I order some goodies from them over a month ago , no parcel , no email response, does someone know something that i dont???
I don't know that they have gone under, but what you are describing seems to be the standard there. I ordered once and had to fight to get the things I paid for and have never been back again.
Plenty of reputable options out there, specifically Small Bear and Tayda.
Once again, I remind folks that one/two-person operations can create the impression, via websites, that "operators are standing by to take your calls". Meanwhile, if someone is down with the flu, or has to help an aged parent relocate to a nursing home after a stroke, the "business" can seem to evaporate.
Quote from: Mark Hammer on January 11, 2019, 08:29:29 AM
Once again, I remind folks that one/two-person operations can create the impression, via websites, that "operators are standing by to take your calls". Meanwhile, if someone is down with the flu, or has to help an aged parent relocate to a nursing home after a stroke, the "business" can seem to evaporate.
Amen
It's absurd to say someone should comply with lack of followup for what they had paid for. I'd say over a month is long enough to raise concern. Hell... a week should be long enough.
I haven't had any bad experiences with them. I wouldn't say they were good either. IMO they've got nice pictures but I'd rather overpay for parts elsewhere. At least I'd get them sooner.
As a customer it's not my business to know what's holding up the show - may that be professional or personal. But it is my entitlement to know what's going on with my transaction. Cut and dry. Just like their service.
Okay I'm a Tayda & SB fan-boy.
I placed my first order with them on Sunday. Zero movement on it. This isn't good to see. Guess it's time to make some phone calls...
almost 2 months now, no package no email responses??
Give them a call. The number rings right through to a human. I talked to a guy, I think Matt, who looked into my order and said it should have shipped but they're really backlogged. By his voice it sounded like they bit off way more than they could chew. I asked if anything on my order was out of stock, so that we could cut that off the order so it would ship; he checked into it and it was ready to go. He said he would ship it out on Monday (I called on a Friday) and upgrade me to 2nd day shipping for the delay. Tuesday afternoon I still had no email confirmation on shipping. I called again, he answered, I recapped, and he said he'd definitely ship it that day. A couple of hours later I had a shipping confirmation and two days later I had my package. I read people saying they had been shorted by Mammoth in the past, so I checked every part and I was not shorted, and in fact, it looks like they threw in two extra 3pdt stomp switches for the hassle.
In short, the Glassdoor reviews of the company make it seem pretty terribly put together, as does their inability to fulfill orders and verbal obligations to its customers. Likewise members saying they were shorted and having to count parts like it's a shady street-corner transaction. That said, they will make it right eventually. They're Oklahoma-based, so I had low expectations—and I'm glad I did.
For prices on pots, Bitches Love My Switches are a place I found subsequently that is on-par, and have better shipping costs. Hopefully that transaction goes more smoothly.
Quote from: SpencerPedals on January 24, 2019, 09:01:17 AM
For prices on pots, Bitches Love My Switches are a place I found subsequently that is on-par, and have better shipping costs. Hopefully that transaction goes more smoothly.
I get 99% of my parts from Tayda, Mouser or Smallbear, but I frequently hear good things about BLMS.
lawrence at bitches is a gem. he ships flat rate, no matter how much you buy, and its shipped that day. he offers great prices, and you can request parts from him and he'll begin carrying them.
his pots are good, his enclosures end up costing barely more than buying in bulk from china, his switches are en par with bulk from china as well.
run by a good class act, recently moved from the right coast to the left. i totally endorse mr scaduto!
next fav is tayda. i use them for stocking up caps/resistors/passives etc, and trying weird chips and transistors.
for special items, small bear, always. there's simply no better domestic source for a lot of things. steve's prices are competitive and his customer support is off the hook. a little priceier than i can do for some things.
mammoth is ok, i've had issues with stuff taking forever.
pedal parts plus is ok, but i don't care for their prices.
futurelec takes a long time, their customer support is pretty slow, but they always have delivered the goods. they have some things that no one else does.
if i need support, mouser is THE BEST. good old texas! i can call them up and cut to the chase, and have a tech walk me thru finding the best parts for my application.
twice i've ordered wrong parts and they just have written them off and sent me the right ones. that is quality, putting the customer first.
i haven't tried many of the others out there so can't comment,. but yah, half the time its a 2-3 person operation waiting on stuff from china to arrive. and since all the import tarriff stupidity, its harder/takes longer/costs more.
a lose/lose/lose situation that should have been rectified already, imho
its a global market and has been now for well over 2 decades, some fools would be good to heed that chasing away commerce is no good for anyone.
stick a fork in me.
