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captntasty


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Hi all,  I've been building effects for a couple years by using existing artwork but would like to try building circuits from scratch by using perfboard.  I figure this is a great way to really become familiar with circuits.  I bought a few small pad-per-hole boards @ RadioSuck(did I say that?)  Pulled up a schematic of a booster and was a bit lost.  Wondering if anyone can recommend sources for learning this technique.


Thanks, -P



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Korgull


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I would get a few schematics and practice putting the circuits together on a breadboard. It can help you figure out your perfboard layouts and give you practice reading the schematics. You can also (easily) experiment with different parts/values to get the sound you like before soldering it all together.
Here are a couple perfboard projects with detailed instructions that might help a bit also:
http://www.diystompboxes.com/sboxforum/viewforum.php?f=6
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Projects/TweakO/TweakO.htm
Good luck.


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Col


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All the circuits I have built (around 12) have been on stripboard and have all worked. I had no previous electonic experience but have found it Ok so far. There is a lot of info on the net on using it and there are some simple circuits on General Guitar Gadgets website for boosters and a distortion.


The only one I have had trouble with (apart from simple debugging) was the Brian May Treble booster (off Aarons site) which worked very well for a while and then packed in. I tested everything and all seemed OK but there was no output.


The good thing about stripboard is that it is pretty robust so I just desoldered everything and managed to re-use most of the parts apart from the transistor and one of the resistors which saved me around £0.30, was it worth the effort? It is very good for swapping parts to try different values as it stands up to being re-soldered quite well, and if it does get damaged the new board is simple to make and doesn't require any caustic or toxic chemicals to make a new one.


Col



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captntasty


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Thanks a bunch! That should be enough to go on... I'll post on how it goes.
-P

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