Audio Function Generator Stripboard Veroboard Layout
there isn't really much to say about this circuit as it is mostly a 8038 based function generator with a few bits added on such as a DC-DC convertor for the bi-polar power supply and a range/shape...
View ArticleGoodbye Tony Sly
Today isn't an electronics post and it will probably be of little relevance to anyone reading this.One of my musical heroes died today - Tony Sly of the band "No Use For A Name" basically a skatepunk...
View Article6 watt desktop amplifier stripboard veroboard layout
I wanted a nice powerful stereo amplifier for studio use, I'm pretty sure this will drive a few pairs of headphones/speakers though I've only tried it with one pair.this would also be well suited for a...
View ArticleMore Audiowankery!
I do love good audiowankery companies, I even buy hifi magazines just to sit there shouting at it and today I bought one and found this beauty. their angle is that mains electricity is like a hammer...
View ArticleDual Tracking Power Supply Stripboard Veroboard Layout
another project born of necessity (ie I blew my other one up) This is a 1.5Amp dual polarity power supply (adjustable)This may look like a waste of stripboard however once you see how big the 1000u...
View ArticleUsing Stripboard + Key To My Diagrams
I've gotten the odd email asking about some of the stripboard layouts and what certain things meanso I've made a quick little diagram to show you what I mean.the software I use is known as DIY layout...
View ArticleMosquito Repellent Stripboard Veroboard Layout
I'm pretty ill at the moment and I didn't want to really get up let alone make a circuit however the reason I am ill is because of bastard mosquitos - you see they bite you and your body reacts to the...
View ArticleKnight Rider Kitt / Cylon LED Sequencer Stripboard Veroboard Layout
This is a cool little project I've been meaning to do for a long time. One which was so simple I kept putting it off.Essentially this is a 8Hz (ish) squarewave generator attached to a decade counter -...
View ArticleVoice Bandwidth Filter for podcasts / youtube veroboard stripboard layout
This idea came about when someone was tweeting on twitter that they were having problems with rumble noise and high pitch squealing from some air conditioner unit. So I thought I would make a filter...
View ArticleFading LEDs / Eyes for Halloween decorations stripboard veroboard layout
The inspiration for this little circuit with Halloween approaching was a post I saw made on this Thrifty Crafty Girlbasically the girl had an idea of putting glow sticks in toilet rolls with eyes cut...
View ArticleFlux Capacitor LED Decoration Stripboard Veroboard Layout
for fans of Back To The Future - or LEDsI know this isn't exactly like the real thing however that would involve crux tubes and so on and I doubt many people who read my site want to piss about with...
View ArticleDevils Triangle Drone Synth Stripboard Veroboard Layout
this is a project based largely on the put up or shut up mentality, for quite some time I've been getting annoyed at seeing youtube videos of people pissing about with these "synths" which are...
View ArticleBehringer UV300 Rate Mod (Slow Down)
I thought I'd take a quick venture into modifying a effects pedal. The one I chose was the Behringer UV300 ( Ultra Vibrato ) I love Behringer gear and in most cases they do a really good job at effects...
View ArticleLow Battery Indicator ( 9v ) Stripboard Veroboard Layout
I was in the middle of designing a little 9volt battery operated music thing and I thought it would be nice to have a little battery indicator to tell me when it was getting low.Once I made it up I...
View Article8 Bit Guitar Fuzz II Effect Stripboard Veroboard Layout
I wanted to make a kind of brutal fuzz pedal for a song I'm working on that needs a really nasty sounding lead bit so I designed this little beast - it was a very very quick circuit so I didn't add any...
View Article1970's wah wah pedal Stripboard Veroboard Layout
Obviously this is not one of mine but one taken from a magazine from 1970. it uses germanium transistors however if you can't find them or they are too expensive just try some general purpose ones like...
View ArticlePWM LED Dimmer Stripboard VeroBoard Layout (Orig. By Dave L. Jones)
Dave Jones did a cool little circuit using a 555 to dim the LEDs on his Mantis microscope. Obviously this little circuit has a lot of uses so I thought I would make a little stripboard layout for...
View ArticleGuitar FX Regulated Power Supply Stripboard Veroboard Layout
My store bought Effects power supply has been annoying me lately, it's buzzing both from the box and in the guitar signal,it's bad tempered and cuts out and generally just puking up it's entrails, I've...
View Article6 Tact Switch Debounce Veroboard Stripboard Layout
This is one of those boring circuits which you need to know when dealing with CMOS circuits and I imagine it would come in useful for those of you using microcontrollers like Arduino/PIC etc.using this...
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