build sheet said to buy an on/on/on toggle. I'll have to look when I get home. I'm sure it's not 6 points on the toggle. Perhaps I bought the wrong one. I'm amassing spare parts for a future build that's for sure. Thanks. At least I Know what I'm looking at now. If I had bought the right toggle, It would have made sense. Cheers
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Nostradoomus
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The board itself went through a revision so if you have the old one it’s a Type 2 DPDT and if it’s new it’s an SPDT on off on
SzinNapalm
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What are these? i just ordered my pcb boards for this build and im trying to build my parts list so I have it all together when the pcb arrives
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Nostradoomus
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Im cooking up a DAM Meathead with the gyrator EQ from an Hm-2 currently....please hold!
Unrelated question on the GE diodes. Is the orientation correct on these? I read about flipping them somewhere I can';t find and these seem flipped from my limited knowledge.
thanks
Nostradoomus
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I think in the V1 version of the board they were flipped (because that’s the way they were in the actual Life Pedal)
K Pedals
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And it depends on what diode you’re using... which is where this confusion started in the first place... some have the anode marked and some have the cathode marked...
I'm using the same ones. DK9.
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