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Title: Catch 22 Overdrive
Post by: luks999 on February 02, 2015, 07:21:50 PM
Finally i got this made :)
very delicious sounding pedal.
love the clipping options

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GN5OhDU8O2Y/VM_MqXqp0xI/AAAAAAAAALI/pNoa6mUUGtQ/s1600/20150202_191526.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ec2l0TvO-5g/VM_MqQ1KofI/AAAAAAAAALE/OYtSZFdhF_I/s1600/20150202_191539.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uV7XX3z_XOI/VM_Mp9AdRhI/AAAAAAAAALA/BWS8uLDVhc4/s1600/20150202_191437.jpg)

Some things i noticed during building:
-) the pcb fits exactly in a 1590b. horizontally theres no space left. maybe the pcb could be a little bit smaller
-) the pots are placed very tight vertically. that can cause a short circuit when mounting to the enclosure. ive used tape to fix this.

overall, very great sounding pedal and a lot of fun to build!
Title: Re: Catch 22 Overdrive
Post by: selfdestroyer on February 02, 2015, 07:35:01 PM
Very nice build you have there. I too love the Catch 22.

QuoteSome things i noticed during building:
-) the pcb fits exactly in a 1590b. horizontally theres no space left. maybe the pcb could be a little bit smaller
-) the pots are placed very tight vertically. that can cause a short circuit when mounting to the enclosure. ive used tape to fix this.

I am a fan of PCBs that just fit in the enclosures so you can hid as much as possible under it to keep everything clean. But it does make drill templates a little more difficult.

As for the pots I always buy these from Smallbear:
http://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/dust-cover-for-16mm-alpha-pots/ (http://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/dust-cover-for-16mm-alpha-pots/)
Title: Re: Catch 22 Overdrive
Post by: brejna on February 02, 2015, 09:07:39 PM
Awesome build. That decal is perfect. (Y)
Title: Re: Catch 22 Overdrive
Post by: bcalla on February 02, 2015, 09:38:26 PM
Quote from: brejna on February 02, 2015, 09:07:39 PM
Awesome build. That decal is perfect. (Y)
Indeed!
Title: Re: Catch 22 Overdrive
Post by: Jabulani Jonny on February 02, 2015, 10:11:28 PM
That looks great.  I plan to pick up this PCB in short order.  I have a few other builds to put together first though.  Awesome job!
Title: Re: Catch 22 Overdrive
Post by: Hogharry on February 02, 2015, 10:52:18 PM
Very nice indeed!
Title: Re: Catch 22 Overdrive
Post by: m-Kresol on February 02, 2015, 11:30:05 PM
If I would be on facebook, I'd definitely hit the like button for this one.
Great job also on the decal, you improved a lot from the last build.
Title: Re: Catch 22 Overdrive
Post by: luks999 on February 03, 2015, 08:35:28 AM
Thanks everyone :)
i can strongly recommend it. sounds very very great, and i love that it has so much headroom

@cody: good idea, thought exactly on it when i got this issue. next time i try these pots.
in the end im very glad the pcb fits :) but i would be frustrated if it would not.

@felix: thanks :) its actually the same decal, but this enclosures powdercoating was more even, so the decal looked better.
and i used a different finish.
Title: Re: Catch 22 Overdrive
Post by: GrindCustoms on February 04, 2015, 03:14:59 AM
Looking great! 8)
Title: Re: Catch 22 Overdrive
Post by: luks999 on February 04, 2015, 09:43:19 AM
Thanks rej :) really great circuit :) one of my favourite ODs so far