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I LOVE that finish! No need to do anything else to it I say.

Jacob

Sorry, I read that someone found some wrong values, didn't realize that had been in error. I'll take a closer look if I can later.

Jacob

I haven't tried one in person yet, but I haven't really liked the sound of the demos I've heard. To me it sounds much like a noisy, terribly filtered, vibrato pedal.

Jacob

Thanks for all your pictures, but as mentioned already you need to change out the capacitors for the correct values. Let us know what it's like after you've done that.

Jacob

I first suggest that you read the sticky thread "rules for getting tech help" and use the tips there to do some debugging on your own first, then make a new tech help thread for any help you with anything that you can't seem to do.

Jacob

Nope, as long as the value and taper is correct you're golden.

Jacob

It refers to the width of the pot. I think it actually refers to the resistance wafer internally. Think about it - 9mm is smaller than 16mm is smaller than 24...

jacob

Ha! I didn't know this thread would unleash such ribaldry! Awesome!

Ribarldry = word of day.

You win the interweb today.

Jacob

Not PCB mount pots no. You could use any size pots you wanted, but to fit these boards in 1590a's it's recommended to use 9mm pots.

Jacob

Yes the 4.7K will be enough, but it may become brighter than you'll be used to. In that case try going with a 10K, which may not be 'super bright' at 9V, but will be bright enough, and will be a more reasonable brightness for the 18V.

I was using 1K's at 9V until I found I was ruining the darkened stage effect...

Jacob

You can.

Essentially, lets say you find a part you're looking for, like a Mallory 150 series capacitor like this one that' 220nF: http://ca.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Cornell-Dubilier/150224K250FB/?qs=aEuGZpxfbxWb6XNdiAJZxovujoqtFz7lHxxMK8DVyNc%3d.

If you look closely on that page, you'll see a few things that will help you look for similar parts.

1. The Mouser part number (539-150224K250FB). If you look in there you'll see a series of numbers that are relevant to other parts. The "150" refers to the series, and the "224" right after refers to the 220nF or .22uF. It we take the "539-150" and drop that up in our search bar and click the 'stocked' square we end up with: http://ca.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?N=1323043&Keyword=539-150

2. On that part's page you'll see a button on there for "show similar". When we press that we get this: http://ca.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?FS=TRUE&N=4294759263+254300+1323043. Obviously, that's more than we may be looking for, but then we can use the filters to help us narrow down. Not to mention if we go back, we can now click on several of the various check mark boxes to narrow it down BEFORE we hit "show similar". If we hit "10%", "250 Volts" and "Axial" and we uncheck "Cornell..." and "Polyester..." we get: http://ca.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?FS=TRUE&N=4294646396+4294572367+4294741869+1323043

That's just two ways, and there are others you'll pick up as you get more used to Mouser. True its tough sorting out all that stuff, but just imagine trying to just use their paper catalog...

Jacob

That sounds bloody amazing!

Is that a trem before it? Or is it just the Dirtbag on it's own?

I know right? I'm smitten with the sound. There are few pedals I really go nuts for, but after tweaking in that sound I know I'm in love...

It's just the Dirtbag. That's it. It's going on my Pedalboard after my Empress trem and before my Strymon Timeline. I can't say for certain, but I doubt it'll move anywhere.

Jacob

I like the nod to the fam! Is she old enough to have an opinion on it? What does she think if she does?

Jacob

The level of the project refers simply to it's complexity, which is generally rated by the number of parts. Because the lowrider is one of the bigger projects available, with a much larger than average BOM, it's rated at Genius. Imagine if something had gone wrong and it wasn't working. It's much harder to narrow the problem down on this PCB than a simple overdrive, boost or fuzz...

Jacob

Yeah, I am. I was hoping it would turn out that way. This one is going on the board for sure!

Jacob