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Chuck D. Bones said:
You can always wind your own. ;)
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Looking into that. only $8.50 from Smallbear. I could probably clamp my dremel with a cutoff wheel bit installed and stick the bobbin on with some heavy duty tape. I'd need to buy the 500 ft spool of enameled wire though. I wonder how many inductors that could make. haha
 
I bought an adjustable inductor from ebay I am using in this pedal. It works well, and it is interesting to be able to tweak the inductance plus or minus 10%. It was $14 and was shipped quickly. Search for "Adjustable Wah guitar pedal Inductor for Dunlop "
 
Here's my Conquerer. I got a Dunlop inductor relatively cheaply from some online shop in Germany of all places! Can't remember who it was. I'm still in two minds about this pedal - for what I wanted it for I think the Marsh Fuzz probably does a better job, even though that's not what it was designed for! I wanted something to get me that She Said She Said tone. I love Beatles guitar sounds. I do like the Conquerer though. I just need more time to experiment with it I guess. As usual the build went perfectly - no issues whatsoever. Conqext.jpg Conqint.jpg
 
Pardon what is probably a dumb question, but this project lists both NPN and PNP transistors. Are the PNP used for switching?
 
Robusto said:
Pardon what is probably a dumb question, but this project lists both NPN and PNP transistors. Are the PNP used for switching?
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The PNPs (Q4 & Q5) are for clipping. In the original Vox amp circuit, Q3 & Q7 were for switching the fuzz on/off. They are hardwired on in the White Pedal and Conqueror.

Nice clean build!
 
Chuck D. Bones said:
The PNPs (Q4 & Q5) are for clipping. In the original Vox amp circuit, Q3 & Q7 were for switching the fuzz on/off. They are hardwired on in the White Pedal and Conqueror.

Nice clean build!
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Loving these build photos! About to start on mine. To those who’ve built it, did you do any selecting of Q4 & Q5 for hfe?
 
They're wired as diodes, so hFE has only a mild effect. If you are OCD about symmetry, you want to match vbe and hFE. I doubt that Vox or Jext Telez bothered to do so.

I mentioned in another thread that Q4 & Q5 can be replaced with jumpers, and some other parts deleted; the sound will be the same.
 
Chuck D. Bones said:
They're wired as diodes, so hFE has only a mild effect. If you are OCD about symmetry, you want to match vbe and hFE. I doubt that Vox or Jext Telez bothered to do so.

I mentioned in another thread that Q4 & Q5 can be replaced with jumpers, and some other parts deleted; the sound will be the same.
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Ah, thanks. This is helpful. Just did some reading on wiring transistors as diodes!
 
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