Uni-Vibe and Surprise Preamp (AionFX Straylight)

[PedalBuilder]

That is a gorgeous build! The decal on top of the polished metal looks incredible. Really great work here, Mike.

 

[mkstewartesq]

That is a gorgeous build! The decal on top of the polished metal looks incredible. Really great work here, Mike.

Thanks, sincerely!
M

 

[Locrian99]

They have definitely risen in price on Mouser in the past few years, but I recently saw Tayda is carrying them now for 0.49 each and they have a pretty good stock at the moment, if that helps!

1uF 50V 10% Polyester Film Box Type Capacitor WIMA MKS2

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www.taydaelectronics.com

You could also sub with MLCC (https://www.taydaelectronics.com/1uf-50v-multilayer-ceramic-capacitor.html) which should be cross-compatible in pretty much any application as well.

Hey thanks for the awesome pcb’s. I too would vent about the breakout boards for the 3pdt but eh. I did recentlt build a straylight and big fan, i ended up finding the wimas from digikey i think. I was releuctant to use the mlcc’s in the signal path, do you think theres any cause for concern there?

 

[mkstewartesq]

Purely for the record, I bought my Wima caps for this build (and pretty much every other build I have used them on) from Tayda. They have carried them for several years now and I’ve never had an issue with them. However, because they are a little more pricey, I tend to save them for the builds that absolutely require them, like the AionFX boards, rather than using them everywhere.

I have bought stuff from both Mouser and Digikey (some of the parts for this very build are simply not available at Tayda, such as the incandescent lamp, the LDRs, and the enclosure (thanks, Kevin, for specifying very clearly in the build document exactly what size and type of enclosure was needed, as I would have bought the wrong one)). But I generally don’t like buying from Mouser or Digikey unless I have to. I just find their user interface and search function way too confusing because they return such a vast number of similar items in the results - so they pose too much of a risk of me buying a part that isn’t quite what I was expecting or looking for. (For example, I accidentally bought several SMD components by mistake, as well as a breadboard that was transparent plastic because I didn’t realize just from the picture that the board wasn’t the normal white). Kevin’s shopping list certainly helps zero in on exactly what is needed by specifying a part number I can put in the search bar – but that doesn’t help me when buying parts for other builds or just my general inventory.

Since I haven’t bought anything from Tayda since they overhauled their website, I might have a similar problem with them going forward as well, but I just don’t know yet.

M

 

[Locrian99]

Purely for the record, I bought my Wima caps for this build (and pretty much every other build I have used them on) from Tayda. They have carried them for several years now and I’ve never had an issue with them. However, because they are a little more pricey, I tend to save them for the builds that absolutely require them, like the AionFX boards, rather than using them everywhere.

I have bought stuff from both Mouser and Digikey (some of the parts for this very build are simply not available at Tayda, such as the incandescent lamp, the LDRs, and the enclosure (thanks, Kevin, for specifying very clearly in the build document exactly what size and type of enclosure was needed, as I would have bought the wrong one)). But I generally don’t like buying from Mouser or Digikey unless I have to. I just find their user interface and search function way too confusing because they return such a vast number of similar items in the results - so they pose too much of a risk of me buying a part that isn’t quite what I was expecting or looking for. (For example, I accidentally bought several SMD components by mistake, as well as a breadboard that was transparent plastic because I didn’t realize just from the picture that the board wasn’t the normal white). Kevin’s shopping list certainly helps zero in on exactly what is needed by specifying a part number I can put in the search bar – but that doesn’t help me when buying parts for other builds or just my general inventory.

Since I haven’t bought anything from Tayda since they overhauled their website, I might have a similar problem with them going forward as well, but I just don’t know yet.

M

While I am no fan of the tayda overhaul i think youre safe. Only spot ive screwed up on tayda is pots.