I can just see you trying that as a substitute for an SMD as the only one you had 
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Noise module.
I built it on a breadboard. It worked.
I built it on PCB. It didn’t work.
I built (part of) it again on a breadboard. It worked.
Maybe because on the breadboard the two 100 nF caps actually were 100 nF and not 1 nF.
So I removed the wrong caps from the PCB and then discovered I had none of the right caps. Well, I had them in ceramic, that’s what I used on the breadboard, but for the PCB I’d already made up my mind to use film and couldn’t persuade myself otherwise.
OK, it was about time for another Tayda order anyway.
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It must be mental fatigue, simple things, blindingly obvious, but obviously blinding…
I had a pcb done for input controls to a Duino, and despite knowing better, I used switched +5v not switched GND…
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as it was pointed out to me , I have done it again . need to stop rushing and proof read a little better I should . at least I got trigger right this time
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Takes up less room than
“ce n’est pas un interrupteur”
But just as artistic 
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I love typos like these. I would leave it in.
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PAF !!! = capacitor 10uf
test of a Mixer/Cross fader and a little explosion ! maybe turn upside.
It’s the first time. i don’t know that a capacitor from -12 to GND can make this.
i change it and check all the circuit, ouuuf everything work well 
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You can make small rockets with them ^^
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When you search ebay, amazon, aliexp for 1m patch cables, struggle and find a listing for a pack of 10 multi colour ones cheap and buy 4 packs
Without reading they are 30cm
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Check the thread on point to point soldering 
Time to build that 32 clone!
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So I put the headers on the Arduino, put the combo on the PCB so everything is nice and square, soldered three pins per header, pulled the Ar…rgh !!!
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At least you were using headers!
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I promise, next time I won’t
Two posts in this thread, two posts about messing up the Arduino headers…
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Similar probs with eprom headers. Resolved with glue. Super or hot, pick a flavor.
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You guys, I’m really just fucking terrible at all this stuff. Bloodier pics if you want them, but… you don’t.
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what happened to you ?
Sliced my finger open stripping wire with a razor. 
Maybe I should stick to software…
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This may be a sign to invest in a wire stripper 
In this thread, I prefer when it’s exploding caps or others funny things than that sort of pic !
i hope it’s not too serious and that you are right handed
Good luck to you
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Wow feel better! Def get wire strippers. Worth the investment for time savings alone, not only that but this is clearly a hazard too.
This is what i have works like a charm!
This reminds me when my saw slipped when i was building a trebuchet in the back yard during highschool. Same finger, same near miss losin a finger.
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Ouch @BlackDeath hope it heals quick!
I’ve been wanting to try a set of those automatic strippers…just couldn’t decide on which ones to try. I’ll give those Capri’s a go. I got a set of these back in April and have been very happy with them:
I have a similar pair by Ideal but they aren’t nearly as nice as the Hakko’s. Some of the radio stuff I do uses a lot of 30awg wire and both of them claim they can do it…but only the Hakko’s actually do. The Ideals seem like they’re one size over on each hole. Looks like the automatic won’t go down that small so I’ll still need the Hakkos for some things
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