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#91

Open Discussion / Re: runoffgrove mockman PCB?

Last post by jwin615 - October 11, 2024, 01:15:23 AM

Just a note
Cybercow over on PPCB had a x1000 PCB at one point. Also, see the proposition PCB. Maybe will scrath an itch.

#92

Open Discussion / Re: runoffgrove mockman PCB?

Last post by movinginslomo - October 10, 2024, 11:54:12 PM

I'm curious to see how this pans out for you in terms of sounding like a rockman.  Hoping for some sound clips??

will do in time.... the breadboard version is promising

#93

Open Discussion / Re: runoffgrove mockman PCB?

Last post by gordo - October 10, 2024, 10:01:12 PM

I'm curious to see how this pans out for you in terms of sounding like a rockman.  Hoping for some sound clips??

#94

Open Discussion / Re: runoffgrove mockman PCB?

Last post by movinginslomo - October 10, 2024, 05:49:07 PM

getting ready to solder.. does this take an spdt on/on or on/off/on? I'm thinking the former?

#95

Build Reports / Re: Aleph Null Peacock Paralle...

Last post by Aleph Null - October 09, 2024, 12:53:42 AM

Not going to win any awards for ripping off someone else's graphics but I kinda dig this.

"Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal."
—Igor Stravinsky Me, just now.

It looks great! Brown on powder blue looks much classier than I would have imagined.

#96

Build Reports / Re: Aleph Null Peacock Paralle...

Last post by gordo - October 08, 2024, 10:13:42 PM

Not going to win any awards for ripping off someone else's graphics but I kinda dig this.  My other board will get more of a channelized with labels approach but this one is the personal stash.



Let this one dry and shoot it with clear.  Not sure I'll get back into the shop with the Chicago Marathon going on this weekend but looking forward to getting this thing buttoned up.

#97

General Questions / Re: SMD versions of transisto...

Last post by garfo - October 08, 2024, 01:55:35 PM

The muff circuit biases it's transistors in such a way that the gain of each stage is independent of the transistor Hfe rating. I wouldn't expect the transistor choice to make too much difference. Anything with an Hfe of 325 or greater should work. That's most modern transistors. The 2N5089 is definitely hot enough.

It's not the hfe I'm interested in but the fact that these are lower noise.

#98

Build Reports / Cliffhanger!

Last post by Jakes Dad - October 07, 2024, 06:37:02 PM

Finished up the Cliffhanger yesterday. Have had a thing for Zen Drives and a thing for fuzzes but not necessarily together - that has changed. It's very Zen like and very fuzz like but will get really nasty with the fuzz all the way up. Housed it in a Grimace Purple powder coat box from Love My Switches.

Chuck

#99

General Questions / Re: SMD versions of transisto...

Last post by Aleph Null - October 07, 2024, 04:24:26 PM

The muff circuit biases it's transistors in such a way that the gain of each stage is independent of the transistor Hfe rating. I wouldn't expect the transistor choice to make too much difference. Anything with an Hfe of 325 or greater should work. That's most modern transistors. The 2N5089 is definitely hot enough.

#100

General Questions / SMD versions of transistors

Last post by garfo - October 07, 2024, 11:03:29 AM

I looked on the forum and couldn't find anything related to the BC459C, even though I'm pretty sure this has been debated to exhaustion.

I'm looking for an SMD version of the BC549C transistors. This is for a high gain fuzz (muff variant) and it's not easy to find smd versions of some trannys. The one that I can find is for the 2n5089...

I had already opened a similar post regarding the MPSA18 and I'm starting to realise that it's very hard to find some of these SMD versions of the transistors popularly used on so many fuzz units.