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Title: anyone own a Homebrew pedal? Are the jacks mounted...
Post by: Baltar on January 20, 2012, 01:50:00 PM
to a PCB? Or just connected by wires.  My buddy wants to re-house his Germania in a bigger box.
Title: Re: anyone own a Homebrew pedal? Are the jacks mounted...
Post by: dunwichamps on January 20, 2012, 02:07:37 PM
i do mine connected by wires
Title: Re: anyone own a Homebrew pedal? Are the jacks mounted...
Post by: Baltar on January 20, 2012, 02:12:13 PM
Which pedal is it?
Title: Re: anyone own a Homebrew pedal? Are the jacks mounted...
Post by: Lumpy on January 20, 2012, 02:38:31 PM
He means Home Brew Electronics (a brand) not home brew electronics (which you brew at home).
Title: Re: anyone own a Homebrew pedal? Are the jacks mounted...
Post by: Hemisaurus on January 20, 2012, 02:57:57 PM
PCB jacks can be replaced by chassis mount jacks, and run bits of wire to the PCB BUT do not replace a plastic jack with a metal jack unless you are absolutely sure that it's OK to short the signal ground to the chassis. Most pedals it would be OK, some pedals are odd, I believe there are even a few older positive ground designs, where the case carries a positive voltage.

If in doubt, find a schematic, or post the schematic and ask us ;D
Title: Re: anyone own a Homebrew pedal? Are the jacks mounted...
Post by: Baltar on January 20, 2012, 03:32:17 PM
Really I just need a pic of the inside of one of their pedals to see if the jacks are mounted to a PCB.  I don't think they're like EHX pedals or Crybabies.
Title: Re: anyone own a Homebrew pedal? Are the jacks mounted...
Post by: Hemisaurus on January 20, 2012, 04:18:14 PM
This is a pic of a Big D, doesn't look like they PCB mount the jacks.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/katk925/Electronics/HomeBrewBigD.jpg)
Title: Re: anyone own a Homebrew pedal? Are the jacks mounted...
Post by: Baltar on January 20, 2012, 05:51:44 PM
Rad, thanks Hemi, that's all I needed to know!