Cutting Circuit boards

Catmandue

Catmandue

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Is there a special tool? Can I use a hack saw blade? Can I use electrician scissors? (Snips?) People at electronic stores ( big chain ones ) don't know enough to inform me. I also could not find out if they carry transistor sockets ( not the inline but the triangular hole setting type ). I'm also interested in seeing if they carry those "link" deals to use as jumpers. ( Resistor "looking" type deal flesh colored with black stripe in the middle ).
 
Can I take an inline transistor type socket, cut it and use it since it does not have to be connected. I figure cut one out. Use the two for inline then use the single "cut out" one for the third post on the transistor.
 
Catmandue said:
I'm also interested in seeing if they carry those "link" deals to use as jumpers. ( Resistor "looking" type deal flesh colored with black stripe in the middle ).
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Those are 0 (zero) ohms. No resistance in the resistor. BYOC uses these as jumpers, I think. I'm not sure why you can't just use a piece of bare wire. Most jumpers are just bare wire.

Are you talking about a socket like this?
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If so, download this pic and show it to the store.

Where's TTRs pedal gurus? Ivan? Don?
 
syscokid said:
Those are 0 (zero) ohms. No resistance in the resistor. BYOC uses these as jumpers, I think. I'm not sure why you can't just use a piece of bare wire. Most jumpers are just bare wire.

Are you talking about a socket like this?
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If so, download this pic and show it to the store.

Where's TTRs pedal gurus? Ivan? Don?
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I could always make a jumper from a discarded lead from a component also. That is what they recommend on a DIY build I'm prepping right now. I also just landed the tranny sockets from Small Bear. I got me 10 of them although I only need two for right now. Thanks for the input Sysco, a piece of wire can work also. I would just have to tin and solder it in, to jump over.
 
syscokid said:
Those are 0 (zero) ohms. No resistance in the resistor. BYOC uses these as jumpers, I think. I'm not sure why you can't just use a piece of bare wire. Most jumpers are just bare wire.

Are you talking about a socket like this?
View attachment 7260

If so, download this pic and show it to the store.

Where's TTRs pedal gurus? Ivan? Don?
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I found the triangular ones I needed. I believe I do have some inline ones like that. I figured it would be possible to cut one of those but now I don't have to do that.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Don is likely almost ready for sleepin....... Ivan is 18 hrs ahead of u Cat
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I know. Ivan is one of the pedal Zen Masters on here. I learn stuff from him all the time.
chilipeppermaniac said:
pics of these triangular ones plz
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I'll post them when I get them from Small Bear. I'm working on two different projects at once. Since I'm putting the trangular hole pattern sockets on the wah board, my hands are tied until I get them. I suppose I could solder on the trimmer and the sweep cap if I felt like it. I just want to do it all in one shot. After that board is put together I use the trimmer to adjust a given value. I probably will go back and forth removing and adjusting value on this until the desired tone is there. I feel I'm on a good path so far. The other project is a DIY "Muff Fuzz." I already just cut out the circuit board for it. I used the big tin snips version. It is not pretty but quick and I have enough holes, copper and I did not have to buy any extra tools for right now. By the way, the triangular is the hole pattern. The socket is actually round. I'll post photos of my progress on this stuff.
 
Just woke up. For cutting boards I use the score-and-snap method. You don't need a vise. Once the board is scored (top side only - the other side doesn't help) just lay it over a table edge and line it up, then push down. For zero ohm jumpers I always just use offcuts of wire. No point spending good money on them. I haven't seen a transistor socket in years, but I guess somewhere like Radiospares would have them.
 
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