Comments on: Leaky Buffer Prototype Pedal

By: tdale

tdale — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:06:13 +0000

I am building the GE transistor buffer my question has to do with Electrolytic vs ceramic caps. Should they all be electrolytic for C1 and C2. I have an EL in C1 1uf, and a ceramic in C2 with the installed as per schematic. should I replace C2 with an EL or can I keep the Ceramic?

Thanks -T

By: alfalfasprout69

alfalfasprout69 — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:42:00 +0000

Great Article!!!

i built a buffer i useat the front of my chain with your IC based circuit. it sounds great.

in my project i used a very small enclosure (2″ x 2″) and used two mono jacks with just a DC power socket seeming i want it “always on”. works great and dosnt take up much room on my pedalboard.

thanks again Jack!

By: thegnu

thegnu — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:24:06 +0000

So I’ve got a really old–housed in an electric wall box –Sirkut electronics ring mod, and the oscillator bleeds through even when the switch is off. The circuit is dead simple, using an 8 pin frequency analyzer, 3 caps, 1 resistor, and one pot.

I heard from the circuit-bent.com guy that you can maybe lower the input voltage and throw a buffer on it. Would this be the sort of buffer I would use?

Thanks, and I like your blog.

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By: admin

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:54:58 +0000

Test the board first without the switch to make sure it is working. If so, use the first diagram on this page:

http://www.muzique.com/schem/dpdt.gif

Use only the left 6 lugs on the footswitch. The column of 3 on the right can be used for the LED.

One of the most common 3PDT switch problems is that you have mounted it rotated 90 degrees. The rectangular switch lugs should be going horizontal, not vertical.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:39:32 +0000

Looks great !

I built a similar looking configuration using Jack’s board – but i can’t seem to get it to work.

The wiring of your 3PDT looks very different from how I wired mine.

Would you mind posting your wiring diagram ?

Or email me directly at danielzink at gmail dot com