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I've got little to no space on my pedalboard and I am building a type of stereo ABY switch. What I'd like to do is mount the main components in a 1590B enclosure under the pedal board and use a TRS cable (doesn't have to be TRS but that's how I am assuming it'll work) to connect remotely to the footswitch housed in a 1590LB enclosure on top of the pedalboard.

Is it possible? if so, how?

I'd like the 1590LB enclosure to also house a LED so I know which setting I am on and I believe by using TRS I wouldn't need power running to the 1590LB if its connected to the 1590B below. I wouldn't mind running 9v to the 1590LB but less mess up top would be preferred. While a stereo ABY switch could be completely passive and require no power at all, I still would like the LED indication if it doesn't add too much complexity.

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I'm a bit of noob to DIY pedal effects but surely this cannot be that difficult to build. Any experts out there willing to help?

I've already got the cupcake board so... anyone else tried to fit baby boards into one of these tiny little enclosures?

Anyone tried fitting a cupcake or other baby board into a 1590LB? I'm thinking if it's at all possible I will need to leave the footswitch out entirely thus the effect will always be on. Or maybe use one of those on/off potentiometers.  The ones that click off when turned all the way down. Thoughts?

Yes the resistor is for the LED. If you use the 3pdt board and wire the LED to it no resistor or led on the effect board is required (sometimes referred to in build doc as CLR) (sorry for the info if you knew this already). Sorry the guide didn't help much. I haven't built a multi pedal yet so that was the only reference I've seen. I believe you are on the right track as far as how you would wire it up regardless if you use a switch board or just follow a normal 3pdt off board wiring diagram.  The 3pdt boards can make wiring easier but one plus is most of them have multiple grounds and sometimes more than one 9v + terminal. I normally don't use them to much but others use them on every build. Entirely up to you.

Every little bit of information is helping me piece this puzzle together. Thanks for the info guys!

Any sort of charge pump will work, including the road rage.


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Perfect. Thanks!

Ok. So I've read through it but it doesn't exactly answer my questions. They used some 3pdt boards to daisy chain the effects together is that right? There was a spot for a resistor on those particular boards. Can someone better explain these 3pdt boards?. It appears the boards just simply make the switch easier to wire. Is the resistor for a LED?

It looked like the power sources were all wired to a single 9v input. But what if I want to power my boost at 18v but the other two at 9v? Would I then need a road rage?

Somewhat of noob here. A few tech questions.

1- I'm wanting to put 2-3 fx (Boost, OD, env. Filter) in one enclosure. They all run on 9v (one is a naughty fish) I'm just wondering how I can power them all using one power input. Should I use a road rage? Can I just wire them all to the same 9v input? What if I want to run one effect at 18v and the other 2 at 9v?

2-wiring inputs to outputs. Can I just run the wires from one board to the other? I.e. Tip out to tip in, sleeve out to sleeve in?

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks everyone.