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- 08 May 2013, 11:20
- Forum: Parts & Tools Sourcing & Trading
- Topic: Poodle's Pedal Parts
- Replies: 47
- Views: 30084
Re: Poodle's Pedal Parts
Seeing as I grumbled about the switches originally, maybe I should qualify my comments? I normally use Cliff switches as I sell the majority of the stuff that I build and, as noted above, "some people like names". I ordered a small amount of the 3PDTs from Pedalpartsuk as I was curious to ...
- 09 Apr 2013, 12:24
- Forum: Parts & Tools Sourcing & Trading
- Topic: Poodle's Pedal Parts
- Replies: 47
- Views: 30084
Re: Poodle's Pedal Parts
Dunno *who* he is but the cheapo 3pdt switches that he sells have crappy threads and nuts on them.
- 06 Jul 2012, 12:18
- Forum: Basic Knowledge
- Topic: Completely asinine question. (Re: Battery Clips)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9124
Re: Completely asinine question. (Re: Battery Clips)
I use double-sided sticky foam pads.
They flex with the clip when you insert/remove the battery.
They flex with the clip when you insert/remove the battery.
- 30 Apr 2011, 20:07
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: Rewiring My Amp To Soldano SLO 100 Specs
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5222
Re: Rewiring My Amp To Soldano SLO 100 Specs
I just found this:
http://www.ampbooks.com/home/classic-ci ... -preamp-1/
Thought it might be of interest?
http://www.ampbooks.com/home/classic-ci ... -preamp-1/
Thought it might be of interest?
- 14 Nov 2010, 10:51
- Forum: Lords of the Boards - Vero, Perf, PCB or Point-to-Point
- Topic: PCB Transfer Help
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50322
Re: PCB Transfer Help
It's all about the acetate as far as I'm concerned. You can get A4 'transparency film' from most decent stationery places. It's a bit pricier than photo paper but cheaper than press'n'peel. 5 minutes of ironing and it peels off without any of that white crap that paper leaves behind. Dead easy and c...
- 19 Aug 2010, 17:52
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: EXPLODING filter cap!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3531
Re: EXPLODING filter cap!
Right, removed D20, D21, D26 and D27. Still seeing continuity between +HT and +MT. Then out of interest, had a look at the fuses. Was getting continuity between all of then fuses (F1 to F6). Removed Con3 (which connects the transformer to the fuses). No more continuity between the fuses. Would I be ...
- 19 Aug 2010, 12:22
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: EXPLODING filter cap!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3531
Re: EXPLODING filter cap!
Thanks for the suggestion Ron. I'll try removing those 4 x diodes to the left of the suspect caps this evening and hopefully I'll lose the continuity...
- 17 Aug 2010, 22:38
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: EXPLODING filter cap!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3531
Re: EXPLODING filter cap!
OK, removed both caps.
HT and MT are both reading 98.6v or there abouts with the caps removed.
Getting continuity between the pads where C16 was. C13 is knackered but C16 seems (visually) OK...
HT and MT are both reading 98.6v or there abouts with the caps removed.
Getting continuity between the pads where C16 was. C13 is knackered but C16 seems (visually) OK...
- 17 Aug 2010, 19:04
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: EXPLODING filter cap!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3531
Re: EXPLODING filter cap!
Thanks Lolbou!
C13 is the exploder. the top has blown off and goo has leaked out!
I'm getting continuity between the +s of both caps (C13 and C16).
Replace the pair of them?
C13 is the exploder. the top has blown off and goo has leaked out!
I'm getting continuity between the +s of both caps (C13 and C16).
Replace the pair of them?
- 17 Aug 2010, 17:47
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: EXPLODING filter cap!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3531
EXPLODING filter cap!
Hey all. My brother has kindly given me his Marshall 7200 bass amp to fix. It works fine for about 2 minutes after switching on, then fizz, pop and out comes the magic smoke. A big (5600uF 80v) cap in the power supply keeps going. At first I thought it was just that the cap was a bit old (10+ years)...
- 12 Feb 2010, 13:50
- Forum: Parts & Tools Sourcing & Trading
- Topic: Hammond Enclosures in large quantities?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1146
Re: Hammond Enclosures in large quantities?
