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@mr coffee, both previously discussed in this thread. I'm sure you'll see them soon-ish.
Not Amazon soon. Maybe more like Oregon Trail soon. But soon.

Hi Brian,
The shop says, "Restocks coming the end of June".

I've been wanting to order the Oracle and Trash Compactor PCBs in particular, as well as some others.

Since the end of June has passed now, I'm trying to figure out whether those PCBs are "sold out" for good, or if they are ordered and just coming later than expected?

Know your really busy, but could you clarify?

Thanks for all you do.

Sorry if I missed this somewhere, but are the Trash Compactor and Mysterioso coming back?

Yes. The Trash Compactor will be moved to the Standard Series but it's just a small layout adjustment from the initial version. I might be able to do that this month. The Mysterioso will come probably in June and I think there will also be a single channel version in the Standard Series as well.

Nice! Is the 3080conv an adapter board for a LM13700?

Any estimate on the Oracle?

Thanks!

It's for the HoneyDripper. So, you can use either two 3080 or a single 13700. It will be included with the HD purchase.

I can add the Oracle to the next order. If anyone has requests list them here and I'll do my best to add them first.

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I had a similar issue with a roll of Kester. A day or two after the joints became cloudy and dirty. Looked terrible. Switched to a different type of solder and no more problems.

My joints are kinda cloudy on the old kester, now that you mention it.
Maybe it's time. Great, gonna have fun trying to fall asleep now.
"What if it is bad?"...

New update: it's going to be several more days before this restock batch comes out. I'm currently updating the project docs but it's like 15 of them so it's taking a long time. I must be insane to think I am going to update every single project this year. But, I'm going to do it somehow.

I mean, you could always just put "Build documentation coming soon..." 😂

Weird. I have partial spools of kester 60/40 that are pushing 20 years old and work fine.
Any chance your spool got contaminated? Maybe some wd40 over spray?

Nope

It is incredibly frustrating on all sides. My European orders have dropped significantly over the last 2-3 years, as well.

If you were to have a EU distro and dropshipped from the pcb house, would that help?

Brian, I know you plate is extremely full. But if there were to be a stripped down micro synth that was just the square wave and resonance, I think it would be kind of a big deal. I won't pretend to know the architecture of the circuit or if it's even possible but yeah. That would be awesome. Just saying.

How's that microsynth looking?

Man, I was just thinking this yesterday!

Is Q4 emitter soldered? Looks like it was missed.

Very clean. Nice job!
Don't know if jimilee has in Scottish in 'em but Scotland is getting a little Jimi in it.
Wait.....


Anyway. I wonder if the white layer/heel print is an issue with their jig. They have to be able to stand them up and also non slow production. Since the edges are tapered, I'm suspecting it's some form of slide in tray type system, envisioning somethinglike a commercial dishwasher tray with pedal sized holes in it. maybe there's just a little play in the process, for fast/easy extraction.
Reminds me of the mechanics triangle/dilemma.
Good - Fast - Cheap : Pick Two.
Work backlogs aside, Tayda is pretty firmly fast and cheap with Good being more like "Good Enough"

Another option is to use a MN taper and cut the trace at the end of the wiper
Google "no load MN blend"
Bassists have been hip to it for a bit.
Or use a pot with a switch at the end that breaks the circuit, but those get pricey.

Can you post a schem or some other form of info?

Supposedly the top half of this circuit acts as a noise gate.
Could be useful in noisy fuzzes

Cardboard and epoxy?

Nice to find a familiar friend. +1 on the neon stripes!

Maybe
Maybe

But yes, if they're ac127, NPN Ge