I have been messing around with eagle for a while now and I finally decided to send some of my layouts to Oshpark. This one is a modified layout of the open source Shoot the Moon. I love the circuit so I didn't make any changes other than adding a pad to hook the speed indicator LED to the 3PDT so I could shut it off when in bypass mode. I also decided to use a C100K pot for speed, but I looked over my build today and noticed that the supplier sent me an A100K by mistake. No wonder it seemed even more bunched up than my other STM!!! >:( Oh well it still sounds great to me and maybe I'll change it down the road.
I wanted to try something different with the 1590A so I decided to go with a landscape orientation. This was partially inspired by Jubal81's Voxy Brown from last months build off. What a great build! I loved the layout and thought it would be cool to try the same with a 1590A. It isn't all that practical considering the 1590A is supposed to save space, but oh well! It was still a lot of fun (most of the time)! ;D
I spent quite a bit of time worrying about how I would fit the board with mounted 9mm pots and a 3pdt, but it turns out that was the easy part! The hard part was fitting the input jack and the DC jack next to each other. I had to drill out the corners where the screws go but all 4 screws still fit tight. It worked out in the end but I don't think I'll be trying this again anytime soon! I was originally going to do a laser etch with this one at a local shop but the paint job had too many blemishes on the top surface so I decided to do another faceplate. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out, but I do wish the etch was a little bit deeper.
Not too much to say about the STM that hasn't already been said. It's a great tremolo and it goes from silky smooth to super choppy and everything in between. If I do build this one again I may opt to make the gain pot an internal trim as it is mostly a set if and forget it function for me...
Cheers,
Jon
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That's mighty awesome.
That is achingly beautiful.
(It's a good feeling when a board you laid out goes, isn't it? :) )
I am now going to use a word I hate.
That is an elegant pedal.
I would want to wear satin slippers to step on it.
Wow. Fantastic :o
Brilliant! I actually think that's the smartest use of a 1590A I've ever seen. Yes, it's more space horizontally, but you've used the space available to the fullest, and I'm super impressed with how clean and good it looks.
Jacob
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Thanks for the compliments guys! Doing your own layout is definitely satisfying. I have a couple more in the works right now. I actually live in the same city as the guy from oshpark so they ship really fast which is nice! I've been kind of working backwards to coming up with my own design and I think ready to take the plunge into the theory side of things. Okay, maybe I've been avoiding it a bit, but I'm running out of excuses...
Quote from: icecycle66 on March 26, 2013, 03:06:04 AM
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Haha! I didn't see it at first but that's awesome! :) Thanks
That is great! Very nicely done!
dave
Outstanding. I love it.
Wow. That's epic!
Excellent! ;D
Very beautiful...wow :)
seriously awesome and clean!
outstanding work!
Elegant indeed, sir! A 1590A build that doesn't look like a 7-layer lasagna inside - brilliant. The side-mounted pots are great for the small space, too - no worries about kicking them.
Love the top plate, too. I bought some a while back and whenever I tried to work with them I ended up bending them and wasn't able to get nice, rounded edges. Bravo.
There's also a different level of accomplishment when it's your own board.
Wow :o
That has to be one of the cleanest 1590A builds I've seen.
I swear some of you guys are masochists with the pain you must inflict on yourselves with these 1590A builds :D
wow great look!
Awesome build...what brand of 3pdt switch did you use....like the smaller size
Quote from: zapme on March 26, 2013, 05:41:30 PM
Awesome build...what brand of 3pdt switch did you use....like the smaller size
I got it from Mammoth Electronics (they are a bit expensive!). It's nice for compact builds and the switch feels really smooth, but the solder lugs are very small so it's like threading a needle. Here is a link:
http://www.mammothelectronics.com/4SFS3PDT-LS-I-p/800-1006.htm
thanks!!!! :)
It occurs to me that if you did a few different circuits like that, you could put 3 or 4 in a BB enclosure ;D
We're not worthy.
Dang that is cool. Is it hard to see the led in that orientation? Just curious.
It's not too bad. It's not as bright as I thought it would be though. I figure in dark at shows it should be fine...
Great looking pedal. I really liked the voxy brown as well. Something about that layout just appeals to me.
Quote from: mjcyates on March 28, 2013, 01:31:11 AM
Great looking pedal. I really liked the voxy brown as well. Something about that layout just appeals to me.
I agree! It almost makes it look like a boom box (ghetto blaster)...
Hey guys, I added a new demo to the original post on this thread. I replaced the A100K with a C100K today as well. It sounds great now. Check it out...
Quote from: Stomptown on March 30, 2013, 07:10:41 PM
Hey guys, I added a new demo to the original post on this thread. I replaced the A100K with a C100K today as well. It sounds great now. Check it out...
Nice application of tremolo in the playing on that demo.
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Quote from: alanp on March 27, 2013, 07:16:03 AM
It occurs to me that if you did a few different circuits like that, you could put 3 or 4 in a BB enclosure ;D
lol! You know I think I may try to do another board like this and put two in a BB with a vertical orientation. I'll have to think about what would go well with it. Hmm...
One of the cleanest builders around. Truly an inspiration.