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SMT/SMD Inevitable!

Well, there comes a time in every builder's life that decisions need to be made. From Turret to PCB and these days from THT (through hole technology) to SMT (Surface mounted technology). "These days?", I hear people think. "It has been around much much longer ('60s) brat!". Yeah, yeah, true!

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Magic Diode Comparison

Over the years I bought a lot of different diodes. Some of them are said to be "magical". So I went to a land far far away and .... ok let's stop here and just all put them to the test with my trusted Peak DCA 75 Pro and see how magical it tells me they are and if there aren't just simple/cheap modern substitutes.

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Pedal Power

So why is a guitar pedal's power connection actually center negativ and not center positive like almost all other electronic appliances?

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Component Reference

Once I became a fanatic pedal builder and designer, I noticed I was googling a lot of standard reference data. Things like how to read the values on small capacitors or color coding on resistors, etc. 

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PCB testing

I test every batch I receive before I sell anything. Yes, I hold quality in very high regards. 

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Headroom! Say What!?

Headroom is a buzzword in almost all areas of the audio universe. But what is it actually and is it important to you? I'll try to explain this in this blog and try to keep the techy stuff to a minimum, but yeah there will be some tech stuff!

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Transparent Overdrives?

Yes, we are going into dangerous territory! But before we do that let's just start by saying that I admire Brian Wampler so much that my friends start giving me funny looks.

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Life after SMF

Ok, let me dry my tears first before I start this blog... one moment... O lord why??? why??? Why did you end the life of the dearly appreciated and beloved Panasonic Stacked Metal Film (SMF)???

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Really eBay?

As of April 1st eBay will increase their commission to a whopping 10% coming from 8,41%. That is an increase of almost 19%.

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