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just joined this thread. Am at the beginning of your journey . Which are the best couple of books for learning the basics please.?
I can solder and have made guitars and amps before but i want to learn the theory for this, and do the breadboarding thing first ( i did a vero board parrot fashion and is doesnt work. Ive decided i need to start at the beginnnig )
sorry to butt in, but i cant think of a better place to learn about the stuff. I need to learn
thanks
chris
The books section on digital gives a good grounding in the basics like gates and clocks but things have moved on a lot in digital chip design so maybe not the best book for that area
Well folks, it's now April and the end of the C18Q1 challenge and I've learnt a lot from the experts here, and from various other forums and sources. And after building about 10 pedals in 3 months I've learnt a lot - the hard way. ;-)
Here are my top tips:
And here is my final pedal for March. It's an EQD Disaster Transport Junior clone (http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/earthquaker-disaster-transport-jr.html).
And thanks to everyone who offered advice. Especially @Adam_MD !
Juansolo and Cleggy are the masters of envirotex they’re guides are a must read to easily get it to look right.
I think you have definitely beaten the challenge.
Thanks for posting the list of tips too.
I agree about the Juansolo and Cleggy guide (http://juansolo.co.uk/stompage/finishing.html) being useful. I differ somewhat in that I don't use the artwork as a drill template. I drill the holes first then design the artwork in Omnigraffle then do a rough print to check everything lines up then stick it on top. I also drill out the hole for the LED in the ET, as I like it to poke through. My next experiment will be to place the 3mm LED through the hole and seal it there first before pouring the ET around it.
Here's some photos of a Tayda enclosure:
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/128889/pedal-build-diary-blow-by-blow-account
Happily, you've covered a few pitfalls that I would no doubt have encountered so thanks in advance! Hopefully you won't mind, but I'm sure I'll have some questions at some point!