/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>803704
Oh shiz, you're totally right, they're facing opposite directions. I must've missed that. (I was probably drinking and working at my breadboard again.)

Anyways, those clip both sides of the signal, provided you use the same diode type for both diodes it will clip both sides (which you already know.) If you're the anon studying that guide, have you built it yet?

>>802900
Wow, that sounds pretty damn good for a noisy 386. I usually use LM358's because they've got a lower THD (I think) but considering how well that came out, that makes me rethink the 386. If you end up building one, be sure to share pictures and audio tests!

>>802462
Oh it's much more simple than you think actually: The zener is to limit incoming voltage from an AC/DC adapter, not a 9V battery. You wouldn't have any crazy voltage spikes from a battery, but an unreliable AC supply and a less-than-perfect AC/DC wall-wort could end up passing a surge into the pedals' voltage supply, possibly fucking it up. So, hopefully, the zener plus capacitors (which you wonderfully clarified for me, very sharp thinking anon) can mitigate any damage.

>pic is my last breadboard build of >>801753, the project I am currently working on.