Cathode_Follower

Sorry for digging up an old thread, but I just finished repairing one of these for a friend. I suspect part of the depreciation issue is the build quality. Not sure how they put together the cabinets (possibly welded although there is no sign of any bead) but the one I was looking at had basically split apart. Even after bolting everything back together with internal L-section along all the edges and a thorough epoxying there were still buzzes coming from other areas of the amp which were previously inaudible due to the primary issue. Generally unimpressed with the build quality, noticing several threaded screws (speaker, one of the feet, several around the amp area) and many countersinks not adequately depthed which to me just screams cheap and lazy. Granted the friend was using it on a regular basis as a jobbing musician in NYC but this was marketed to pros, so you'd think it would be robust enough..

Continuing on the topic of SMT, Big Clive has been doing a few videos on reflow recently that some in this thread may find interesting.

Not a pedal as such, but just finished this 8x9v transformer-isolated psu, fitted in a re-purposed lighting-controller housing.

That's one steady hand you have there sir!

Completed Bug Crusher. Using mostly scavenged parts I managed to build the whole thing for about £10. In my excitement to finish it I completely forgot to paint any control labelling and also neglected to leave space for a battery inside but hey ho. Sounds fantastic anyway! Discovered in the course of researching the pedal that it was actually designed in my home town of Bristol 😍

Bug Crusher board complete. Very pleased with the layout of this. Now to drill the enclosure!

Fair enough! I had assumed that if there was a total combined current rating for the outputs then they couldn't all be running from dedicated switching supplies. Shows how much I know about such things!

I'll pass! Thanks for the info

Interesting, they do *claim* that they are individually isolated?

You've piqued my interest. I'd be very interested to see the specs if you have a link?

Both! Also I like the security of being able to over-engineer the bejeezus out of something and know that it's never going to die on you at an inconvenient moment. If it does die it's also far easier to repair if you made it yourself.

The stated maximum current draw of 375mA seems conservative for 7 pedals, you may risk overloading the supply. You may want to check the specs of all your pedals so make sure you wont exceed this. http://stinkfoot.se/power-list is a good resource if you cant find info on the pedal itself of from the manufacturer. However it is also worth mentioning that if you're going to be bi-amping you will very likely run into some ground loop issues if running everything off the same supply.

I've been wanting to build a high quality power brick for a while, and seem to have a lot of time on my hands at present so decided to pull the trigger. Spec would be 8 x fully isolated and regulated 9v outputs each capable of supplying at least 200mA. Back-of-envelope calculation puts the total project cost at somewhere around £70, roughly half of what you'd pay for a retail unit with similar features To achieve this I would like to order a WPDLXFMR-2 from Weber in the US (https://www.tedweber.com/wpdlxfmr-2) very reasonably priced at $25. However, delivery to the UK for a single transformer comes out at $80..! Are there any DIY-ers who'd also be interested in embarking on one of these power supplies? If so we can bulk-order a bunch of these Webers and bring the unit price down to something reasonable. I think we would need at least 5 of us to get the project cost down to the £70 stated above, but the more the merrier of course.

You could daisy-chain the DC10 as the 7 x 9v outputs are not isolated from one another, however best practice would still be to use separate cables.

@bloke_zero Bought mine from pedalsandparts.com based in the Netherlands. Postage was very reasonable and arrived in about 4 days. Kit price not the cheapest (from my limited kit experience) but still the cheapest (if not the only) option I could find for this type of compressor, kit or built. Instructions were easy to follow although there were a couple of things that might have caught out a novice (I'm new to pedal kits but have done enough assembly and tinkering in my time) The biggest downside was that the components all came in one bag.. Sorting out the (tiny!) 40+ resistors took bloody ages!! All in all very happy with the results though. Great kit but perhaps not suitable for beginners (edit) - Link to the instruction PDF if anyone interested http://www.byocelectronics.com/pmbcinstructions.pdf