Folk Boost Kit

[cajone5]

It would be nice if some like it super bright that there is some adjustment. I am almost to the point of night blindness and a bright led screws up my ability to see the board and guitar! I do not know anything about electronics, so I do not know if adjustability is going to be complicated and/or affect the sound. If everyone wants bright I can just do an orange sharpie over it and be good.

Will there be an option to use a battery?

How much wire will be needed? The only wire I have is cloth insulated for wiring guitars and I suspect that may not be good to use. Or is it? It would be cool to have cloth wire in a pedal . I am pretty certain we all live near a hardware or radio shack store and can pick-up the needed wire if it is a pain to add to the kits. I'm fine either way. If pedal building is anything like building guitars it becomes so addicting we will all be buying wire in bulk soon anyway

Nothing wrong with cloth wire IMO. I am going to build a few Si Fuzzrite's soon with some black and orange cloth wire just for kicks Of course the folk boost proto is top priority so that's for some time down the road

And bright LED's can be remedied as stated above or by swapping the CLR (current limiting resistor) for a higher value to reduce the current and thus the brightness of the LED

[ak47]

I like the idea of a bi-colour LED... Smart thinking. I do feel that having a 'standardized' kit of parts, wire etc is the best way to go if possible, especially if based on the outcome of the prototype... This would be my preference but of course I understand if the more experienced would employ some flexibilty in their choice of materials.

[ak47]

As much as I want one of these I think I should back out and pass my spot on to someone else. I have my first child due imminently and I will be short on both the money and time I would like to put into the Cherry Buster. So Cajone5, you may remove me from the list and pass my spot on to the next soldering soul. Both and at the moment.

Congrats H. Happy to build it for you if you would like... Kind of a "daddy baby gift"

Your call just let Cajone5 and me know

I'm sure if everyone getting a kit chucked a few extra bucks in we could cover the cost for Pappa Hulakatt

[amp boy]

cloth high five !!! - i was actually thinking of using red cloth wire to go with the pedals color ...........plus it will maximize the cherrynesssssssssss......

[Joeleo]

And bright LED's can be remedied as stated above or by swapping the CLR (current limiting resistor) for a higher value to reduce the current and thus the brightness of the LED

Exactly. They're called super-bright, but they're no more bright than any other LED if you use the proper resistor. That gets my vote, but I have a few funky-colored super-bright LED's already, so if we go another route I can just use on of those. No biggy either way.

[cajone5]

Cool -- I'll try to order most of the parts tonight and I'll be sure to include a ton of red wire in my order as well as some sweet bi-color crystal/bright LEDs. Odds are it will be red/blue or red/green as those seem to be the most common ones. And ya gotta have a red LED for at least one setting. It is the cherry buster afterall

[cajone5]

Almost all parts have been ordered. Still searching for 16mm 2Meg Linear pots and LED bezels that will fit the Bearfoot boxes... have a few feelers out for some guidance but if anyone here has any leads, let me know.

Also -- per the recommendations of a few I've decided to leave knobs up to the builders to source since I the standard BJFe / Bearfoot ones will not fit the pots and I don't want to make the choice for everyone on an alternative.

Back to scouring the interweb...

[cajone5]

OK -- all I can find are 24mm pots for the 2M input impedance control. So unless anyone here or at the couple other places I've inquired can point me to a 16mm or 9mm pot we're going to have a snug fit on our hands. Good news is it will still work... it's just going to make everything fit a little more snugly...



I'll give it another day to see if anyone can find a 16mm 12meg linear pot that's smaller than a 24mm but it's looking like I'll have to order the big boy for the last control. Good news is, that's the only thing left that I need to order!

[amp boy]

Maybe Donner would know, or perhaps mouser electronics ?
I get overwhelmed by the amount of EVERYTHING on electronic sites.

[cajone5]

Scoured the internet -- product doesn't exist on any major site...

pedalpartsplus
smallbearelectronics
bonzai
mouser
etc.

However, BJ recommended a tweak which will allow me to pick up 1M pots instead which are easily found in 16mm size

Final parts order was just placed. Now we wait.

Once parts come in I will immediately make up kits, box things up, and get them out the door. Hoping to have all kits out of my hands in about 2 weeks.

The updated/final list is attached.

Prototype to be (nearly) completed this weekend -- have a couple small parts I'll need to add in once they arrive.

Final kit cost w/ box, board and all parts will be ~$85 to $90 + shipping

Extra boards will also be available for about $9 or so.