hello everybody!
after a long time without firing up my soldering iron, i've recently decided to build a new pedal.

I would like to buy one UV-printed box this time, and i know that Tayda electronics offers this service, but i'm concerned with import-taxes and customs duties, given that around 2 years ago rules changed in the EU.

Do you guys know how much i would pay for a small order from Tayda, taxes and customs included?
OR: Is there anyone in Europe doing UV-printing service with...

Anyone have experience, are any of the gtr pedals clones or just made to look like it? Are any of them useable?
I've seen gut shots of the Cali offered there and it's NOT the same circuit board.
Tia, Mods if this should be somewhere else, please move it!

I have a bunch of pedal psu with cables all the same length and want to make shorter & custom sizes, anyone have a good part numbers for these , Mouser or digikey
this is the connector that goes on the cable to the pedal or psu, Tia

just wanted to give a heads up of a scam on eBay.

A guy who runs a component shop in Devon, UK, was selling bags of 400 NOS germaniums,.. some sold for over £600.
If you bought these, or know who bought these, PLEASE check them with a professional transistor tester that can detect internal shorts and bi-polar leakage (not a cheap tester off eBay), as one buyer has reported 41% were duds.
Anyone who did buy these can still talk to ebay (who are currently investigating) via the chat at...

Hello, sorry if I’m posting in the wrong forum, I don’t know elsewhere to post this.

I’m looking for replacement potentiometers for the ProCo RAT (16 mm version). I found 3 places so far using search engines, but none seems good:

Not in stock, and quite expensive

Not available for purchase, despite some stock figures

Seems targeted to professionals (requires an EORI), expensive shipping fees

Any alternative shop? Preferably but not exclusively in the EU.

I think slightly different...

Can anyone ID this diode?
It’s on the board of a Kadent Fuzz Wah that I’m trying to restore.

Hi guys,

My tech has determined that the rate pot on my 1976 V2 Electric Mistress needs to be replaced. However, he's having a hard time finding the correct replacement.

Do you know where I could get one?

Here's what he said:  It looks like the rate pot is open. I looked for one online and can't seem to find the specific one for this pedal. Obsolete, I guess. It's a 1 Meg reverse audio D-shaft pot. I hunted around on the Internet but couldn't find a match.

Btw, I've already reached out to...

I'm looking for a replacement slide potentiometer for my black (recent) MXR Ten Band EQ.

Dunlop has the sliders for the black M108 Ten Band EQ on their website, but you can't buy them directly from Dunlop:

Part nr: ECB046

Ordering them directly from Dunlop is not possible, they emailed me.
Dunlop refers me to a distributor in Antwerp Belgium AB Music (algambenelux.be) but they also do not sell to end users.

The sliders (probably) are:
Taiwan Alpha RA2545F 20k LIN RED LED
See:...

Although the OP asked for this thread to be deleted, I'll not do it as, at this moment, all the content in it was contributed by other members.

Perhaps the type of switch can be found in the service manual for Nagra IV: (I find it easiest to search for right there).

Ok, reviving an old discussion . The tried and tested LDR's (NSL-7532) are EOL and/or you can find them for crazy amounts of money. Does anyone know of new (still in production) alternatives for Univibe LDR's?

I found that there are still 9203 LDR and NSL-7530, but I do not know their production status or if they are EOL.

To be short. Do you know and tested still in production LDR's that make a lush Univibe (using a lamp, not LED like, Neovibe, Habinger x, etc.)?

I've got about 20 CD40106 ICs that I got in a bulk trade deal, and I have no plans to really use them. I'd love to trade them for some pots and stomp switches.

Let me know if you're interested, CONUS only please.

I am looking for carbon comp 1/4w 1k ohm resistors and am unable to find any online. Can anyone point me to a supplier for these. I really only need one for a pedal repair but figured I would pick up some extras to have on hand.

Thanks,
George

Hi all,

I'm letting go of some excess parts. First to go are these PNP Germanium transistors. Ex-military stock, likely 1970s production.

I've taken a random sample of three pieces (with a Peak Atlas DCA) and got Hfe of 125, 110 and 149 with leakage of 0.04mA, 0.06mA and 0.19mA respectively (i.e. low leakage).

I've used these for various fuzz projects and they're great sounding for this type of application with low noise.

I don't have the time to send out the odd few here and there, so I'm...

Hi everyone!

Full disclosure: I don't know much about stompboxes, though I have some history in analogue synths and retro computing.

Ok, so I was clearing out the old workshop the other day and I came across 20 good pulls of these TDA1022's. I was about to throw them out but a quick google seemed to hint they are getting hard to find?

Anyways, having been through the ringer of trying to find chips for retro computers and older Moogs, I thought I'd keep them and ask if anyone needs some? How...

hello everyone,
I bought a lot of 2n5457 and I would like to know if there is a way to know if they are original or fake.
grateful follows reading one of the lot.

Hi,
I bought a PCB for an overdrive. When I have the PCB fully loaded I want to be able to swamp out different transistors to see which ones measure and sound best. The transistors will be in TO-92 format. Does anyone make a solderless socket I can initially attach to the PCB to use to swap transistors? Then I'd remove the socket and solder the best ones in.
Thanks
Lee G.

Hey,
Does anyone know where to find potentiometers to fit a Rat? My Rat uses these:

but I'd like to swap one of them out for a 50k pot.
Can't seem to find one that looks similar on any of the websites I'm familiar with.
Thanks!

Is it possible to emulate a lm13700 with 2 ca3080? I see schematics for lm13700 to ca3080 adapters but right now, it looks like ca3080 are available but lm13700 are not so I’d need the opposite.

Need to replace the Effect Out pot on this. I've never seen pots like these before. Anybody know who makes them or where to get them? PXL_20230423_194412548.jpg