It's been a while since I built a Madbean project and I've been eyeing this one a while. Had a guy in town post he was interested in building one and might need some guidance. So we decided to go in together and do up some nice boxes.
Madbean did a bang up job!! Fit perfectly in the 125BB. Used the Xvive chip with no issues. Biased by ear and sounds awesome. I had a vintage DMM on my bench back in April for repair and this one certainly seems less noisy-but still noisy in the repeats:)
I did have an issue with the regulator. The voltages were all wrong. It was like I was getting -30v to ground. I checked all my solder joints and polarity on components. I had taken a great deal of time and effort to line up the regulator up with the silkscreen and have it laying flat on the PCB. I lifted the regulator off the PCB just barely and all voltages were corrected. I built a second board and it had the same issue. As soon as I lifted the board a bit voltages are good. Is this a fluke? Was voltage jumping from the input tab to the ground plane on the PCB through the hole in the PCB? Sounds crazy but both circuits work perfectly with them just slightly of the board.
Anyway, sounds great. Incredible planning on Madbeans part...there was like a 1mm clearance around the PCB and enclosure.
Used Inkscape to do up the artwork and had PedalPartsPlus do the printing. If their printing had been off just a little, things wouldn't have fit.
Had a lot of fun/challenge in building this circuit. Now to have fun playing!!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170729/39ed632e0af0878f14103f6e78af41e7.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170729/59ed6e98c6f5548666cc3c15ca415e1a.jpg)
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That is a real stunner. Absolutely perfect. Great choice on the knobs, too.
Hey! Great to see you, nicely done sir!
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Looks fantastic!
Tell me about those jacks, please.
Looks like you converted some enclosed jacks to open frame with some cutting/filing there. Is that so?
Quote from: EBK on July 29, 2017, 02:39:01 AM
Looks fantastic!
Tell me about those jacks, please.
Looks like you converted some enclosed jacks to open frame with some cutting/filing there. Is that so?
They look like Lumberg (brand name) jacks: http://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/lumberg-1-4-compact-shrouded-stereo-jack/
Nice build! Sounds a little like building a 1590a pedal. Whatever stress you had I'm sure it was more than worth it.
I think those are Lumberg style jacks, correct?
Yes they are Lumberg jacks.
What's up JimiLee?!
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Awesome, love the look of this!
As for the regulator, it's possible the via underneath doesn't have enough soldermask over it ("tenting").
The vias I see do look kind of big so it's harder to cover them consistently. You could probably put a small piece of tape over the via just to be safe.
great job. looks very well built and professional. (except for the 3pdt, I hate those with passion :P)
That looks great. Love the color and artwork.
Cody
Thanks guys. One other thing I forgot to mention. I used milled sockets for the ICs. There wasn't enough space between the CD4047 and the first MN3005. I had to sit the MN3005 at a slight angle for it to fit properly. Hit one leg with a small amount of solder to keep it in place. The other one I built, I skipped the socket on CD4047 and it fit fine. FYI
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Perfectly done man. Nice job fitting everything. Love the graphics!
Very clean build,look how as manufacturing (factory).
Very nice! That finish really does look first class.
Most excellent!
Quote from: mjg on July 30, 2017, 09:27:48 AM
Very nice! That finish really does look first class.
The color is Ghost Black from PedalPartsPlus. It is translucent and show the imperfections of the box but looks slick. Gloss black shows a ton of finger prints .
Anyone else using someone different for screenprinting these days?
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Dang! Nice buildin bruh... looks so clean, love that enclosure graphic 8)
Excellent graphic design work. Guts look nice and clean too. What font did you use?
Prometheus- www.dafont.com
Can't remember the label font
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Very impressive! I love the artwork/colors.
(Thouh I too hate 3pdts :D)
So sorry to resurrect a VERY old thread but the graphics are amazing. Any chance you can share your strategy or any AI files you used to create it? I'm about to build the same pedal and would love to use some graphics like that.
Quote from: zachlovescoffee on December 03, 2021, 05:52:08 PM
So sorry to resurrect a VERY old thread but the graphics are amazing. Any chance you can share your strategy or any AI files you used to create it? I'm about to build the same pedal and would love to use some graphics like that.
I haven't seen the OP around here in sometime now.
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