This is a library of perfboard and single-sided PCB effect layouts for guitar and bass. I'm not an electrical engineer by any stretch of the imagination, just a DIY'er who likes drawing layouts. It is meant for the hobbyist (so commercial use of any of these layout is not allowed without permission) and as a way to give back to the online DIY community.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Budda Chakra Compressor

Here's an optical compressor I came across on FSB and hadn't seen a layout of it before. There's some question as to whether the schematic is accurate on FSB, so build with care. The original uses a rectifier array component, but I've broken that down into 4 discrete diodes (1N4148, 1N4001, etc.) since I figure more people will have those on hand than the rectifier component. Should fit nicely in a 1590B. Schematic and more info on FSB.


21 comments:

  1. Boa tarde. Quais são os diodos?
    Grato.

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    1. Hello friend, you are not the only Brazilian to visit the page, so even to speed up the response process, speak in English, not Portuguese! The diodes are 1n4148!

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  2. which one LDR & LED type i can use for this PCB?

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  3. LF353P CAN it be replacet with lf353n?

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    1. Probably. Usually the letters after the numbers are manufacturer specific.

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  4. Collected. Does not work. The LED does not light up. Something is wrong in the original scheme.

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  8. I did it verified
    But i really dont know what compression is
    And i dont know if attack knob is doing anything or not

    I feel itslike a boost pedal. I just dont know how compression pedal sounds like haha

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    1. Does the LED light up on your build?

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    2. Led inside that ldrand led thing?


      I cannot see it.. but compressor does work


      Im not syre abou attack but otherworks

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  9. I made 2 pedals
    U can mark it as verified

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    1. is the order of the diodes correct? mine's working, but I can't hear it 'compressing' and it has a slight overdrive when the gain is about 75%. Does the LED on your build light up? TIA!

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  10. Is there any update on this one? Can anybody get the LED lighting up?

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