A quick tube (valve) fuzz box

[jugglindan]

There are two problems with repairing that amp. First I don't have a cabinet or speaker. If I went to the trouble of making a cabinet, I would prefer to use it for a tube amp build. Second, I don't need an acoustic amp anyway.

I may just raid it for parts. There is a $10 op amp on a daughter board just ripe for taking. Plus the spring reverb, pots, knobs etc. More than $5 in parts easy.

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[JohnH]

Ahhh, yep, the lack of case or speaker is a dealbreaker.

[JohnH]

Victory!

Fixed the solder bridge, plus a few solder joins that looked problematic, new IC and it all works fine. Can't really test it properly while the kids are in bed, but I'm pretty chuffed. My electrickery skills are very minimal so every time something works I'm equal parts stunned and amazed

[jugglindan]

Congrats! My electrical skills are somewhat better than my woodworking, but I am still surprised and relieved when things work.

[WeirdBits]

The Victory Fuzz. Well done.

[JohnH]

Congrats! My electrical skills are somewhat better than my woodworking, but I am still surprised and relieved when things work.

My son asked why I kept working on electronic projects when they're so obviously frustrating, and I found it very hard to explain the satisfaction of pushing through and making the d**n thing work

[jugglindan]

Santosh Kalwar said (among other things I am sure):

Never stop just because you feel defeated. The journey to the other side is attainable only after great suffering.

I am pretty sure they were talking about DIY projects.

[FrankenWashie]

Oh the dreaded magic-smoke locked-up inside those components, fortunately I haven't had that happen to me very often....touchwood, although one time I did experience what happens when an electrolytic capacitor explodes, first you hear it go bang, and then you smell the aftermath.

Mmmmm....aftermath.....smells like opportunity.

[jugglindan]

I do love the smell of aftermath in the morning. Much better than the smell of pure math, which hurts my brain.

[McCreed]

I'm not sure if was Magic Smoke or Idiot Dust that came out the time I tried to test our electric horse fence (7000 volts) with my multimeter...

D'oh!!!