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post Apr 12 2006, 11:00 AM

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Go get your switches from Aaron @ DIYsboxes. High quality.
3pdt switches are better imo. Can make a pedal true bypass with no effort at all. Simple as cake smile.gif
Be prepared as you probably won't be able to get a noise-free fully functional pedal at your 1st attempt.

Wahs are simple to make but the components are quite pricey. Not worth it imo.
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post Apr 13 2006, 11:59 AM

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smallbearselectronics is good... thats where i get most of my parts from...
just organise a bulk purchase....

its always better to try everything out on a breadboard 1st....
get a desoldering gun.... its not that expensive

also its good to get a digitalmeter... that way you can find the faults and stuff easily

i failed twice before i got mine working and thats only the clean boost pedal..lol
i was half way through my fuzz pedal when i had to go back to msia... when i came back i just couldnt find the time to work on it anymore.
im on my easter holidays now so i would probably drop by frequently for the next 2 weeks.....
finally there are some peeps here who are into DIY stuff smile.gif thumbup.gif
dont give up!!! for the sake of malaysia we need more DIYers
failure is the mother of success.......haahhaha
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post Apr 17 2006, 09:37 AM

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QUOTE(nick_drake @ Apr 13 2006, 04:22 PM)
hmm...looks like we're not alone... i feel much better that way.

yes evo.com, for the sake of whatever we're trying to achieve, we need more people coming together and sharing their info and knowledge. everyone does their bit... smile.gif

a question for you evo.com, while your're still around online.
the 3PDT at aron's is almost double the price of the regular smallbearelec's DPDT. which should we go for? im thinking of dpdt, to save costs, cause the millenium bypass can be built cheaply. but the delivary for the smallbear dpdt's cost a bomb. whereas aron's 3PDT's are much more reasonable with international delivary.

or we could just order dpdt's and hook up with any relatives there who are coming back to malaysia in a while.
btw, the jalan pasar people are a tad notorious aren't they? hahhaha..well..just like any street..

EDIT: btw evo, its alright to de-solder the parts again right? they wont be damaged by heat or de-soldering right? dont wanna waste the parts soldered wrongly on the pcb. smile.gif
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you can just try both switches 1st before you guys make any bulk orders. 3pdt switches are alot easier to make true bypass pedal. DPDTs aren't that expensive.... im bloody sure you can get it cheaper else where. 20 a pop is fuking ridiculous.

yea you can desolder the components.


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post May 5 2006, 07:28 AM

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looking forawrd to seeing some DIY fuzz boxes/green meanies smile.gif
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post Jun 12 2006, 08:22 AM

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post Jun 12 2006, 10:03 AM

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QUOTE(nick_drake @ Jun 12 2006, 09:59 AM)
thanks. smile.gif

not a problem. if ur coming to ss15 or what, maybe u can drop by my house in usj 5 ..its very near taipan. if u dont mind. we slhd hv just split it at that time.  blink.gif
thanks. smile.gif now i feel the hardest part is the enclosure. need a good metal one..need a metal drill. doh.gif
yeah soldered to 3pdt. be careful with how u hold the 3pdt so that the lugs appear like this  - - -  not like | | | . i got it wrong the first time, had to take all out. doh.gif

haha...we all learn la.
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haha i got the switch wrong a few times....


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post Jun 12 2006, 01:54 PM

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try not to use metal enclosures.... sometimes when you solder the components in you'll get a short circuit


 

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