TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: This week's pedal build
No gut shots?
No gut shots?
This week's pedal build
- Thread starter Surgeon
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Re: This week's pedal build
Hahah, didn't think of it this way...
Why not... later today though.
Hahah, didn't think of it this way...
Why not... later today though.
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: This week's pedal build
Looks plenty tidy to me Phil....Nice work! Pretty busy/populated board..
And the requested gut shots... keep in mind that I'm not very good at keeping the insides very tidy yet, although it's much easier in such big enclosures... I'm getting better though!
Looks plenty tidy to me Phil....Nice work! Pretty busy/populated board..
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guitarrob
Guest
Re: This week's pedal build
Excellent work, you should be very proud.
I think the cicuit looks very clean, you did an excellent job!
Great stuff!
Excellent work, you should be very proud.
I think the cicuit looks very clean, you did an excellent job!
Great stuff!
Re: This week's pedal build
Thanks John, it's far from pro-quality looking but works fine! PCBs are nice for me that way, no matter how complicated they're easier to populate cleanly and packed. Plus, I work with solid-core wire so it tends to stay put much better after it's all done.
Thanks a lot Rob, highly appreciated.
Thanks John, it's far from pro-quality looking but works fine! PCBs are nice for me that way, no matter how complicated they're easier to populate cleanly and packed. Plus, I work with solid-core wire so it tends to stay put much better after it's all done.
Thanks a lot Rob, highly appreciated.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: This week's pedal build
That looks most excellent inside!
That looks most excellent inside!
Re: This week's pedal build
Sorry, I'm not equipped for soundclips, I wish I could share some with you.
Yep, it does sound good. I like it at the point where I hear a clear "clip" through the speaker when I'm not playing.
Sorry, I'm not equipped for soundclips, I wish I could share some with you.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: This week's pedal build
That's one of the tidiest looking circuits I've seen. Nice layout.
That's one of the tidiest looking circuits I've seen. Nice layout.
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: This week's pedal build
That is a squeaky clean build! Nicely done!
How is the PCB mounted?
That is a squeaky clean build! Nicely done!
How is the PCB mounted?
Re: This week's pedal build
On these pics it's not but will be soon. I use solid-core wire so in small enclosures it becomes less of a problem since there's much less place to move around and the wires are stiff enough to hold it in place.
In bigger ones like this (or with really small PCBs in a smaller enclosure), I usually use double-sided sticky foam on the back of pot(s) or hot glue to secure the edge of the board to the enclosure.
Thanks for the kind words.
On these pics it's not but will be soon. I use solid-core wire so in small enclosures it becomes less of a problem since there's much less place to move around and the wires are stiff enough to hold it in place.
In bigger ones like this (or with really small PCBs in a smaller enclosure), I usually use double-sided sticky foam on the back of pot(s) or hot glue to secure the edge of the board to the enclosure.
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: This week's pedal build
The key thing is to make sure that nothing on the PCB ever has a chance of grounding out on the enclosure.
If I do a pedal build again, chances are I'll use through-hole pots so that the pots themselves secure the PCB to the case.
The key thing is to make sure that nothing on the PCB ever has a chance of grounding out on the enclosure.
If I do a pedal build again, chances are I'll use through-hole pots so that the pots themselves secure the PCB to the case.
misterwhizzy
Well-known member
Re: This week's pedal build
Excellent looking. Hope it sounds as good!
By the way, what's the best place for parts? I screwed up my Blackstar footswitch trying to install a jack, and my Hendrix wah is out of commission as well, and I think it's the switch. I'm pretty sure the Blackstar is just a SPST footswitch, but I'm not sure about the wah. I just figured everyone reading this thread might have an idea or an answer as to what kind of of switches I need and where to get them.
I apologize in advance for the attempted hijack, but it seriously looks great.
Excellent looking. Hope it sounds as good!
By the way, what's the best place for parts? I screwed up my Blackstar footswitch trying to install a jack, and my Hendrix wah is out of commission as well, and I think it's the switch. I'm pretty sure the Blackstar is just a SPST footswitch, but I'm not sure about the wah. I just figured everyone reading this thread might have an idea or an answer as to what kind of of switches I need and where to get them.
I apologize in advance for the attempted hijack, but it seriously looks great.
Re: This week's pedal build
Yep, you got that right. I always positioned everything in a way that there's no chance of a short happening. Dust covers on the pots help a lot too... through-hole pots are good indeed, it just makes drilling the enclosure a bit more complicated imho.
Tayda electronics is nice and very cheap
In the US, I suggest smallbear. Cool dude, a bit more expensive but strictly pedal-related stuff and you're almost certain to find all that you need.
I'd be surprised that it'd be spst... but I may be wrong, I don't know jack about blackstar stuff.
Not hard to build at all but good pedal for what it does. A good first or early build for sure!
Yep, you got that right. I always positioned everything in a way that there's no chance of a short happening. Dust covers on the pots help a lot too... through-hole pots are good indeed, it just makes drilling the enclosure a bit more complicated imho.
Lots of good places.
Tayda electronics is nice and very cheap
In the US, I suggest smallbear. Cool dude, a bit more expensive but strictly pedal-related stuff and you're almost certain to find all that you need.
I'd be surprised that it'd be spst... but I may be wrong, I don't know jack about blackstar stuff.
Not hard to build at all but good pedal for what it does. A good first or early build for sure!
