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Fill the holes with JB weld. Sand.  Re-drill for something else. Paint or powder coat. Make face place or other label. Boom done.

Whoa, didn't know JB weld. I guess I could just fill the switch holes and use it for a more common 3 pot pedal. Thanks

http://diy.thcustom.com/shop/rog-umble-v1-4-pcb/
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the 2nd and 4th hole can take only a 6mm shafted switch. while the 1,3,5 are 7mm holes for pots. i can't fit 5 pots sadly

Hey everyone. I got this 1590B enclosure already drilled from an overdrive a friend never finished. The drilling scheme is non-standard since it's horizontal and it has 3 pots and 2 switches holes already drilled.

He was going to build a Zvex Distortron clone but i don't like how it sounds and I was searching for a similar layout. thanks everyone

here's a pic 

it sound great and very close to the actual demo. it's very odd how to use the OSC pot, but is like she uses it in the video

I finally got the problem. it seems an uncomplete solder on the board (2nd row from the bottom, right next to the hole)

thanks everyone for the support, you are definitely the best DIY community on the web

regarding OSC 3 and 1: i saw in the project's page that the designer admitted to grounding osc 1 instead osc 3 to invert the direction of the pot (from anticlockwise to clockwise) that should not be the source of the problem.

Checked using your PDF but it seems exactly like my wiring diagram

well, still not resolved the issue. now i the VOL pot seems to work correctly but the noise hasn't gone and the guitar is not hearable almost at all as before

now the wiring is this, addedo ground IN to ground DC

Ok so, what type of loud signal, and are you getting any guitar sound at all?
Also, your dc jack doesn't appear to be grounded to your input jack

uhm now i see you're right, my DC jack is not grounded to Input, thanks. i will fix it and thell if that has resolved the problem.

You have grounded oscillation 1 not 3 hope this helps

that will only change the rotation of the pot from clockwise to counterclockwise

no that solder is not touching the strip beneath. its just the view angle of the picture that makes an illusion

Check for solder bridges around the cuts and between the strips

checked and nothing is bridging. here's a pic, the marks between strips are cutter passages to be sure the is nothing between.



the problem is still there: a loud sound modulated by the INT pot while the volume and OSC pots seems do nothing or very little.

If not powered on the guitar sound is pretty and clear (so the bypass is working well)

Hi everyone. I'm trying to build a devi ever Hyperion 2 clone but it doesnt work well. i'm getting a continuous loud signal as output and the guitar seems doesnt effect it.

here's the board schematic



and here's how i wired it offboard (its ugly but i hope clear to read)


(omitted the 2,2k res soldered to the LED)

I triple-checked the board and it's correct. where could it be the problem? many thanks

The way to do this is connect your effect to the -9V and Ground pads on the RoadRage. You can leave the Sag trimpot entirely of the RoadRage board. If you do want to sag, add the pot and use the Sag and Ground pads, and ignore the -9V pad. The most flexible sollution would be to add the trimpot, connect your effect to the Sag pad, and turn the trimpot completely counter-clockwise. This gives you -9V, plus the opportunity to experiment with the Sag control later, have your cake and eat it to!!

Paul

thanks for the infos. This build would be a gift for a guitarist friend and not intended for additional experimenting; I think I just won't mount the trimpot and close the box once for all when completed

you can just set the 'sag' trimmer, to 'not sag' and just leave it.. if your not after sag.

can I just leave the trimmer without the pot or it has to be added anyway?

Hi everyone
I'm quite new to electronics and so far I've built some pedals just following the instructions and paying attention not to screw up everything

I would like to build the upcoming buzzaround + road rage voltage inverter, but I'm not keen on adding the sag pot.
the question is: which components can i skip to get just the voltage inverter? I really dunno
Thanks