QuoteGive them a call. The number rings right through to a human
i live overseas
another week and half , gone , more emails sent , no response.
further updates are more for the benefit of others thinking of making a purchase through mammoth.
Quote from: njkmonty on January 24, 2019, 03:21:03 PM
QuoteGive them a call. The number rings right through to a human
i live overseas
In the mid-'90s, one of the regular columnists in PC Plus magazine relayed his disappointment and frustration at the (then) state of e-commerce.
Seems he was running a side business selling unusual and less "garden variety" garden plants and shrubs, somewhere out of England. A customer in Sweden ordered something from him and paid the extra money for quicker, and insured, delivery. The vendor complies, packs everything up real nice, and sends it via the "premium" parcel delivery service. Several weeks go by and the customer receives nothing. Both vendor and customer are getting concerned and a little testy.
The vendor does some detective work, and manages to deduce the e-mail address of the CEO of the parcel delivery service. He corresponds with the CEO, and finds out that, much to his surprise, that Sweden insisted that all parcels be delivered by their national postal service. The parcel delivery service, meanwhile, has decided that Sweden's postal service is too slow for their tastes, and especially their reputation, and decides, unilaterally, that they will no longer deliver to Sweden. However, they do not inform clients of this corporate decision. So, the shrub that the customer in Sweden was anxiously awaiting, made it VERY quickly to a warehouse at the Swedish border, where it sat, for well over a month, dead by the time it was discovered, obstinately NOT being delivered, by a parcel delivery service that didn't wish to be painted with the same brush as another service. It also took considerable persistence on the part of the vendor and customer to extract the insured value out of the delivery service. I can't remember if they ever did.
The writer laid this all out to illustrate the oddities of the e-commerce world, and how its success or failure rested on the details. I'm not saying this is what happened to your order, but clearly the world of e-commerce can have some strange goings on that we might never suspect, and that can inadvertently reflect poorly on the vendor.
I also make sure i give people the benefit of the doubt.
In my many emails to them I've always given them an exit strategy, by not implying anything sinister.
Its been two months .
I spent over $100.
I could wait for another month, that is fine.
What I find is not good business practice is , not responding to multiple emails.
Now prior to purchasing through them, i get quick responses.
Now if there is an illness or some other situation, one would hope to have a..
" its Chinese new year and we cant process your order" or due to illness there will be a delay in your order being processed " on there website.?
or a quick facebook notification.
there is none of that, and they are still taking purchases.
If i never see my goods , i can deal with that, however i feel it may have benefit for others to know , in case they may be considering handing over $$$$
Remember being a customer I have engaged in a transaction and handed over my money, so there business structure etc isn't really my concern, whether its walmart , kfc etc etc.
we will see what happens
If I was in the original poster's situation, I would certainly be getting in contact with Paypal or my credit card company (assuming that's how he paid) and starting the dispute process. Long term that will get your money back. Short term, it's more likely to get the attention of the vendor, since email clearly isn't working.
Have Mammoth giving you a tracking number ? I often have problems with stuff sent to the UK from USA, usually it gets held up in customs until I sort it out.
Case study 2.
Jeorge Tripps sends me some Line 6 pedals to beta-test (this is 15 years ago when he was with them). They come by Fedex. Fedex will not release them to me because the box is fairly heavy (they were Tone Core pedals, that can be used as for extra weight in your car trunk and better traction on icy days), and the waybill indicates a lower value than the Fedex folks doing the customs-clearing thinks they ought to have. I have no way at my end to formally designate them as "samples" with no commercial value. Meanwhile, Jeorge is doing the trade-show circuit, and meeting with distributors, so I can't reach him to get the info to Fedex. The pedals sit there for an entire month, after which Fedex simply send them back to Line 6.
