Pedalboards for guitar

[khanyz]

There is a wealth of info available on the net on input/output/switch/power etc.

I designed and prototyped my own circuit because I wanted a Pedal design that wasn't available to buy.

I knew nothing about electronics before I started but after a lot of research got my thing going.

After having it sitting on a breadboard for 18 months I have a enclosure in transit at the moment.

I've found quite a lot of stuff on the net but I've also pulled out my old books. They are helping me dissect the schematics. My faves are:

Principle of Electronics (Gavin & Houldin)
Linear Vacuum Tube and Transistor Circuits (Cote & Oakes)
Transistor Circuit Techniques (Ritchie).

There's also a little gem called "Op-Amps, Their Principles and Applications" and a very basic one called "Mastering Electronics" (Watson) which I used as a kid.

I'll think I'll leave things on the breadboard for a while too, but maybe not that long. It will take some tinkering and usage before I want to commit anything to an enclosure.

Cheers,
Nigel

[xtp]

I've found quite a lot of stuff on the net but I've also pulled out my old books. They are helping my dissect the schematics. My faves are:

Principle of Electronics (Gavin & Houldin)
Linear Vacuum Tube and Transistor Circuits (Cote & Oakes)
Transistor Circuit Techniques (Ritchie).

There's also a little gem called "Op-Amps, Their Principles and Applications" and a very basic one called Mastering Electronics (Watson) which I used as a kid.

I'll think I'll leave things on the breadboard for a while too. It will take some tinkering and usage before I want to commit anything to an enclosure.

Cheers,
Nigel

Not being from electronics backgound I downloaded this set and read thru the AC & DC volumes 4 or 5 times a couple of winters ago.

http://openbookproject.net/electricCircuits/

When you do the power filtering check this guys page. He uses a resistor style inductor that dumps noise to ground thru caps with minimal voltage loss.

It works really well. I purchased a cheap regulated 12v power supply for my unit and it was noisy. All right to run a electric razor but no good for audio.

I put a inductor before the filtering caps and quiet as. Its a cool idea.

Heres the link

http://www.diystompboxes.com/pedals/ps.html

[khanyz]

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Thanks, I'll check them out. The Klon's use of a voltage converter is what piqued my interest in power supply. I used to use voltage converters, years ago, but the rail drift was too big for what I needed (Analog/Simulation Circuits). I'm assuming that they are a lot better these days.

Cheers,
Nigel

[Uncle E]

I got outbid on an Aces High at the last minute:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 673wt_1185

Fortunately, the Klon is covering my Marshall needs at the moment so it doesn't hurt too much.