Serendipity Build

[irmcdermott]

Love these ZenDrives...

Graphic again, PulsarProFX decal.... i made the mistake and forgot to turn down the heat of the oven after I clear coated it. If the temp is too high, the foil will crinkle a little. Since this is a personal build, I'm not worried about it. You probably don't even need clear coat with this system, the graphics from what I understand are pretty durable. I really like the stock AD712 chips in these. I've built them with 4558 before, and just prefer them. Found some on ebay a while back. This was the last one I had.



Guts

[cooder]

Great build and looks! Tidy!
I also like the AD712 in mine, but maybe I try some experimenting at some point as well. Apparently in the newer production ones (since Lovepedal got involved) they use the NE5532 chip in there. Probably because it's cheaper...

[Haberdasher]

I've been impressed with your pulsar skills.  If i tried that graphic, the little stars would probably float away from the paper as soon as i submerged it into water!

[irmcdermott]

Great build and looks! Tidy!
I also like the AD712 in mine, but maybe I try some experimenting at some point as well. Apparently in the newer production ones (since Lovepedal got involved) they use the NE5532 chip in there. Probably because it's cheaper...

Thanks! I'll have to build up another one with the NE5532 chip and compare! See if I can tell the difference.

I've been impressed with your pulsar skills.  If i tried that graphic, the little stars would probably float away from the paper as soon as i submerged it into water!

What I didn't mention was that this took me about 6-7 attempts. I had a hard time getting the foil to adhere to the small text. When it finally did, everything else went fine, and then I goofed and still had my oven at like 350degrees. Oh well. Thanks though!

[selfdestroyer]

Looks great. This is one of those pedals that never leaves my board also. Great sounding OD. The artwork looks great and its nice to know that white labels can happen not just with silkscreening.

I will have to try the NE5532 also, I have always ever used the AD712 from Mouser for my couple of Serendipity's I have built.

Cody

[Rockhorst]

My 'secret' chip in TS like circuits is always the LM1458 chip. Highly recommended if you haven't tried it yet.

[sirbergersworth]

Great build of a awesome pedal.

[brucer]

So now I need THIS pedal too! Is this the right IC? http://ca.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Analog-Devices/AD712JNZ/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMvtNjJQt4UgLalm6EXZly%2fyUkSDRYpZONc%3d  Gorgeous build, decal and guts.  Are you finding the PulsarProFX decal system fairly straightforward (after you've done 1 or 2) or do you think the knob labels will always be an issue?  I'd appreciate your thoughts.  Nice results, but there's that initial investment ... and finding space to hide the laminator in the shop!