http://effectsconnection.com/reviewblog Effects Pedals DIY instruction true bypass Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:18:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I want to thank all of my customers that have stuck with me over the past 8 years.  The last couple of months have been especially trying on myself and my business.  I had hired an assistant that put herself and what she wanted first.  This meant ... http://effectsconnection.com/reviewblog/archives/still-going-strong/ I am always trying to cater to my customers needs a little better.  One of the new ways I am trying to do this, is to get obsolete, or hard to find parts for my customers.  I have several new suppliers, and connections for parts and am trying to get all ... http://effectsconnection.com/reviewblog/archives/parts-sourcing-for-effects-amps-electronic-projects/ Hello All, I would like to take this time to thank you for your patronage of my store.  On Friday, March 20th, I will be going in for my 4th neck surgery.  I have had a really bad time with the previous 3 surgeries, and this will hopefully be the last ... http://effectsconnection.com/reviewblog/archives/march-20th-june-1st-announcement/ Here is a helpful little table for converting between uF(MFD), pF, and all the others… http://www.effectsconnection.com/images/capacitanceconversiontable.xls http://effectsconnection.com/reviewblog/archives/capacitance-conversion-tables/ I just wanted to address some issues that have been going on lately within the IC/Transistor/Diode selling that is being done nowadays.  It seems that there are several sellers on Ebay and other sites that sell semiconductors that are inferior or fake.  These people are usually from Asian countries, but ... http://effectsconnection.com/reviewblog/archives/new-icdiodetransistor-policy/ I would like to let everyone know a little about me, as I think it helps to put people at ease about what I am doing. I was born in Bremerton WA in 1970, and moved to Idaho when I was 2.  My family moved to Oregon when I was 3, ... http://effectsconnection.com/reviewblog/archives/about-myself-and-effectsconnection/ This is a diagram I  picked up from a Harmony Central forum member a while ago, and it shows how to cascade a true bypass loop.  Feel free to download it and make your own box.  We have the enclosures, 3pdt switches, and jacks for sale here. http://effectsconnection.com/reviewblog/archives/true-bypass-wiring-diagram/ I would like to start out by saying that, through this process of learning to make cables, I decided to make a pictorial to show the basic construction of LongJohnny Cables.  I use the finest materials available to make these cables, such as G&H or Switchcraft Connectors, Canare Cable, and ... http://effectsconnection.com/reviewblog/archives/longjohnny-cable-construction-procedure/