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Thanks Mike. I think I'll wire up two 1n caps to stay true to the original design - shouldn't they be in parallel, though? I thought the rule was resistors add in series, caps add in parallel?

I'm having a lot of trouble finding a 2n cap for my Krankosaurus build, can't seem to find one on PPP, SB, or Mouser. Can I substitute 2.2n instead? How will that affect the sound? Thanks for the help.

Actually, one more question: Small Bear has the MAX1044A, but not the plain old MAX1044. Is this still an acceptable substitute for the TC1044? I can only find a datasheet for the MAX1044, so I'm guessing it's the same.

That's exactly the info I needed - thanks, Brian! Looking forward to the builds. (I just got my other order in the mail today - boards look great!)

Sorry Brian, the PAiA site doesn't have any info (the kit doesn't even include a wiring diagram, but I was able to figure that much out on my own). If you happen to have a copy of Electronics Projects for Musicians handy, it's the same ring mod that's in there.

What I can tell you is that the effect requires a bipolar power supply - there are pads on the PCB for negative and positive voltages. It was originally designed to run on two 9-volts, but that seems wasteful to me, so I want to use the Road Rage as a bipolar supply.

I know I don't need the regulator, but I wasn't sure if the board would still function properly without one. Can I just leave that off, then? All I need, in a nutshell, is +9v and -9v, which I know this can give me, but I'm not sure how to hook it up (vis-a-vis the AC adaptor and/or battery clip) to make that happen.

So I'm about to build two of the PAiA ring mod kits (one for me, one for one of the studios where I work), and they need bipolar power supplies. Perfect opportunity to use the new Road Rage boards...except I have no idea how to wire them up. Can anyone help me out? For what it's worth, I'll be building them into the same enclosures as the ring mods.

Also, what exactly do I need for the regulator? I get a few results when I search for "regulator" on Small Bear, but I'm not sure which to get.

I could tell you some Radio Shack stories, but it's time for Matlock or Lawrence Welk

I'd like to nominate this for Post of the Week.

Sound advice, guys. (No pun intended.) I'm pretty sure he's interested in distortion, but I'll definitely give him a list of things to check out. Thanks!

What is the Carmen Ghia? I tried to Google it, but it kept wanting to tell me about old Volkswagons instead.

A friend of mine wants me to build him a pedal - he's been using a Boss Metal Zone, but feels he's ready to graduate to something fuller and warmer (his words). My immediate thought was maybe a Kokbox, but I figured I'd ask and see if you guys had any other recommendations. Maybe a Chunk Chunk? Some kind of Big Muff? Something I haven't thought of at all? Speak to me, hivemind.

Another alternative is a pseudo 'multi-head' delay, like a Space Echo.

I'd love to see something along these lines, personally.

Thanks for the info, guys. Of course, had I bothered to count the lugs, I would've realized it's nowhere near a 4PDT...sheesh.

The eyes are what really do it for me.

Can you explain how you're using the 4PDT switch?

Digging the clean and simple layouts (inside and out). Nice!

Zvex pedals are really loud.

Like, really loud.

If your Zombii is loud as hell, you're doing it right.