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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: Beedoola on April 23, 2020, 05:29:10 PM

Title: Does resistor wattage effect signal output
Post by: Beedoola on April 23, 2020, 05:29:10 PM
I had to use some 1/2 watt resistors in a pedal build in a few locations. The output of the circuit at max isn't as loud as I imagined it would be for a fuzz and I was curious if the resistors in question could be a contributing factor?
Title: Re: Does resistor wattage effect signal output
Post by: WormBoy on April 23, 2020, 06:02:56 PM
Long answer: no. Which specific fuzz circuit is it?
Title: Re: Does resistor wattage effect signal output
Post by: Beedoola on April 23, 2020, 06:12:36 PM
Skreddy Lunar Module Deluxe. Used the tagboard FX layout. It works but the max volume seems kind of low for a fuzz.
Title: Re: Does resistor wattage effect signal output
Post by: WormBoy on April 23, 2020, 06:21:14 PM
Fuzzes don't have a general output level  ;). Depends a lot on the circuit, and in several circuits also on the choice of transistors and the biassing scheme. I have a Lunar Module Deluxe clone at my pedalboard right now and it is loud as hell (with the fuzz knob almost maxed, still more than unity with te fuzz knob at minimum). You may need to do some debugging ... 
Title: Re: Does resistor wattage effect signal output
Post by: Beedoola on April 23, 2020, 07:02:49 PM
yep but they are usually loud, ya?  ::)

Thanks for answering my initial question.
Title: Re: Does resistor wattage effect signal output
Post by: WormBoy on April 23, 2020, 07:42:53 PM
Old school fuzzes may not be so loud, though generally more than unity, with regular passive guitar pickups. But the LM is really loud, in my experience.