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#1
Schematics and Layouts / Re: No battery fuzz
September 05, 2007, 04:04:49 AM
It seems that the schematic isn't there anymore. Can someone either post the schematic or a link?
#2
Hi, again.
I finished the effect and luckily I have a new guitar amp to try iy out on (Laney Linebacker 65). I found that there was hardly any distortion and I did turn the pots around, discovering that the 100k pot was the volume and the 2k pot didn't do much so I supposed it was the gain.
The samples on the wiki don't work, perhaps someone can fix the links. I'd like to compare the sound I get with the sound I probably don't get, but should.
#3
I will :D, thanks!
If it's not too much of a bother, pls tell me what do you think about using an audio system to play a guitar? Is it ok? (should I try to avoid doing it because of long-term problems or is it perfectly safe) - without taking into account the quality of the sound, which obviously isn't very good  ::)
#4
I'm guessing that I would need a voltmeter (or at least a multi-meter) to find out the DC offset, which I don't have. Is there any other way of finding out what the DC offset is or should I just buy a multi-meter?

I don't currently have an amp, i've been doing all my playing using the AUX in on my CD player/audio system-thing. Having that in mind I doubt that the volume could be loud enough to cause any harm(to my ears anyway), although I allways gradually turn up the volume, starting with 0.
#5
I recently made an effect (5th gear overdrive) but I don't want to try it yet because I'm not sure how well it's made. It may have not-so-good soldering or stuff like that.
Is there any chance of me frying something and if there is, what would I most probably fry? I'm most worried for my guitar :D.
#6
Thanks, I've learned something, but I think I need to read some more on this subject so I've taken out a book on electronics from the local library.
I have another question though: If I did something wrong with my effect, can I damage my guitar or amp/audio system by trying it out?

I've taken the disscution to a new topic:
http://www.ssguitar.com/index.php?topic=552.0
#7
As you can see in the title, I'm new to electronics (relatively because I do know how to solder, having gone to an electronics "club-thingie" - not a very good one, hence the name -  ,although I'm out of practice. Actually I wasn't very good at it to begin with :'( ).
I read most of the posts on "the newcomer's forum" and tried to do the 5th gear overdrive but was not very successful. For one thing, how do I connect the jacks to the whole thing? They each have 2 electrodes(I think) and in the schematic there's only 1 wire coming out from or going into the jack. The jack in actually has 6 plates(3 pairs): I'm guessing that one pair is for one electrode and the other two are for the other.
And another question: are the 3 lines, each progressively smaller that the other equivalent to a downwards pointing arrow, meaning the ground (that's the (-) isn't it?)?

   Since this is the newcomer's forum, i thought it would be ok to ask these questions. I apologize if otherwise. Thank you in advance.