About Aristrocrat MA856

[repertuaari]

I know that MA856 diodes are available at effectsconnection, but during the last couple of days the site hasn't been working (some database error). Does anyone know any other place to get those diodes? Or is there any good substitute for Ma856?

-Reima

[gtr2]

Did you try emailing?

[repertuaari]

Do you happen to know the email address? info@effecsconnection.com or something maybe?

-Reima

[repertuaari]

It seems that the page had been hacked. Now its apparently up and running again.

[redbean]

After I saw the price of the only available ma856, I decided to research another cheap, alternative to augment the subs already provided in the madbean Aristocrat build directions, a pedal which I can't wait to build! .

Here is a PDF of the MA865 (Panasonic MA2C856) data sheet I found:
http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/panasonic/SKG00002BED.pdf

Here's the proposed alternative, found at Vishay Semiconductors:
http://www.vishay.com/docs/85526/ba282,%20b.pdf

Found at Mouser for $0.08 (40,631 available to ship immediately):
http://ca.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Vishay/BA282-TAP/?qs=aho4taYYNupKGEQQWtUJgw%3d%3d

Disclaimer: I have no idea if this will work, and I haven't built a single pedal yet... though, boxes of parts are arriving. Hopefully it won't be long before I can start my first build.


edit: 0.08¢!!