This is from the Hammond site:
http://morenclosures.com/dists_euro.htm#anchor337772
I'd give that Radionics place a ring to start with.
http://morenclosures.com/dists_euro.htm#anchor337772
I'd give that Radionics place a ring to start with.
- 14 Jan 2010, 17:50
- Forum: Vintage Stompbox Corner ( ... - 1975)
- Topic: Univox - Univibe (Uni-vibe)
- Replies: 72
- Views: 67769
Re: Univox - Univibe (Uni-vibe)
The two resistors form a divider. This is the same principle as the volume control pot used on pretty much all pedals. So, to replace those two resistors with a pot, you'd attach the middle pin of the pot at the point where R35 and 36 meet, with pin 1 joining C18 and pin 3 connecting to R37. Or vice...
- 11 Dec 2009, 13:11
- Forum: Lords of the Boards - Vero, Perf, PCB or Point-to-Point
- Topic: OHT or press n peel blue??
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17536
Re: OHT or press n peel blue??
sorry for being off topic but what about silkscreen? i was at a printing shop today buying supplies and saw some sample pcb screens. too many people in the shop so i didn't bother to ask. will investigate further on my next visit. Better again (in my experience), particularly if you're doing a numb...
- 10 Dec 2009, 18:46
- Forum: Lords of the Boards - Vero, Perf, PCB or Point-to-Point
- Topic: OHT or press n peel blue??
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17536
Re: OHT or press n peel blue??
If you mean the clear acetate sheets that are designed for overhead projectors, then yes, they work well (for me). If the iron is too hot then you can smear the toner though. I prefer it to photo paper because you don't get the white residue that you have to scrape off and you don't need to soak the...
- 17 Jun 2009, 12:08
- Forum: Lords of the Boards - Vero, Perf, PCB or Point-to-Point
- Topic: OHT for toner transfer?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4348
Re: OHT for toner transfer?
Yup, works a treat.
- 22 May 2009, 21:32
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: New 18 Watt build. Ideas for possible mods?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18954
Re: New 18 Watt build. Ideas for possible mods?
Try here:
http://www.valvepower.co.uk/transformers.htm
Dunno if there's a wait, but at those prices I wouldn't be surprised.
From his posts on 18watt.com he seems like a decent bloke.
http://www.valvepower.co.uk/transformers.htm
Dunno if there's a wait, but at those prices I wouldn't be surprised.
From his posts on 18watt.com he seems like a decent bloke.
- 22 May 2009, 19:43
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: New 18 Watt build. Ideas for possible mods?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18954
Re: New 18 Watt build. Ideas for possible mods?
I built a 2 channel 18 watter recently - 1 channel is a 'lite', the other is a Lead from AX84 which is pretty much a JCM800 preamp I think. I used a vactrol switching system to keep it to one input jack, no pops either.
I'm really pleased with it.
I'm really pleased with it.
- 26 Apr 2009, 19:31
- Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
- Topic: The Squarewave Parade - DOWNGRADE
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4996
Re: The Squarewave Parade - DOWNGRADE
Just had a listen to the sound sample - think I'm a bit wide of the mark with the envelope thing. Lowpass filter maybe?
- 26 Apr 2009, 18:36
- Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
- Topic: The Squarewave Parade - DOWNGRADE
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4996
Re: The Squarewave Parade - DOWNGRADE
According to the guy who makes (made?) them, it's a Bugcrusher. The recipe is here: http://www.getlofi.com/?p=626 Given that it's using one battery, I'm thinking one of those ICs is a charge pump. The bottom-most IC in the photos is a Maxim chip. Go me! :D So otherwise, there's some kind of buffer/...
- 26 Apr 2009, 17:20
- Forum: Boutique Stompboxes dissected...
- Topic: The Squarewave Parade - DOWNGRADE
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4996
Re: The Squarewave Parade - DOWNGRADE
According to the guy who makes (made?) them, it's a Bugcrusher. The recipe is here:
http://www.getlofi.com/?p=626
Given that it's using one battery, I'm thinking one of those ICs is a charge pump.
http://www.getlofi.com/?p=626
Given that it's using one battery, I'm thinking one of those ICs is a charge pump.