Lovetone PORN!!!

[Govmnt_Lacky]

Now... If only I can get my Meatball to play nice!   

Figures though.... easiest of these to build is giving me the biggest headache! 

[Govmnt_Lacky]

SO ANGRY!.... SO VERY ANGRY!!!!!

So, after chasing my tail for about 2 weeks with my Meatball build it turns out that I was just another Tayda victim!

Long story short... The LED bezel that I used for my RED On/Off LED was ordered from Tayda and is the PLASTIC variety. The reason I chose the PLASTIC type was because the LED leads are not insulated and I didn't want them to contact a METAL bezel and cause a short. WELL...... It turns out that the paint/plastic on the PLASTIC bezels is actually CONDUCTIVE!!!!!



The exposed Red LED lead was contacting the so-called Plastic bezel and shorting to the enclosure! 

So... lesson learned for all whom didn't know it. The plastic LED bezels (the ones that look like chrome metal ones) are actually CONDUCTIVE!!

P.S. I hope this isn't a known thing! 

[LaceSensor]

Wow. Lol.
Glad you got it fixed though.
LEDs see  to be causing a few issues these days.

[alanp]

The incredible thing about this being the issue is how you tend to be a lot more exacting than the likes of me when it comes to heatshrink!

Good to hear it's sorted though!

[Stomptown]

lol! That's just the gods letting you know that Tayda bezels have no place in such a masterpiece!  Seriously though, you planned ahead and still got bit! Glad you got it all figured out and can't wait to see the finished product!

[LaceSensor]

The incredible thing about this being the issue is how you tend to be a lot more exacting than the likes of me when it comes to heatshrink!

Good to hear it's sorted though!

indeed, like, Greg heatshrinked the ground bus on his wob to stop it touching the enclosure, which isnt even needed.
Sods law, they call it in the UK....

[Govmnt_Lacky]

indeed, like, Greg heatshrinked the ground bus on his wob to stop it touching the enclosure, which isnt even needed.

Actually, the heatshrink on the bus is to keep it from contacting the Sleeves on some of the other jacks. (LFO Pedal jack)

[LaceSensor]

ahhh fair enough then

[Govmnt_Lacky]

Still waiting on the slow boat from the UK on my Ring Stinger transformers!!   

You got some pull over there Ian? 

[LaceSensor]

should take around 6-12 days for standard mail
depends how they shipped them.

It will be worth the wait, the RS is insanium

[Govmnt_Lacky]

should take around 6-12 days for standard mail

Ugh.... This is long past! And business days at that! 

[jtn191]

Looking forward to the build docs! Wobbulator seems most usable

[Govmnt_Lacky]

Latest addition to the family....

The RING STINGER!! Fully functional and sounds AWESOME! One of the funkiest boxes I have ever used. The Octave Fuzz on this pedal is amazing! The use of the Drive, Timbre, and Blend knobs allow you to dial in anything from a mild OD-ish tone to full on Octave Fuzz MADNESS! But... that's not all.... switch over to the Ring mod mode and its chime heaven! Once you have gotten fully satisfied with your Ring mod... that's when you kick in the LFO to send it into new sonic territory! I played with this pedal for 2 1/2 hours and never lost the smile on my face 

More mad props to Ian for his assistance with this!

On to the show:


I was going to settle for some Yellow mini chicken heads for the build but, after some arcane consultation from LaceSensor (Ian), he swayed me into making an exception and using the full size PINK to keep with the original colors.


I decided to use some 1N781A diodes for the Transformer/Germ diode network. All of them matched to around 0.37 Fv and it sounds SUPER TIGHT when in the Octave mode....



You will notice a small "jumper" soldered onto the trace side. This was a potential deal breaker when I first started debugging. For some reason the Octave Fuzz worked great but, the Ring mod mode and LFOs were terrible. After some hours of investigation, turns out I missed a trace on my layout. Luckily, it was easily fixed  When I offer the etchable transfers, this will be corrected!! 

Also, the electro you see on the trace side was a goof on my part too. Accidentally soldered in the incorrect value when populating and didn't catch it until sound checks. I took the easy way out and instead of ripping the whole thing out, I just desoldered, dropped the bad one out, and added the right value on the trace side.... so SUE ME! 

Only one more to go.... Cheese Source 

[LaceSensor]

Killer as usual

[Govmnt_Lacky]

Thanks Ian. You know as well as I do that these bad boys are the bee's knees!

Would have to say that the RS build is probably the second most "complex" build next to the ?Flanger but... well worth the sonic capability! This thing rocks on so many levels. Bet it would be killer with just about any instrument!