Pictures!

[dschwartz]

Hi slade!
the bypass switch is a standard 3pdt, but i use a truebypass "template" pcb over it, like the ones that smallbear sells, just for keeping it clean and avoid wire fatigue.
I spent a lot of time this hollydays working the layout out, it´s a very tight fit!
Thanks for your words, i feel embarrased now when i see your builds..

That's really cool, and I'm sure all this working hollidays will worth the effort.
And don't feel embarrased, you're one of the greatest distortion designers that I know.. Glad you're Chilean too!

Well, here's an attempt to immortalize a typical chilean tale boy with one of my etchings: Papelucho!

It's a Microamp clone, the PCB is a modified version of the Tonepad's PCB for tyhis proyect, thanks to Francisco Peña for his inspiration











Regards,
Fernando.-

Thanks fernando! haha, nice papelucho pedal!!!! i have done an a/b box with him too..i´ll see if i find it somewhere...

[dschwartz]

Enclosures are for users the stomp on their pride.
Ferric chloride is a fluid for those who want to take a ride.
Caution, it's addictive.

lol
Course it's addictive...
Thanks, soldador (solderman)!

my last design of texas brownies:

sorry for the sh*tty pictures.. but at least i´m showing the guts!

What kind of switch is the one you use for bypass? Can't guess from the pic.
Great pedal, Daniel, a really PRO effect

Hi slade!
the bypass switch is a standard 3pdt, but i use a truebypass "template" pcb over it, like the ones that smallbear sells, just for keeping it clean and avoid wire fatigue.
I spent a lot of time this hollydays working the layout out, it´s a very tight fit!
Thanks for your words, i feel embarrased now when i see your builds..

Hi
Really nice pedal. Cool art work and a very well laid out PCB.
I can appreciate the amount of time you have put in to the layout, just to get the hook up wires for the stomp switches to end up just at the right place. That takes a lot of "thinking 10 steps ahead" not to get you cornered. But that's what make PCB layout interesting. It would not be any fun if it was easy. It's like golf, you compete with yourself.

But why not go all the way and fixate the stomp switches directly to the "mother board". There is room and the connection points are close.
The only thing you have to do is to use MRX style PCB mounted jacks that have an inside nut. Then you do not have to worry about the angel between the jack's and the STP switches.

Hi solderman:
I´ve tried that approach (everything mounted to the PCB), but at the end i allways had troubles making int fit to the box (my designs are pretty crwded) and having to file the holes, and the pcb to make it fit.. other reason for doing it like this is reliability, avoiding any stress on the PCB between the 3pdt´s and the pcb mounted jacks. This particular build has these switches underneath, and the leds.To properly put them in, i need to lift the pcb and put them on place, if i had the 3pdts soldered to the board, i would not be able to easily put the switches and leds on such restringed space..

On my dual rectals i have a little more space and i use that technique.. to me, less wiring means no mistake..

and i agree, designing the PCB is a competition agains oneself..every time to get it better, faster, easier, cleaner, prettier. This last version of the texas brownie took me like 2 weeks with a vernier scale measuring every critical component, and the box, and drawing them on Sprint layout from the front, bottom, and side views. Also, the PCB layout considers star grounding, track capacitance and better placement, whith turned out in a very quiet and stable distortion with gazzzillions of gain...
The blue color is just for protection and decoration.. looks cool!

BTW, slade, are those gorgeous pcb´s from john lyons or you made them?

[John Lyons]

[Slade]

The blue color is just for protection and decoration.. looks cool!

BTW, slade, are those gorgeous pcb´s from john lyons or you made them?

They're totally made in Valdivia, Daniel, I don't like to use other persons work to build my pedals, that's what DIY is all about, isn't it?

What do you use to protect your PCBs? I was thinking they were made with machines for that fantastic blue colour.

[Kearns892]

May I ask why you didn't connect the sleeve of the output jack to ground?

[John Lyons]

It's connected to the case of the pedal with a lock washer.
If I connected a separate wire I'd have two ground paths.
This may lead to a ground loop. But mainly
I just do it so it's simpler 

[Kearns892]

Ah, I was sure there was a reason. Thanks for enlightening me.

[dschwartz]

The blue color is just for protection and decoration.. looks cool!

BTW, slade, are those gorgeous pcb´s from john lyons or you made them?

