Comments on: Building the x0xb0x

By: xler8ed

xler8ed — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:31:50 +0000

Hi I also bought a kit from James and am just nw finishing it up. /It was great to see your build and added info.
I was scouring the x0xb0x forums and noticed a lot of people are having trouble with dishonest dealers who are either outright taking their money or they are not happy with the parts they got in their kit. There seems to be only about 2 or 3 reputable places to buy a kit.
I guess it is important now more than ever to let potential builders know who they can get a good kit from and good support. James has been there for me just as you said pre, during, and soon to be post build as I just sent him a question yesterday. He has made this build go well with the detailed labels on all the parts and qualiy electronics. Willzyx is he place to buy a kit from(James).
Take care and keep the 303s cranked, I have 2 x0xb0x’s now… the kit was a bit tough at times (I am not new to kits and soldering electronics) the sound is perfecto! and true TB303 sound, it was worth my 40+ hours and the few aggrivations for this last one – Sam

By: Keith Neufeld

Keith Neufeld — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:10:42 +0000

Use an EasyBright built for 20mA, 30mA, and 50mA? Interesting idea.

I assume you’d still want to be able to parallel LEDs within the same current rating like this cheap tester does. That gets more interesting, since the MAX16823 isn’t made for series-parallel operation — you’d get (about) half the current through each LED.

Why don’t you just hold out for my LED calculator? All I really need to finish it is a suitable case.

By: J. Peterson

J. Peterson — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:04:10 +0000

I have an LED tester just like that. I've thought it might be an interesting candidate for refitting with an EasyBright, because I think the marked current ratings are off for anything except red LEDs.