Parallel Universe Perfboard layout woohoo!

[EATyourGUITAR]

UPDATE: the junction of R1 and C5 should have a wire attached to a jack.
UPDATE: C2 IS ELECTROLYTIC. a lot of the electrolytics on this layout are in fact too big to fit. i had a tough time getting this together. most components have some strange bends in the legs to get it all to fit. the area around R10 and R11 is difficult to get it installed without any shorts. and the same is true for the jumper on the 386. this layout needs work so I would advise against building it. i'll leave it up as it might be usefull.

click for full size image. flikr is whack. Using a lot of offboard components point to point. just use the big ugly layout as a guide for all the offboard stuff. the LED wiring is the same for all the switches so just copy that from the one thats wired. I didn't want to redraw the whole thing cause It's not important really. I've been starring at it so long I think I have it memorized. soldering starts tonight, wish me luck.

[expanoncolin]

Cool!  I know there is a veroboard layout floating around, but I don't think I've seen a perf one.  Good luck building it.

-Colin

[EATyourGUITAR]

I saw the vero layout and I was not satisfied with the size of it. I'm very new to diy. thats actually my first perf layout i've done on a computer. I would like to get PCB's made but I dont want to do anything that violates the "not for comercial use" clause. if I did get PCB's though, all the led and switch pads would be on one end while the power and knobs would be on the other. the jacks pads would be straight to each jack. basically, pads going all around. I can do it with no jumprers.

got any ideas on how to mount this perf to the case? I didn't order switched jacks so now I gotta get a 6 inch cable for the send/return

[expanoncolin]

Being able to create perf layouts on-the-fly is a really valuable skill.  Doing it on the computer is a good place to start.  You're welcome to get PCBs made - just so long as you don't sell them!

To mount the perf, you could use stand-offs (requiring that you drill an additional hole in the case), or you could simply wrap it in electrical tape and let it hang.  As long as your soldering is good, that method can be an OK way to go.  Also, if you plan carefully, you can size it so that it sandwiches well around the jacks, pots, switches, etc.

-Colin

[EATyourGUITAR]

what about you just make a batch of pcb's and sell me one? I'm on ilovefuzz forums a lot and the two pedals people always want but just cant get are the parallel universe and the other is the wolf computer. its like the internet gets the word out but the demand just grows and grows. you could sell 10 PCB's in one day, I'm sure of it. thanks for always getting back to my posts and emails and thanks for designing such a much loved pedal. I owe you a beer c[ii]

[expanoncolin]

what about you just make a batch of pcb's and sell me one? I'm on ilovefuzz forums a lot and the two pedals people always want but just cant get are the parallel universe and the other is the wolf computer. its like the internet gets the word out but the demand just grows and grows. you could sell 10 PCB's in one day, I'm sure of it. thanks for always getting back to my posts and emails and thanks for designing such a much loved pedal. I owe you a beer c[ii]

I will probably be manufacturing production-line PUs in the not-too-distant future, at which point I might be convinced to sell spare PCBs - but they will probably be rather large and tailored pretty specifically to the enclosure it's in (eg, lots of board-mounted parts).  I do have some PCBs from the first edition of the PU around somewhere - this version had no boost (no TL072 op amp) but still worked pretty well.

-Colin

[fuzzmax]

I would be interested to buy a pcb of the new version of the parallel universe.  Sounds pretty amazing actually!!  Tell me when it's available please.

[mikebike]

im definatly interested in a pcb

[expanoncolin]

Well, I just dug out the spare PCBs from the first run.  These are the simple version with just the LM386.  I also have a single prototype of the "second edition", with the op amp, built up on perf... that one would be much harder to figure out how to wire.  If either of you want either, let me know!  The original PU without the op amp is actually quite killer, it just has some trouble with single coil pickups.

-Colin

[fuzzmax]

don't you have remaining pcb for the version with the three stompswitches?  If not, I may want to go with the first version!

max

[expanoncolin]

Well, the perf is a three-stompswitch version but it's not exactly the same as the "second edition" schematic.  The PCBs that I have are first edition.

-Colin

[EATyourGUITAR]

EDIT: nevermind, I didn't read the whole thread

[expanoncolin]

For those who asked, not sure how much these should be.  Maybe $15 each for the 1st edition? They're populated.  Plus shipping.

-Colin

[mikebike]

ill take it!

should i paypall you colin? whats your email

[expanoncolin]

Do you want one of the first ed. ones or the second edition one on perf?  My paypal is the "contact" button to the left on the menu.  If you're in the US shipping should be no more than $3.

-Colin