Stompbox at 20:50, 27 June 2007

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'''Skills You Need To Build Stompboxes'''

Here are links that can help you make your own Guitar Stompboxes. Read through these sites then come back here for more info for beginners.

You should understand what a circuit is. Read about it here...

You should be able to identify basic components such as [http://www.williamson-labs.com/resistors.htm resistors],[http://www.williamson-labs.com/480_rlc-c.htm capacitors], [http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/basics/diodes.htm diodes], [http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/basics/transistors.htm transistors] and [http://www.uoguelph.ca/%7Eantoon/gadgets/741/741 integrated circuits like op amps.]

[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/g_knott/index3.htm Please read this page as well.]

[http://ourworld.cs.com/gknott5413/index21.htm Check this great page for basic electronics!]

You should be able to read resistor values. [http://www.williamson-labs.com/resistors.htm Resistor color codes and primer is here.]

You should be able to read capacitor values. [http://xtronics.com/kits/ccode.htm Here's a page on capacitor values.]

Soldering. You need to know how to solder. Here are some links:

[http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Library/1355/soldering.htm Basic Soldering Guide by Alan Winstanley]

[http://www.epemag.wimborne.co.uk/solderpix.htm Soldering guide photo gallery by Alan Winstanley]

[http://www.muzique.com/schem/solder.txt Soldering Basics by Jack Orman]

[http://www.elexp.com/t_solder.htm Tips on Soldering.]

Here are tips on how to make a circuit board.

[http://www.geofex.com/effxfaq/diypcb.htm Making circuit boards. I do #2, Perfboards.]

[http://www.wd5gnr.com/pcb.htm Easy PCBs by Al Williams]

[http://geofex.com/bookpages/bookblurb.htm R.G. Keen's book on PCB Layout]

Tips on how to package your circuit.

[http://www.geofex.com/effxfaq/bldfx.htm#packaging Effects packaging.(GEO)]

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Stompbox at 20:50, 27 June 2007