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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Hobbies, Crafts, & Houses > Learning electronics: Release the Magic Blue Smoke
 
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Kudosx
Jun 6, 2006

it's raining zerglings!

scholzie posted:

It's worth mentioning that flux used in electronics is pretty weak. Gloves wouldn't hurt, but they certainly aren't necessary. I think the danger of flux is far outweighed by the danger of holding a branding iron and molten lead.

I'll agree with this. I burned the living crap out of myself the first time I tried to solder something. In my CCNA/A+ class in High School our teacher gave us a little soldering intro lesson, and we made robots that walked around each other via I.R.'s or some crap

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Kudosx
Jun 6, 2006

it's raining zerglings!

Thumposaurus posted:

I would like to add these sites too:
http://www.commonsound.com/ mostly guitar/bass related but alot of the projects are able self oscillate and can be used with out either and the Tri-Wave Picogenerator is a great noisemaker.

http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/ kits, layouts, schematics

http://olcircuits.com/ sells kits of RunOffGrooves projects

http://www.home-wrecker.com/ a sister site to RunOffGroove focusing on clones

http://www.geofex.com/ One of the best sites that explain the theory behind what makes effects "tick" schematics, and project ideas too.

http://www.smallbearelec.com/StoreFront.bok electronics supplier dedicated to the parts needed to build effects pedals with carrys some specialized parts that are hard to track down via other sites.

I probably have more I need to sort through my bookmarks.

Thanks for posting these! I have been interested in getting back into making electronics stuff, and I think this is exactly what I'd like to make. Tremolo effect stompbox incoming.....

Edit: I'm pretty sure but I just want to make sure.... will most of these effect pedals while being designed for a guitar, still sound alright on a bass?

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