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[eatyourguitar]

eagle tutorial

[Schlatte]

eagle tutorial

I've had three semesters of layouting so far....
It's easier to work with (especially in the schematics region) if you switch on the grid. And if you consider working with the schem section for hours you should probably switch the colors (like in the board section). Because otherwise your eyes might start to bleed

[IEatCats]

I ended up on this thread on DIY Stomp Boxes, and it's a crazy wealth of resources to help understand both how components interact, and how they work on a particle level.
I trust that I'll be going back to this thread for as long as I'm building pedals. Figured I'd pass it along in here.

[oldangelmidnight]

I haven't used this, but it looks interesting: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/circuit- ... d492487671

[Jwar]

Anyone here know of good info on making a microphone?

[Achtane]

Anyone here know of good info on making a microphone?

Uhh, here's a thing about contact mics...http://home.earthlink.net/~erinys/contactmic.html
I'd also check out the Noiseguide forums if that's what you're after.

Otherwise,

[Jwar]

I'm talking like a stage mic. I found some kits online, but I'm looking to mode one pretty drastically.

[Jwar]

Well whatever. I placed an order for almost 1500 parts and it was only 35 bucks with shipping!

Does anyone know a good place to order bulk 3dpt switches, jacks, and pots? Tayda's pots are cheap too but I want to see if I can get different ones.

[Jero]

Well whatever. I placed an order for almost 1500 parts and it was only 35 bucks with shipping!

Does anyone know a good place to order bulk 3dpt switches, jacks, and pots? Tayda's pots are cheap too but I want to see if I can get different ones.

I can't stress how much I'm not trying to be a dick here but...You have issues with your builds somewhat consistently, might you be jumping the gun on ordering a ton/bulk of stuff?

[Jwar]

Well whatever. I placed an order for almost 1500 parts and it was only 35 bucks with shipping!

Does anyone know a good place to order bulk 3dpt switches, jacks, and pots? Tayda's pots are cheap too but I want to see if I can get different ones.

I can't stress how much I'm not trying to be a dick here but...You have issues with your builds somewhat consistently, might you be jumping the gun on ordering a ton/bulk of stuff?

35 bucks and the chance to continue learning doesn't feel like "jumping the gun" to me. I learn more with each build. This way I won't have to continually order stuff.

[greeny23]

I get switches from pedal parts Australia. Bulk stuff from 4site is great though.

[McSpunckle]

Well whatever. I placed an order for almost 1500 parts and it was only 35 bucks with shipping!

Does anyone know a good place to order bulk 3dpt switches, jacks, and pots? Tayda's pots are cheap too but I want to see if I can get different ones.

I use the 50 cent jacks at pedal parts. They're fine. The metal is a bit thinner than Switchcraft, but not enough so that it's a problem, and they solder easier.

Mammoth is cheaper for pots and switches than the other DIY places. Places like Tayda have some stuff cheaper, though.

[Jwar]

Quick LED question. I'm using a Blem enclosure to build my second Robot Devil. I put in 3 led's instead of the standard two. Can I run two LED's on the same foot switch by just adding a second 2.2k resistor? Or tie the second LED into the existing resistor?

Also does anyone have any experience with heat shrink? I bought some because #1 it looks good, #2 the enclosure is an awful tight fit and I don't want shit ground out in weird places.

[Mike]

The best bet is to either run the LEDs in parallel, with their own current limiting resistor, OR in series with a shared resistor of about a third of the value (for 3 LEDs) that you would use with one LED. What you don't want to do is use one resistor, and then run the LEDs in parallel off of that resistor, since the LED with the lower Vf would hog the current.

Heat shrink is good. My biggest problem is that I forget to put it on before I solder, and end up not using it. It should be shrunk with, in order of preference: a heatgun, a soldering iron, a cigarette lighter. A lighter will likely discolor the heat shrink if it is not black.

Mike

[Scruffie]

It should be shrunk with, in order of preference: a heatgun, a soldering iron, a cigarette lighter. A lighter will likely discolor the heat shrink if it is not black.

Mike

Hair dryers work to if the misses doesn't mind you borrowing it.