DIY Effects

[Bigwan]

On 01/11/2025 at 18:19, bnt said:

This morning I thought I ought to make a start on the Parasit Studios Into The Unknown kit I bought a few weeks ago from MusikDing. It might be a bit ambitious for my first electronics job in decades, but I thought I should try and I wanted a 4046 PLL pedal. Six hours later and the board is fully built and fitted to the case.. Which took some doing, what with eight pots, three switches and two LEDs. What's left is to hook up the connectors and footswitch, then hope I don't have a bad solder joint somewhere in there ..!

 

 

You should NEVER spend time building a board and not check it before you stick it in the enclosure...

[bnt]

19 minutes ago, Bigwan said:

You should NEVER spend time building a board and not check it before you stick it in the enclosure...

 

I should clarify - I had to mount it in the enclosure to get all the pins lined up before soldering, since the pots are PCB-mounted. If you solder first then try to mount it, you risk stressing the board. So you put the pots and board in place before soldering the pot connections.