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Scarymonsta
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
90 Posts |
 Posted - 01/20/2010 : 13:06:02
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Looks like a winner to me !! 
Post some pics to show us how it works on the board !
Chris |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 01/20/2010 : 14:42:02
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Originally posted by Miky
Here we go. Five-minute work.
I love that idea and will hold it real sturdy |
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Pedal Dan
Silver Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 01/20/2010 : 15:01:45
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Too cool Miky! Way to use your head! |
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Miky
Silver Member
Czech Republic
184 Posts |
Posted - 01/20/2010 : 20:02:10
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I'm glad you like it. |
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JCDenton6
Bronze Member
USA
101 Posts |
Posted - 01/20/2010 : 20:35:06
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Miky my man.. that is awesome work. The links look like they were meant to be used for that purpose. Makes me second-guess my pedal board purchase |
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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
729 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 00:10:25
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I too use a Pedaltrain, for Boss Pedals I have unscrewed the back plate and flipped it over, leaving me with a smooth metal plate to apply the velcro. (& keeping my CE-2's Green Label safe, along with all my other pedals)
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jackderringer
Silver Member
USA
153 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 01:20:30
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oh my god miky that looks perfect
i went to home depot today to look for something similar to the kits on ebay and came up with nothing
so... how much does a bike chain and a chain breaker cost in the states?  |
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Miky
Silver Member
Czech Republic
184 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 11:19:59
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Originally posted by jackderringer
oh my god miky that looks perfect
i went to home depot today to look for something similar to the kits on ebay and came up with nothing
so... how much does a bike chain and a chain breaker cost in the states?
I would suggest that you look around for some biker. These chains last like a thousand miles and then have to be replaced so I used to have a bucket full of chains in the garage... Or you may as well ask a technician in a bike store to give you an old chain or, if he is kind enough, cut a handful of links from it. Buying a new chain and a breaker would probably be more expensive than the ebay thing, though I have no idea what the prices are in the US on these things. |
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jackderringer
Silver Member
USA
153 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 15:48:09
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| that's a good point, those kits on ebay are relatively cheap unless i could get someone to toss me an old chain. nice work, though. it turned out great. |
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jackderringer
Silver Member
USA
153 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 06:32:22
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| i've been thinking (been known to do it from time to time) and rather than use the bike links or kits on johnnyshredfreak, what's stopping me from drilling the board and then screwing the pedals directly to it with some longer screws? anyone see potential issues with this? |
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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
729 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 02:10:56
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dude just do what I said:
I use a pedaltrain, I unscrew the backplates of Boss pedals and turn them over - I then screw the back.
You then have a smooth metal surface, ideal for attaching velcro... |
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jackderringer
Silver Member
USA
153 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 02:10:00
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that won't exactly work for all of the pedals, like my ps-5. it has two metal tabs on the pcb that go between the case and the bottom plate.
this gets in the way of the rubber pad if i try to flip it. i have a couple other pedals with these tabs. can anyone tell me why the tabs are there? |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 14:10:16
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Hi jackderringer & Guys
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i have a couple other pedals with these tabs.
can anyone tell me why the tabs are there?
Long Tech'o version:
The tabs are connected to the GND/Ground/Earth of the circuit board.
When the back is on, they connect to the metal of the back plate,
providing the plate with a good GND/Ground/Earth connection.
Which in turn, provides shielding for the sensitive Digital & Analog circuitry inside/on the circuit board.
The cast metal case provides the rest of the shielding.
Technically they are trying to make a Faraday Cage for the PCB.
As in Michael Faraday, here are some links for the Technically minded:
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci942282,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage
http://www.juliantrubin.com/bigten/faradaycageexperiments.html
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-faraday-cage.htm
=== Excerpt from the first link ===
DEFINITION
A Faraday cage is a metallic enclosure that prevents the entry or escape of an electromagnetic field (EM field).
An ideal Faraday cage consists of an unbroken, perfectly conducting shell.
=== End ===
Simple version:
It makes the back plate a shield for the PCB.
Simple Analogy:
It's just like adding copper foil shielding to the cavity of a Strat,
to lower & reduce/minimize external hum & noise pickup.
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Edited by - Dr. Bob on 02/15/2010 14:19:17 |
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Rich_S
Silver Member
USA
219 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 14:37:09
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Heading in a completely different direction, I've been seeing "new product" announcements in the guitar mags lately. Somebody is making plastic spacers for stompboxes that with screw holes that line up. I think the idea is, you pull the screws out, cover the pedals' bottom plate with this thing, then replace the screws. The velco goes on the removable plastic thingie instead of the pedal bottom.
I think. |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 15:47:05
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Originally posted by Rich_S
Heading in a completely different direction, I've been seeing "new product" announcements in the guitar mags lately. Somebody is making plastic spacers for stompboxes that with screw holes that line up. I think the idea is, you pull the screws out, cover the pedals' bottom plate with this thing, then replace the screws. The velco goes on the removable plastic thingie instead of the pedal bottom.
I think.
Hi Rich_S
Sounds interesting
Do you have any links to these, or their distributors?
Or perhaps any pics?
Regards Dr. Bob
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mounting to a pedaltrain w/o velcro?
