Aristocrat board with or without dip switches?

[kokohi5]

I read the info page on the Aristocrat and I couldn't tell if the boards are now shipping with the dip switches included or not. If not, no biggee but if they are included then I wouldn't need to order parts from more than one place.

[madbean]

They used to come with free dip switches, but I ran out of that supply a while ago. The new version does not come with the switches.

[kokohi5]

Right on. Thanks for the reply!

[jkokura]

I got 4 of those Dip switches on ebay for a buck. I ordered some other parts (LED, resistor and cap kits) and shipping was free.

Jacob

[kokohi5]

Nice! Was it from an ebay store? If so, do you remember which one?

[jkokura]

Dipmicro:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/4x-DIP-Switch-2-positions-/220539299650?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item33592aa742#ht_827wt_913

Jacob

[gtr2]

good info!  thanks

[kokohi5]

Thanks! I actually found them on ebay last night. For some reason, they have different prices for the same amount. I found a set of 4 for about $3.50 shipped. I'm trading the 2 extras to a buddy of mine for the 4580 op amps.

[gtr2]

Is 20% an acceptable tolerance range for capacitors in pedal building?  The above suppliers kits only have 20%, I usually use 10% but they are twice as much 

[jkokura]

You get what you pay for...

For what it's worth, it's not hard to test them to see what their actual value is. If you get some, test them before installing them, and label the ones you don't use. You might find that value is called for in another pedal and it's still useful.

If you get 100 and only 25 are usable, that's not worth the money, but you could argue that for every one that's within good range bast 50% is making you money.

Jacob