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Clean guts..

Nice the etch looks awesome really classy build.

Thanks! Hopefully next one will be better.

amazeballs!

I believe we have our word of the day. 

How much did the coating and etching cost, if you don't mind sharing.

Powder coating was $20.00 and the etching was $20.00

Finally finally got this thing working.  I had the case powder coated at a rim shop and had the graphics laser etched at a place in downtown LA called thebuildshop.com

This was my first time using the light panels with an LED.  It looks really cool but it took a lil cutting and grinding to get it to match up.

Most importantly it sounds amazeballs!

Can anyone upload working voltages for the Retrograde please?  Still trying to trouble shoot this oscillating.

If you touch a wire between the transformer casing and the enclosure does the whining go away (random guess)?
Not sure what would be causing this unless it's just too much output. I'll bust mine out and see what I can find.

Sound is still there when I touch the casing. 

Just finished a retrograde, it sounds really great. I've read a thread of someone having this same problem, but didn't see a resolution.

Turning up the Fuzz & Vol pot gives me an oscillating noise, it starts when I'm about 95% cranked on either pot, and it's significantly louder with the Oct switch on.

Voltage: 9.56

Q1

E 4.00
B 3.40
C 2.95

Q2

E 2.04
B 2.95
C 9.16

Q3

E 1.73
B 2.38
C 4.72

Any ideas?

I just built mine and its doing the same thing as what everyone else is describing.  Gonna get my audio probe out and figure it out.  Voltages anyone?

Did you laser etch it yourself? Or take it somewhere?

Ive been curious about buying my own laser etcher but not sure if theres anything cheap that does the job that anyone can recommend.

NIce work

I love envirotex now! Great job

I love the old Roland 909 look!

Beautiful work!

Nice build and cheers for fitting that in there so nicely. I also love the colors on the face.

I just saw your troubleshooting thread and do NOT envy your time spent on that.

Yea it wasnt fun, but afterwards finding out the problem is worth the time for the knowledge ive gained in future builds.

What did you use on the sides? Almost looks like truck bedliner. Very cool build.

I used Krylon Glitter Blast paint. Found every color at Walmart.  Cooked it for 20 mins in an oven, then I sprayed it with a sealer.

I mean, if I had some circuit I know I would be taking an IC in and out of all the time, yeah, get a good machined socket. But we pretty much just use them for the off change we get a bad chip. So, the chances of actually wearing out a leaf socket in those circumstances are pretty much zero. Plus, leaf sockets cost pennies.

I'm in Flint Michigan , I had to use what I had laying around, but never again! lol I wasted a week trying to figure out where I went wrong.

Thanks for the tips!