altoids box distortion done....PICS!

Hal · August 10, 2004, 01:11:26 AM

so i solved my problem of needing something cheep and awesome to bring to camp with my practice amp - ALTOIDS BOX DISTORTION!!!

is a multiface circuit, with .047 stacked metal input cap, Q1 = 2n7000, Q2 = 2n5089, output cap = .1 uf greenie.

gain = max, volume fixed at level with 2 resistors.

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petemoore · August 10, 2004, 01:30:02 AM

Kool!!! Truly Pocket Size!!!
Multi Face should treat you to a nice variety of tones with the guitar volume!!!
But where's Minnie Mouse gonna' stay now?
and...what is: '.047 stacked metal input cap,' [?] ..I understand the cap value, not the stacked metal part.

Hal · August 10, 2004, 01:50:33 AM

oops...stacked metal film. Its those red ones you can only get at digikey, that the DS-1 mods call for. it sounded good :-D I think its made by panasonic, if im not mistaken...

Peter Snowberg · August 10, 2004, 02:35:10 AM

That's great!

Lonestarjohnny · August 10, 2004, 02:38:38 AM

Very Koooool Hal, Look's homemade as Hell, give's you much more pride in DIY'in yourself,
Johnny

gez · August 10, 2004, 03:44:20 AM

"Made in Great Britain"...only for export, never bloody heard of them! (altoids or the company who make them)

Sweet though! (pun intended)

remmelt · August 10, 2004, 04:34:32 AM

ha! great! that reminds me of mine!

i have a question regarding your jacks. i see you cut a piece out of the lid to provide space for the jacks. i didn't do that on mine, because i thought it would loosen the "grip" of the lid on the box. the little circle at the end of the lid.. how do i explain... it acts like a band around the box, sort of. the small bent lip. (explaining things really badly!)

my question: does your lid still fit tightly without the need for a rubber band or sticky tape? (see picture)

great looking box!

Torchy · August 10, 2004, 06:13:21 AM

Quote from: gez"Made in Great Britain"...only for export, never bloody heard of them! (altoids or the company who make them)

Sweet though! (pun intended)

Erm, well ... my newsagent sells them but the box is silver with a hinged lid ... feel a multiface comin on here :wink:

thomas2 · August 10, 2004, 06:50:23 AM

great!! i like the idea of making them as small and cheap as possible.. in fact.. i finished a dirty boost unit yesterday. i used some plastic box which was used as a box for some medical instrument parts before..(altough i'd like to have those metal boxes) the size of my unit is 40mm x 75mm x 28mm.. i don't know where and how i could post a photo of it though.. :lol:

remmelt · August 10, 2004, 09:45:59 AM

try using photobucket.com!

thomas2 · August 10, 2004, 10:35:09 AM

hehee.. i just noticed that we don't have the digital camera anymore

i'm pretty sure i'll find one somewhere

Hal · August 10, 2004, 10:58:10 AM

Quote from: remmeltha! great! that reminds me of mine!

i have a question regarding your jacks. i see you cut a piece out of the lid to provide space for the jacks. i didn't do that on mine, because i thought it would loosen the "grip" of the lid on the box. the little circle at the end of the lid.. how do i explain... it acts like a band around the box, sort of. the small bent lip. (explaining things really badly!)

my question: does your lid still fit tightly without the need for a rubber band or sticky tape? (see picture)

great looking box!

actually, cutting the top did just the opposite. At first, the box wouldn't close becuase teh lip knocked into the jacks, so i cut it so they wouldn't get in the way. My only fear that the cut will spread, and tear into the thin tin. Besides for that, it stayes closed well. The only reason to open it is to change the battery, though, so i might try to squeeze the lip backwards it to make it very hard to open.

its kinda hard to explain, but the altoids tin seems different than the one you were using. yours has the lip on the inside, while mine has the lip on the outside...

WOW you even got a pot in yours!?! intense.

btw, the whole build cost something like $5...$3 for jacks, $1 trimpot, $1 perfboard.

remmelt · August 10, 2004, 11:20:20 AM

Quote from: Halyours has the lip on the inside, while mine has the lip on the outside...

ah yes, i hadn't noticed that. i think i'm going to try cutting a semi circle out of the lid as well.
i have to unscrew the jacks a little when i open the lid. which is never.
otoh... maybe i'll keep it like this. make the tape a little smaller and on the side. that would be better.

QuoteWOW you even got a pot in yours!?! intense.

heh! yes, it barely fits, especially the cap sticking out from the pot... tite!

Quotebtw, the whole build cost something like $5...$3 for jacks, $1 trimpot, $1 perfboard.

and how much were the altoids?

gez · August 10, 2004, 12:01:15 PM

Quote from: TorchyErm, well ... my newsagent sells them but the box is silver with a hinged lid ...

Ah, considering I don't eat sweets it's hardly surprising I've never seen them is it? :oops:

Torchy · August 10, 2004, 12:06:17 PM

... and which genius named them "Altoids", sounds too close to a painful bum condition to me ...

gez - I'll buy a box. You can have the sweets, I get the case :lol:

gez · August 10, 2004, 12:07:45 PM

Torchy, should I eat them or insert them???

Tim Escobedo · August 10, 2004, 12:12:12 PM

Depends which end you wish to make minty fresh.

Hal · August 10, 2004, 12:13:29 PM

ewe.

gez · August 10, 2004, 12:39:26 PM

Half in, pull out, swallow...both ends done for the price of one.

Torchy · August 10, 2004, 12:51:57 PM

aaaagh gross .... mind you there's a lot you can do with Altoid tins (apparently) :?

http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/alttins.html

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