Once again, little things that disrupt the process of the many hands that international shipping orders have to pass through. Sadly, most, if not all, of the hands they have to pass through know next to nothing about the particular contents of your order or the industry that provides them. They simply know the rules they have to follow.
This is the only email i have ever received from them
Thank you for your purchase!
Hi xxxxxx, we have received your order and working on getting it to you as soon as possible. We will again notify you when your order has been shipped.
View your order
or Visit our store
Order summary
TS-2MD1T1B1M2REDPDT On-OnPCB MountMini Toggle Switch - Default 50+ × 50
Default 50+
$1.61
Subtotal
$80.50
Shipping
$22.33
Total
$102.83 USD
Customer information
Shipping address
xxxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
Billing address
xxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxx
Shipping method
First Class Package International
Payment method
Paypal — $102.83 USD
You've indicated that calling them could easily amount to a sizeable cost, given your distance. Perhaps you might authorize someone here that you trust to make a more local call to Mammoth, and see if they can straighten this matter out. The anger you understandably feel doesn't do you any good, and doesn't do them any good either. Maybe this needs a lower-cost "human touch". I won't volunteer because I too am in another country, and I have no idea what sort of phone plan my wife has us on.
Email them a link to this thread, making clear it's in their interests to check it out & suggest they straighten things out ASAP with some sort of explanation.
i am willing to call for you and find out what the @#$% the hold up is, if you want. let me know, i can call them tomorrow.
I hope all is well. They are my go to enclosure customizer. I've never had an issue with them.
Not really acceptable in 2019 to be habitually backlogged and take several days (or weeks) to ship orders. It just means it's not a priority or that you have severe staffing issues. (I think Mammoth is the latter, from what I've heard.) Amazon taught people to want their order in 2-3 days and that has put the squeeze on e-commerce of all types in the past couple years.
This past year I made it a goal to ship out orders once per day. I'm keeping score via a habit-tracker app and just hit 290 consecutive days of weekday shipping - only making exceptions for holidays or announced vacations. It required shuffling things around and making space for it, but you've got to change your game if you're going to keep up.
perhaps its backordered stuff too, or, much as it pains me to say it, sanctions imposed by what's his name messing up
all kinds of e-commerce. customs is taking forever with components and stuff from some vendors.
i dunno if thats the issue, but a lot of stuff suddenly seems to be backordered til next year sometime.
when i heard about all that crap coming, i stocked up on pretty much everything, i've gotten quite used to being able to shop for the best deals and quality i can find, and that often means cutting the middle man and going direct.
its a global economy, not a national one anymore. to try and close off commerce is hurting a lot of small businesses, when you can't deliver shit that you offer it will kill your business eventually.
bridges trump walls imho. but anyways. again, i am willing to call tomorrow if you want, i'm in the states and don't have much else to have to do tomorrow.
Not this problem, but shipping stupidity:
My ZIP code starts with a zero. Last month a package to me spent a week in Kokomo because someone had put the ZIP code in a spreadsheet, which stripped the leading zero. (Why it took 4 days for FedEx to figure-out this non-rare problem is another matter.)
All of New England's ZIP codes start with zero.
QuoteThe anger you understandably feel doesn't do you any good, and doesn't do them any good either.
QuoteMark Hammer
I really dont feel angry at all!.
as I said earlier I always like to give the benefit of the doubt.
My main concern was everyone else knew something that I didn't , and that it was following in radio shacks footsteps!
or
the business owner was well known in this forum and that others may know something , that I living down under, may have not picked up on.
I have had excellent experiences with
Tayda
mouser
Small Bear
Aion
Madbean
futurlec do answer my emails but take forever
Quote from: PRR on February 03, 2019, 10:42:20 PM
Not this problem, but shipping stupidity:
My ZIP code starts with a zero. Last month a package to me spent a week in Kokomo because someone had put the ZIP code in a spreadsheet, which stripped the leading zero. (Why it took 4 days for FedEx to figure-out this non-rare problem is another matter.)
