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I don’t have that, just the easy 3PDT board, so I guess I’ll need to order one. I may also need to get a switch someone b/c my only spare DPDT is an ON-OFF-ON. I really wish there was a slider switch I could use but it seems like none of them having spacing to fit this.

I’ll also need to consider how to mount it b/c I planned on keeping the switch internal. Maybe I’ll make a wood enclosure to hold it in place without shorting accidentally? Or maybe 3D print a box? As for keeping the PD in place, I was thinking a zip tie or even hot glue within its own enclosure. It shouldn’t get hot enough to melt glue or plastic, right?

Ok, so as for the wiring, I haven’t used a DPDT Wiring Board before. It seems simple enough, but I’m a bit rusty and I may be overthinking it, so I want to confirm a couple things:

1. Looking at the 4th pic in the example below, would the blue wire be the input and the purple is the out, or does it not matter?
2. If I use the top for the LEDs and the bottom for the PD, does it matter which row represents D7 and which is D8?
3. Similarly, does it matter which direction I have the LED going for each row as long and their positives are asymmetrical?
4. You said to run the signal wires to either D7 or D8. This seems like a very obvious question (but again, rusty), but I’ll need a jumper for whichever I don’t use in order to complete the circuit, right?
5. Then, b/c we don’t know the Vf of these, once installed I should power it on and check the VF from the input to the output with the switch in both directions to ensure the PD is not lower, right?
   • If it is lower, is there anything I should do internally to solve for this (like adding something else to the DPDT board), or just increase the volume or use a boost?

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Fair point. I saw this video and already have a pedal themed around gold anyway, so it seemed kismet, and I like the sound. He explains the details around 1:16 and says to replace a set of hard clipping diodes with the pyrite using a wrap on one end and a cat whisker connection on the other. That seems easy enough, but this pedal uses more than just 2 diodes, so I’m trying to figure out how to best incorporate that into this pedal while also having an DT switch to select between stock mode or this alternative version.

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Ok, so if I want to change the diodes that would affect the sound of the distortion the most, should I swap D7-8, D3-6, D3-8, or D1-8? It sounds like D7-8 will probably have a large impact (right?) but will D1-2 or D3-6 even be noticeable if swapped?

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If I’m reaching the schematic correctly, D3-6 are all in a series with no interruptions, right? So I could just wire them all offboard in series with a switch that begins at the start of D3 and ends at D6’s end to switch between the stock and the alternative diodes, right?

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