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Hi all

I've got a friend wanting a Sonic Stomp in a small enclosure . Now that the Bloviator has been discontinued  does anyone know of any other boards that are available that will fit in a 1590a?

Cheers.

I recently started reading book 1 from a random suggestion on Reddit. Loving it so far and looking forward to seeing how they ported it to TV. Fingers crossed they've done a good job of it.

I got it from Banzai.

http://www.banzaimusic.com/search.php?mode=search&page=1

I think I went with the BL08-U version as suggested by Brian elsewhere on the forum.

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation
Who knew a one knob pedal could be so involved!

Good news: Now that I know how to connect it properly, it works.

Bad news: It adds some crackle to the signal.

When building the pedal I substituted the MPS2222A for a BC547A and the LF353N for a TL072. So my first port of call will be to replace thes subs with the original parts. Fingers crossed that will clear up the crackle.

Bean - thanks for your help. It's late in the UK where I am but will have a look again in the morning. I don't want to use the send/return loop so will try a patch cable between those two sockets. Noted also about the chain positioning. Thank you.

Benny - Yep it's a bit scruffy in places. I'm confident the connections are sound though. I'll flow a bit more solder onto the 3pdt lugs just to be sure. The wire is all stranded though so snappage (is that a word?) shouldn't be an issue hopefully.

Jimilee - I'm absolutely dreadful at following schematics but I think you might be right.

Question: With the G-string 2, do you HAVE to use the Send and Return sockets or can you leave them empty and just hook the pedal up at the end of your chain using the Input and Output sockets?

When testing, are you sure that the tip of send and return are connected? IOW, you have signal through to the VCA.

Yeah, they're connected correctly.

Is your 3PDT mounted to the component side of the board? It looks like it must be oriented that way based on the locations of the in/out jack eyelets on the PCB. I know I've made that mistake before...

I think the pads are just the "wrong" way round. I've run short eores from the pads to the jack's on the other side of the enclosure. A little hard to see due to it being a tight fit but the white wire goes from the input pad to the input socket on the opposite side of the enclosure. I don't think it should matter which side of the board is seated.

Hey hey,

Just wondering if anyone here had built the Noise Terminator circuit from PCB Guitar Mania?

https://pcbguitarmania.com/product/noise-terminator/

I've tried twice to build it and both times it hasn't worked (no signal when the pedal is engaged).

I was hoping someone may have made a working build and that I might be able to compare notes.

Cheers as always.

5hanks for the suggestions.

I'll check each of them out.

Much appreciated!

Hi gang

What's the go-to PCB designer these days? I've very limited experience with Eagle but have a funny feeling things may have moved on since the last time I used it.

All recommendations gratefully received!

Thanks

Nice one.

Much appreciated. Thanks

TL072 will work with no problem. MPS2222 is general purpose NPN transistor; you can use any similar one, BC237, 238 ....

Thank you!

Still struggling finding a BC237 or BC238. I have found a listing for a BC547A that mentions it's a repalcement for the BC237A so I'm assuming that'll do the trick.

Thanks again.

One more parts question please.

The BOM calls for an LF353N chip but my parts place only has a LF353P. Do I need to look elsewhere or will the N do the trick? I've read that a OPA2134 or even a TL072 can be used but thought it best to confirm with someone knowledgable here.

I've done a bit of googling but, typically, found conflicting info.

EDIT: Gahh, it also needs a MPS2222a which seem to be pretty hard to get hold of over in the UK/Europe. Can anyone advise on alternatives? A 2N2222 perhaps?

Thank you.

Ignore - duplicated post. 
See below.

This is all good to hear. I'll be ordering the parts today.

Looking forward to seeing your noise gate Brian.

Two noise gates on one board isn't overkill is it?

Thanks