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Sounds awesome man, nice work!

Joeleo wrote:Sounds awesome man, nice work!

Thanks! I love stacking this with my EGDM.. and there is something extra satisfying about having made it myself

I took the first step today! I sorted all the pieces and taped them to paper according to number and value. One HUGE problem I had was not being able to read the resistors at all. Fortunately, I bought a digital multi-meter a year ago and I measured all the resistors to get their values. It was so nice that Cliff bought quality parts as all the parts are really close to the value they are supposed to be.

I do not have a part that looks like Gnash's at the bottom of page 3 of this thread. Is that a problem?

Also, do you need to wrap the electrolytic caps to prevent shorts, or why does Gnash have those pink hats on his?

Finally, which part type have a specific input and output?

Off to pick up the twins from PK. Let's hope The Bear has been nice/good!

thesjkexperience wrote:I took the first step today! I sorted all the pieces and taped them to paper according to number and value. One HUGE problem I had was not being able to read the resistors at all. Fortunately, I bought a digital multi-meter a year ago and I measured all the resistors to get their values. It was so nice that Cliff bought quality parts as all the parts are really close to the value they are supposed to be.

I do not have a part that looks like Gnash's at the bottom of page 3 of this thread. Is that a problem?

Your caps may looks slightly different -- to keep costs low I pulled some parts from my own stash and didn't necessarily have 20 of the exact same looking caps. Just make sure you have the right values and you're AOK.

thesjkexperience wrote:Also, do you need to wrap the electrolytic caps to prevent shorts, or why does Gnash have those pink hats on his?

Nope. I was able to just place them in and lay them over (leave some lead length so you can bend it and lean it over to clear the case) on their sides. No reason to shrink wrap but you can if you'd like.

thesjkexperience wrote:Finally, which part type have a specific input and output?

The only polarized parts are the electrolitic capacitors and you can use the following to make sure you have the right polarity...

thesjkexperience wrote:Off to pick up the twins from PK. Let's hope The Bear has been nice/good!

Good luck building!

Thanks! I am so glad I do not have to look at those colors anymore! I know the page I printed out was a bit off due to using generic ink cartridges, but even using the photo on my monitor I couldnt guess what was going on. I was even looking through a loupe under a full spectrum desk lamp I use so I can do setups and wiring a bit easier.

Since the legs get stiff after soldering is it good to bend them first using needle nose pliers?

thesjkexperience wrote:Thanks! I am so glad I do not have to look at those colors anymore! I know the page I printed out was a bit off due to using generic ink cartridges, but even using the photo on my monitor I couldnt guess what was going on. I was even looking through a loupe under a full spectrum desk lamp I use so I can do setups and wiring a bit easier.

Since the legs get stiff after soldering is it good to bend them first using needle nose pliers?

I typically do it that way. Bend legs and get placement the way you want it and then solder. I do the same for resistors and everything else to make it look prettier

Another tip -- place multiple components and use painters tape to hold everything in place. Then you can turn the board over and solder without things shifting around.

Glad to hear I am not the only one suffering 'resistor blindness' I am digging this pedal more and more... I love it into my EGDM and was just playing around with it in front of my 5 watt Blackstar into a 4x12... crazy sounds!

Good luck with the build!

At long last, my Cherry Buster is finally complete -- although I put the wrong date inside

It was definitely a lot to fit in one box but I'm really happy with how it all worked out. Pretty clean although it could probably be cleaner -- I'm used to having more space to work with. Anyway, here it is in all its glory. Gonna get a spot at the front of the chain if/when I ever wire up my board






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You didnt tip those tall things over?

I need to get moving on mine as the Bear found my sheet with all the parts taped to it.

thesjkexperience wrote:You didnt tip those tall things over?

I need to get moving on mine as the Bear found my sheet with all the parts taped to it.

It's definitely a snug fit. I would recommend laying them over for other folks doing the build. It is crammed in there pretty tight as shown. But I had to show you could do it... but I don't recommend it.