Boring Time Saver (PCB For Footswitch, Jacks & DC Socket)

[Scruffie]

It's not an exciting effect, but I wonder how some boards like these might go down?

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=82446.msg689956#msg689956

Save a lot of time building those 1590B effects and it'd give a nice professional look to go with the fabbed PCBs.

So polarity protection, power filtering, DC Jack, Battery Pads, In & Out Jacks, Input ground Footswitch, LED & its resistor.

The parts are fairly standardized I think...

Might be on my own with this one though.

[masterlk]

Great idea...love it...but lining up those holes might be an issue.

[Scruffie]

Great idea...love it...but lining up those holes might be an issue.

One fixed printable drilling template and you'd be fine though.

Plus a circular file can always be used to adjust holes if necessary.

[mgwhit]

I would be all over that board.  I already use 3PDT boards when I can, and, now that so many of the Madbean boards are being fabbed for a 1590B layout, something like that would be huge.

[reddo]

I'd be in on something like this. Do you think Ice-9 would share the files needed to get some fabbed?

[jimmybjj]

I'd be in on something like this. Do you think Ice-9 would share the files needed to get some fabbed?

he is willing to share but he used a program called Altium Designer if anyone is familiar with it.

[reddo]

I've never heard of it, but that doesn't mean much. Don't you usually need Gerber files to get boards fabbed?

[jubal81]

I looked it up. it's some fancy stuff. $5,000 for the software. ouch.

[madbean]

It's not an exciting effect, but I wonder how some boards like these might go down?

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=82446.msg689956#msg689956

Save a lot of time building those 1590B effects and it'd give a nice professional look to go with the fabbed PCBs.

So polarity protection, power filtering, DC Jack, Battery Pads, In & Out Jacks, Input ground Footswitch, LED & its resistor.

The parts are fairly standardized I think...

Might be on my own with this one though.

This is pretty much a go for me. I finally got around to stuffing the (revised) board I had made some time ago and it checks out. I did not do dedicated spots for filtering and polarity protection, but took a different approach. The empty side opposite the DC jack has about 30 perf holes with a 9v and ground pad, and one extra output pad with the standard I/O stuff. So, different types of filtering can be applied (for instance if you like to use a series resistor with your 9v supply).

Anyway, I'll drop it into my next build after I work up a good drilling template for the 1590B.

[jimmybjj]

Very nice. I really like your design.

[reddo]

Sweet

[gtr2]

This would cut down a lot of time on off board wiring for smaller builds!  Love it!

[jimmybjj]

This is pretty much a go for me. I finally got around to stuffing the (revised) board I had made some time ago and it checks out. I did not do dedicated spots for filtering and polarity protection, but took a different approach. The empty side opposite the DC jack has about 30 perf holes with a 9v and ground pad, and one extra output pad with the standard I/O stuff. So, different types of filtering can be applied (for instance if you like to use a series resistor with your 9v supply).

Anyway, I'll drop it into my next build after I work up a good drilling template for the 1590B.

Will you be producing these in other sizes (125b) or just the 1590b?