How would you make this simple PCB or What?

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Hi Tom,

Every time you have responded to one of my posts and to many other members posts, you have always been more than extremely helpful! I want to thank you for that!

I have been on the right path with the other suggestions posted here. I decided that stripboard isn't terrible but will investigate what you posted. I found something recommended on another post called "Stripboard Magic" and downloaded it. I just needed to put the two JFETs and two pins on the board in the right configuration. I used the schematic tool and it configured the stripboard. But it didn't do it right and wouldn't let me do what I wanted. So i downloaded the spec sheet from Fairchild and looked at the schematics from Tangentsoft and the hyperlinks he has about Biasing JFET Cascodes and figured out how to get the most efficient design. One of the things that threw me off was when the tool rotated the JFET 180 degrees on the schematic, it also put the "Source" on the top (unmarked of course) and not the bottom where it belongs. This way when it configured the board, the "Source" and Drains" were a mess. Glad I felt something wasn't right and checked and learned some fine DETAILS. All the other schematics I saw, regardless of being rotated 180 degrees had the Drain on the top, Gate in the middle and Source on the bottom. I am assuming that is standard for schmetics. These are N-Channel JFETs in a TO92 case. So, it needs a peice of stripnoard 4 to 5 wide and 3 high for the whole thing. I finished that configuration last night and decided to work on which pins or legs to mount with the op amps today and hence, here is your post picking up right where I need!

I call that divine intervention and maybe you know something about that!

You are right about the web-sites... almost useless for any instructional value and now that I know the hard copy catalogs are significantly better, I will order some! I have been frustrated many times on Digi-Key's site and did better finding their parts on Google over the web than on their own search engine in their domain! YIKES!

The road has unfolded before me and my destiny awaits! I know this is "Mickey Mouse" stuff to the experienced guys but I am getting a lot of satisfaction (and remember Christina Aquilera came from the Mickey Mouse Club, so this is better than you think)!

Thanks Again and I will report back when I have a completed product!

Regards//Keith

[KP11520]

OK, so stripboard has won. Easy enough, it is only two transistors. with two leads to the main PCB to the op amp, (pin 4, -Vs and pin 6, output, I mistakenly put pin 7 at the top of this post).

Here is what it will look like in the attachment:

I just hope somebody can check what I want to do so I can confidently move forward with no dramas.

I have started another thread in Digital asking for help checking what I want to do: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...40#post1267940

Thanks!

Regards//Keith