BuddytheReow
Breadboard Baker
I really want to start getting into breadboarding my own circuits and modding them. Seems intimidating...
What's on the workbench?
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caiofilipini
Well-known member
I was intimidated at first as well, but following that tutorial from Coda Effects really helped me get started. Practice is making it a lot easier!
By all means!!
daeg
Well-known member
Breadboarding is simple. Understanding circuits is the hard part.
BuddytheReow
Breadboard Baker
That’s what I meant. I want to be able to understand “why did they put this capacitor here? Oh, because it does xxxxxxxx in the circuit”. Maybe someday I guess... can anyone recommend some online resources explaining circuits/schematics?
It would be awesome to have a library of gutshot images for popular pedals.
Wampler's videos do some of that. For capacitors specifically, this Coda post teaches you how to distinguish between coupling capacitors, capacitors in RC filters, and power filtering caps.
SYLV9ST9R
Well-known member
I hope the board is called "Fat Behind"
Chuck D. Bones
Circuit Wizard
A DMM & a scope will make quick work of that. I expect one of the four layers is a ground plane. At least, it outta be.
Robert
Reverse Engineer
I'm not even convinced it was a four layer board.... ?
I don't trace visually, I always use a DMM so I really don't care how many layers are in the thing. Unless you're tracing from photos a four layer board is no more complicated than a single sided board.
Goop is a joke as well... So far I've only come across one pedal where goop has slowed me down, and that was only because the pedal didn't belong to me so I was concerned about breaking it.
BurntFingers
Well-known member
Is goop just epoxy?
Markus Kersius
Active member
Sometimes, I've seen epoxy, latex/rubbery stuff, transparent hot glue.
My greer Lightspeed and Southland had the components painted black then hot glued over.
A lovepedal I once owned had rubbery black stuff on it which reminded me of that stuff they waterproof a roof/shingles with.
Tectile it's called I believe?
Nostradoomus
Well-known member
Test rig?
Robert
Reverse Engineer
Yep, just a basic rig for testing new PCBs.
This one doesn't have all of the bells whistles of some, because the majority of the time that would just be overkill and would get in the way.
That one will come later....
Nostradoomus
Well-known member
That’s all I need haha. I’ve got a probe and barely ever build past bed time so no use for a headphone amp 
I was just about to order some new speaker terminals as my old one is on the way out, but maybe I’ll hold off if that isn’t a one off.
I was just about to order some new speaker terminals as my old one is on the way out, but maybe I’ll hold off if that isn’t a one off.
