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Those are used for I/O connection pads on the PCB. Not relevant to the actual circuit schematic.

Well, I'm not seeing the option to ship with Flats re-labeling option with the Dazzle software.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/tom-petty-died-from-an-accidental-fentanyl-overdose-family/

Yeah I'll be reporting back when I find out more how this is going to work. Please do the same!

Correct, resistor array orientation in this build doesn't matter. How about your 2N5952? Are they a matched set?

Maybe a clear pic of the top of your build.

Another way to do it: micro-controller for optical control. Take an audio snippet of an optical tremolo, let the controller change the brightness of an LED/LDR combo. One switch makes it get brighter, the other switch get dimmer. Of course, you have to write some code for that!

Would actually be a neat project.

One common cause of distortion can be incorrect VB rail voltages. I'd start by comparing the build voltages in the docs. If those look good the next step would be audio probing to see where the distortion is introduced.

I think that everything that can/wanted/needed to be said on this has been said. So, let's leave it here.

I found this on Endicia's website this morning...looks like they will be following the same process as stamps.com

https://www.endicia.com/support/faq-answer/?id=000001845

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That's good news, thanks for posting that. Still, it's kind of a messed up way to do things. I'm a little bit weary of how reliable this is going to be.

I had not heard about this. I use Endicia/Dazzle for all my international shipments and I don't recall receiving any notification of the change. This is really terrible news, actually. It's going to have a major impact on international customers. I really don't know what else to say...

Of course...you don't need my permission to do such a thing. I'm happy to see anyone create etchable layouts of projects or modifications. All this stuff is for you guys anyway!

Okay, one last thing and I'll be done, since my viewpoint is being overlooked.

Bitches may as well be a racial slur. You can say it isn't the same at all, but I don't feel that way, especially when it is in the name of a business and the only people arguing this is men. You might have comedians use the word, or there was a meme in the early 2000s, but that doesn't change the power of the word or what it means to women. It is exactly the same as a racial slur. I have known many abused women, and the impact of being called a bitch is huge and demeaning. Even if Dolores Claybourne said it or if your wife thinks it's fine, that does not make it universally acceptable. How the word affects and represents women as a whole is important. Is it positive? If you look deep, no, it isn't.

Now, my original comment was to say I didn't approve of the name. I didn't suggest we boycott BLMS or riot down the streets in protest. And yet, a bunch of men were quick to defend something that can only be defended with a "well, that's not it means" excuse. Or people were terrified to get involved because, even though they might not like the term, it doesn't affect them personally, so they don't want ruffle any feathers.

That adorable, little girl some member posted a video of over December. She was an aspiring musician and her dad made her a fuzz pedal to use with her 3 string guitar. How is "bitches love my switches" going to have an impact on her views if she gained a greater interest in building pedals some day? Just tell her things are too PC these days and she should just ignore it, or tell her it's fine to use that word? The impact is a lot larger than people realize.

Done... Hate me... Don't agree... But just know, you will encounter my stance again and again from many people.

I'll echo Leevibe in that you make a good point and while I personally may not feel as strongly about it in this particular case I do think it's very important to be cognizant of the language we use and how it impacts others. I'm sure Lawrence has realized this to some degree and ultimately it's in his own best interest to take that into consideration. That said, I'm going to have to consider re-naming my upcoming "Shitface McFuckPedal" project 

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No, I won't accept that. Ever. There is even a term for your statement. Sexist...

I'm going to take the high road here and refrain from any name calling, as I like to keep this board a civil place. Now, you assume there is a problem and therefore demand a fix. Why not actually prove first that there actually is a problem, and then we can talk. Without calling people sexist. Not that I care one fig what some guy on the internet thinks about me, but you will find in life that you're not making yourself likable with people if you call them names. Nor get much cooperation from them.

Lame. Go ahead a take the high road. But the argument is the same if you were defending a company called "n#$#ers love my switches" and you said that black people don't build pedals. If I am losing support from people who are ignorant to understanding the impact of these things, so be it.

I don't think any reasonable person would defend a racial slur used like that. "Bitches" is more colloquial...or at least I think that was the intent here. IOW, men use that word to degrade and humiliate their male friends because we are dumb and that's how we show affection. I'm not defending it because it certainly could be viewed as exclusionary and is easily misconstrued. And we don't need barriers to women participating in traditionally male-dominated hobbies.

Anyway, let's all refrain from any name calling or attaching labels to one another. Saying something is sexist and supporting that assertion is fine but calling someone sexist is getting out of bounds (I'm not even sure it went that far but just making sure we keep it civil here).

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Don't. It's political suicide

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