They're totally made in Valdivia, Daniel, I don't like to use other persons work to build my pedals, that's what DIY is all about, isn't it?

What do you use to protect your PCBs? I was thinking they were made with machines for that fantastic blue colour.

well, if you mean DIYFO (do it yourself for others), yes, you wouldn´t want any stranger´s noses sniffing around 

about the protection, that was the idea..to make them look machined.. but, honestly ,s plain simple ordinary  translucent blue spray paint..i paint the board, and then i scratch each pad off of paint one by one with a pointy metal...lotta work..but pcb looks clean and rust free..

[knealebrown]

Jfet buffer that went 'wrong', the paint cracked on the second coat so i just continued as normal and then accented the cracks latter on with a sharpie. kinda works

[davent]

about the protection, that was the idea..to make them look machined.. but, honestly ,s plain simple ordinary  translucent blue spray paint..i paint the board, and then i scratch each pad off of paint one by one with a pointy metal...lotta work..but pcb looks clean and rust free..

You might be able to solder the pads without having to scrape away the paint. I've used transparent candy lacquer on the backs of boards and had no trouble soldering, the heat of the iron pretty much just vaporizes the lacquer under it and the solder flows as it would normally.  Saves a lot of tedious work.

dave

[Slade]

What if you solder all the components and then you paint the board and the already soldered pads?

[dschwartz]

What if you solder all the components and then you paint the board and the already soldered pads?

i could, but i dunno if all blue will look as nice..but from a protection point of view, it woulkd be better since the solder gets protected as well.

about the protection, that was the idea..to make them look machined.. but, honestly ,s plain simple ordinary  translucent blue spray paint..i paint the board, and then i scratch each pad off of paint one by one with a pointy metal...lotta work..but pcb looks clean and rust free..

You might be able to solder the pads without having to scrape away the paint. I've used transparent candy lacquer on the backs of boards and had no trouble soldering, the heat of the iron pretty much just vaporizes the lacquer under it and the solder flows as it would normally.  Saves a lot of tedious work.

dave

i know, but i dont have a fume extractor and seems to me that laquer vapor is not nice to my lungs (which are pretty  beaten up by cigarretes)

[frequencycentral]

[markeebee]

As always, cor!

I've circled two joints:



I can't see how it's physically possible to do that.  You really are from Outerspace, after all. 

I'm disappointed to see human fingers in the reflection on the knob.  I was expecting green flippers.

Maybe they're not fingers *gulp*

[Thomeeque]

I've circled two joints:
..
I can't see how it's physically possible to do that.  You really are from Outerspace, after all. 

Are not these there just to hold that long wire in the line (no part connected)?

[frequencycentral]

Oh right, not 'nice amp Rick' or 'clean build mate', just random accusations that I'm an illegal, and snotty remarks comparing my mandibles to human fingers. 

[jacobyjd]

Oh right, not 'nice amp Rick' or 'clean build mate', just random accusations that I'm an illegal, and snotty remarks comparing my mandibles to human fingers. 

Yeah, well...we can't repel perf quality of that magnitude. Jerk.


















oh...and nice amp

[Slade]

Oh right, not 'nice amp Rick' or 'clean build mate', just random accusations that I'm an illegal, and snotty remarks comparing my mandibles to human fingers. 

Nice amp, Rick, that's awesome.
What do you think about the one I posted, I miss one of your 'My god, we are taking you out of here' comments.

[jacobyjd]

Oh right, not 'nice amp Rick' or 'clean build mate', just random accusations that I'm an illegal, and snotty remarks comparing my mandibles to human fingers. 

Nice amp, Rick, that's awesome.
What do you think about the one I posted, I miss one of your 'My god, we are taking you out of here' comments.

lol...I think the real issue is that Rick's builds are approaching yours, meaning he's in the same boat soon!  Gotta kick you both outta here...

[arma61]

As always, cor!

I've circled two joints:



I can't see how it's physically possible to do that.  You really are from Outerspace, after all. 

I'm disappointed to see human fingers in the reflection on the knob.  I was expecting green flippers.

Maybe they're not fingers *gulp*

I wish I could see your fingertips Rick, they must be burnt, it sooooo hard to keep
those little bit of wire in place and get so close with the solder tip!!