FOR THE CIRCUIT BOARD,
WE’RE GOING TO NEED THE
FOLLOWING PARTS:
RESISTOR
• 1/4 watt, metal film 10k
CAPACITORS
• 63-volt film capacitors, 470nF
(also called 0.47uF) and 100nF
(0.1uF)
TRANSISTOR
• MPSA13 (a black silicon type
known for very high gain)
DIODE
• BAT41 (for the curious, this is a
“Shottkey” type, renowned for
its low clipping threshold)
POTENTIOMETER
• 100kA (The “A” is shorthand
for logarithmic taper)
MISCELLANEOUS
• 1x stripboard (sometimes
sold under the brand name
“Veroboard”) cut and prepared
according to the diagram
• 2x 3x1 sockets, optional
(these are sold in strips as SIP
sockets, and you cut them
to fit. These make for easy
interchangeability between
parts if you don’t like the
configuration I’ve specified.
Because the circuit has so few
parts, even the slightest parts
changes yield big results.)
LET’S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE STRIPBOARD
FIRST. STRIPBOARD
IS A PIECE OF
BOARD WHERE
ALL THE ROWS
ARE CONNECTED
HORIZONTALLY BY
STRIPS OF COPPER,
HENCE THE NAME.
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