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I got a pair for cheap and I guess you get what you pay for!  Anyone have a recommended automatic wire stripper for our thin gauge wire that does not mark the wire up?  The ones I got were from harbor freight...
I found these ones but I don't know if there any good and they would be a pain to return. 

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=360-640

Josh

Here is my Glitterrattii build for a friend.  It would have went smooth, but I neglected to look at the wiring diagram  I didn't realize that the gain and treb were different...  Good thing I tested it first because I had a fun time boxing it    Enjoy!  O and thanks for the waterslide tips guys.  I perfected this one I think.





No guts, no glory...

I'm having a heck of a time perfecting a waterslide decal process.  I usually don't worry about waterslides but I have a build for someone else in a trade deal...

Here's what I'm using a Brother Lazer Printer and Experts Choice Laser waterslide paper.  In the first attempt I printed then soaked for around 20-30 seconds in warm water.  I started to put it over the enclosure and some of the toner was falling off the decal.  I looked to the net..It was mentioned you should still clearcoat the decal first to protect it.  So I grabbed some clearcoat rustolium and sprayed the decal with two light coats.  I let it dry and then soaked the waterslide and slid it on to the enclosure.  This time the waterslide seemed to have shrunk a bit, more than I was happy with.  I imagine it was the rustolium that caused it to shrink??  I don't know..any help is appreciated.  The waterslide I'm working on now is for my zombii and I was hoping to get it right for my friends glitterattii build...

I just finished the zombii board.  Had to stop by the computer to check out some youtube clips.  The thing sounds so wickedly crazy I had to see if I didn't screw something up.  Nope it just sounds that bad...  It will be fun to play with the knobs once I've got it in an enclosure.  I turned the stab knob down and used my additional voltage pot on the testing rig to get some crazy fuzz swells.

I went to purchase one and saw they were out of stock.  Will you be reordering these or do you have a new top secret analog delay on the way? 

Plain old stock "Fat Pants" in a 1590A.  Easy build, should have been done in a quick night project 

I tested the board before entry, sounded great!  Put the board in, wired everything up, and then there was nothing but some crackling (not ok  )  Took everything out and this time it didn't work hooked up to the testing rig.  Anyways, I had one of the pcb solder joints crack under the handling pressure from mounting.

LED is a flat top blue 5mm, color is PPP prismatic black, knob from mammoth.

Sounds "sparkly" too.


And the obligatory gut shot... 

Finally rigged up a testing station based off of "The Amazing Beavis Board".  It's not pretty, wasn't meant to be, but it is functional.  It sure beats alligator clips and rats nest test setups  .  I followed the design of the beavis board, except I have two spare slots on the terminal strip if I want to use them for something else and I wired the voltage pot so it would sag as I turn it clockwise.  Took me about 3 hours from start to finish.  There has been testing rig talk previously here so I decided to post it for anyone was looking into this option.

Josh

Can you fit a aquaboy with a DD board in a 125B easily?

Is there a difference between the CD4049UBE and 4049UBN?  I've seen both of these listed for red llama schematics.  Can either be used?  I looked at spec sheets but it was like reading a foreign language for me. 

I had the pleasure of meeting Steve from Smallbear Elec on Saturday at a guitar show in Philly.  He was really busy, seemed like a nice down to earth guy.  There was a pedal mod company there as well and they were very busy, maybe because they had two Klons.  Another vendor was selling a discontinued but in the box timeline.  I asked what he wanted for it...when he said $850 I laughed and kept walking.

Sounds pretty wicked!  The enclosure layout is a little unconventional and proved to be a challenge.  Enclosure is transparent red from PPP.

I'm looking for germainium transistors for the Zombi.  I've heard it said any decent ones will work.  The project docs say:

"Stock unit originally used AC128s. Any PNP GE transistors with
appropriate gain ranges will suffice. Suggested Hfe for Q2 is around 70
and for Q3 around 110."

I can't seem to find anywhere the list the gain for these on Small Bear.  I'd like to buy from him to save shipping from somewhere else...

Thanks

Josh

Any suggestions for a good multimeter that won't break the bank.  My old sears one is no longer functioning properly.  I'd prefer it to read capacitance as well. 

I'm starting to assemble items to make a looper with 4 to 6 loops with a master bypass.  I'm having a very hard time finding a suitable enclosure.  All I can find are the long skinny hammond type, but they look pretty subpar as far as a design standpoint with the exposed edges etc..  Anyone know where to purchase one that is similar to this1smyne?  http://www.this1smyne.com/product_list/custom/looper/

O and by the way.  If this doesn't belong in this Forum please don't be afraid to tell me.  I'm not sure what the protocol is for non-madbean project discussions.

Thx

Josh

Anyone have any suggestions for solder iron stations.  I have a small Weller iron with a crappy radio shack stand.  The iron seems to heat up slowly and the stand is junk.   I'm looking for a good hobby type iron that will be sufficient for pedals.  The one I'm using does not do too bad, just looking to upgrade   I'm also looking for suggestions on helping hands / and magnification..

What about solder diameter?  I recently got some stuff from small bear that seems a little thick...

What is the mod to the KOT that they market as the high gain red side?

Anyone have a good link source for an enclosure etching tutorial?

I saw this posted in the projects page.  Are these a new pcb layout?

Anyone have experience putting decals over a pre-painted enclosure (like pedal parts plus)?  I have been painting my own and just clear coating the decal.  Cost wise it's cheaper to buy a pre-painted and saves me time.  I'm just wondering if there are any compatibility issues that I may run into.  Any suggestions or tips are welcome!  Thanks

I'm looking to purchase the most common resistor and capacitor values that are used in pedal building.  I know some places sell variety packs but I don't want parts whose values I'll never use for years.  I'm just looking for a few common values for each that overlap a broad spectrum of pedals.  Anyone have any tips or suggestions.  Plus, is there any added value going for the metal film vs carbon resistors?