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previous: jon hi,I'm using small Chicago... -- 9/10/2000 1:34 PM

Re: Harmonic Tremolo in a pedal?

9/11/2000 5:02 PM
Scott Swartz	Re: Harmonic Tremolo in a pedal? I have built a couple of tube pedals also, and Jon is right, the packaging is the toughest part. I use Hammond 1456 slope front enclosures, which are not ideal, but readily available. I add an internal divider, another piece of sheet metal with three breaks, for more mounting surfaces. I have found that if you use the proper 3 prong AC power cord there is usually a ground loop with an amp, formed by the ground prongs of the two power cords. This can be addressed by transformer coupling out of the pedal. If you want to attempt this, I recommend making very detailed layout drawings or making a cardboard mockup of your enclosure to ensure all the components fit. It requires very tight packaging to get the pedal down to reasonable size, much tighter than a typical amp.

9/11/2000 5:02 PM

Scott Swartz

Re: Harmonic Tremolo in a pedal?

I have built a couple of tube pedals also, and Jon is right, the packaging is the toughest part.

I use Hammond 1456 slope front enclosures, which are not ideal, but readily available. I add an internal divider, another piece of sheet metal with three breaks, for more mounting surfaces.

I have found that if you use the proper 3 prong AC power cord there is usually a ground loop with an amp, formed by the ground prongs of the two power cords. This can be addressed by transformer coupling out of the pedal.

If you want to attempt this, I recommend making very detailed layout drawings or making a cardboard mockup of your enclosure to ensure all the components fit. It requires very tight packaging to get the pedal down to reasonable size, much tighter than a typical amp.

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jon Hi Scott,One further sugges... -- 9/11/2000 7:36 PM