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damn it ... reached the usage limit ... was going to punish them something fierce

so I noticed a pad for dry out/stereo ... anyone hook that up and try it?

mine showed up today with no BOM so I'm grateful to this thread for sharing

I clearly overpaid for matched germanium transistors today so this was some much needed salve for the soul

currently ... American Gods, The Walking Dead, Clarice ... I haven't taken the leap on Helstrom or Wandavision yet. It's pretty tough sledding, not much new stuff out there

when you solder that 4pdt toggle on the wrong side of the board because you're technically working from home and also working on a project ... definitely lost a week there

anytime I see a pedal calling for any of the 1n400x series I just use what I have on hand.

devi ever hyperion

I used to ... then I got tired of buying stereo jacks and battery snaps

I remember building my green ringer to EQD Tentacle specs (diodes are 1n4148/1n914) and that the build docs mentioned matching up the diodes, which I did ... that said I see most green ringer projects use germaniums or other low Vf diodes ... the effect does work, but I'm wondering if my diode choices were poor and should be the lower Vf ... any input welcome

exactly why my pifs went domestic only ... intl shipping from america is just outside of my means for giveaways

One of the hardest things for the average Kiwi to grasp about how the US does things is the federal system.

NZ has local councils (at a town level), and district councils (covering a wider area, including rural regions.) They generally handle planning permissions, things like water supplies, that general thing. Local councils are probably about the same as in the US.

But the idea of state legislature is where we have a brain fart. District councils do not have the power to pass laws, or do anything really drastic, like how US states can create state-level taxes, or state level laws. The idea of the government at a national level empowering a district council to handle district-level crisis situations is... you what? Why is the Prime Minister being so lazy?

Maybe I'm just not understanding things right... I don't know.

Typically, things go local (incorporated city), county, state, then Federal ... then you've got outliers like tribal land ... there's pros and cons ... fair amount of autonomy out in the middle of nowhere, much less where you need more control of things. Sometimes it all falls apart because you can't see the downside of all that freedom from regulation, sometimes you end up wanting a beer in a dry county.

the expandora's dynamics are rather subtle and probably difficult to capture on youtube quality audio. it's a cool effect, but I think the dip switches for the gain structure are the more important feature.

microphonic tube ... maybe old caps/resistors ... almost certain to find it with enough chopstick work

back before I would just drop the coin on powder coated enclosures I was spraying in the garage and drying in the oven ... projects didn't take the winter off