Rampart Overdrive

chongmagic said:
Heres my take on the Stockade. I had to use 1n914 diodes because I didn't have any 1n916s. Still sounds great. The only thing is when I activate Boost the pedal actually gets quieter.
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See, now that's the same thing I read about the vero layouts, but mine doesn't do that.
EDIT: I should clarify, mine will lower or raise the volume, depending on where the boost control is set.

Did you use MPSA13 or BS170? What if you turn up the boost control more?
 
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I agree with K Pedals ...... I'm too much a newb on this forum ... I don't know how to quote .... lol

anyway .... great job on the graphic and knob selection ... looks high end and classy !! !
 
Really?... Now that is unusual. Mine starts off lower than unity with the boost all the way down, but it definitely boosts the output as I turn it up.

Do you have a way to measure the HFE of your MPSA13? I'd be really curious to know how it compares to mine.
 
Ahh I think I see the problem. Turn the MPSA13 around.

I know, I know, the silkscreen shows it facing the other way... That's for the BS170.

BS170 faces upwards, MPSA13 faces downwards. There are pics on the second page of the build docs. (Which probably weren't available when you started this, my apologies)
 
Yes, I definitely have the MPSA13 at Q5 turned the wrong way.

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I will flip it around and see if that fixes the issue.
 
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