All of New England's ZIP codes start with zero.
hahah, i gotta ovation preamp here in ct by way of seattle washington via texas with them guys involved recently. seems like it would be quicker to go in a straight line. they need drones ;)
Quote from: njkmonty on February 04, 2019, 12:30:01 AM
futurlec do answer my emails but take forever
Yeah, it's in the name... :icon_rolleyes: :icon_wink:
I was unaware we had a supplier here in town. They're right by the medical center I go to for wound care. I think I'll drop by Wed. after clinic and check them out. I've been wanting a new kit to play with so I might pick one up, too.
talked to mammoth this morning,
there was an oversight, and the holidays messed things up.
the switches nick ordered were backordered, and when he contacted mammoth he did so thru paypal.
they mistakenly assumed it was a payment confirmation and the mistake went unnoticed.. they get 30 - 50 payment notifications a day.
they apoogized profusely, and are sending the switched fedex express, and covering taxes and duties for nick, should be there in 4 or 5 days.
i DID take the liberty to say ship them, as i figured nick has waited so long.
they also apologized, the guy i talk with was the customer service guy and he just started around xmas.
trade tarriffs have definitely impacted their ability to provide for their customers, much stuff is backordered, customs takes much longer, and the prices paid have gone up in some cases close to 100%.
basically, to get the deals necessary to keep business afloat, you have to buy huge lots of components now, and many "american made" knobs etc it appears are actually manufactured in china and sold as american by vendors here.
the whole thing is a bloody @#$%ing mess thanks to an idiot chieftan trying to make enemies out of friends. not impressed at all.
But I am impressed by your benevolent intervention. Thanks for clearing all that up, jimi. NOt only have you rescued Nick's order, but you've also rescued Mammoth's reputation. Well done.
<pink bows, pharting proudly>
I Just talked to I believe Matt and Ashley over at Mammoth just now. They did screw up that order and are making it right. He admitted that the backorder system was not perfect and the chaos in December exposed that and he believes he has fixed that issue from happening.
It seems to me that all is well. They ARE a SMALL team despite the name Mammoth. I have never had an issue with any of my orders and I'm about to put another decent sized one in.
I LOVE their products. The drilling, poweddr, graphics team are amazing. Ashley rocks to deal with.
Jeremy
Like I continue to say, the website of 1 and 2-man operations can make it look like they have "operators standing by to take your calls". Not that there shouldn't be any 1 and 2-man operations, or that we should not give them our business. Just know that they can fall prey to simple little things that much larger businesses would have staff and mechanisms in place to avoid.
Quote from: pinkjimiphoton on February 04, 2019, 12:20:49 PM
trade tarriffs have definitely impacted their ability to provide for their customers, much stuff is backordered, customs takes much longer, and the prices paid have gone up in some cases close to 100%.
The tariffs are utter madness,
but it sounds like there is an inventory problem as well. Regardless of supplier lead times, a store should never sell something as in-stock if they don't have it physically within the confines of their establishment. The customer should be aware before ordering if there is anything that will keep the order from shipping in a timely manner. If it's discovered that the stock quantity was off on the website and they oversold, they should communicate immediately with anyone who is affected and give them the option of canceling. And at the very least (again, unless it was made clear before the order was placed) they should ship all in-stock items in a normal timeframe and then send backordered items when they are available - at their own expense.
It will probably cost sales to list something as out of stock, but it's better than selling something under the false pretense that it will arrive in a timely manner. So I can't really give Mammoth much of a free pass for the tariffs. The issues are a lot deeper than that.
Quoteand when he contacted mammoth he did so thru paypal
wow, I know they said that, but i contacted several times using the email provided on their website! :icon_confused:
QuoteIf you have any questions, reply to this email or contact us at sales@mammothelectronics.com
sales@mammothelectronics.com
thanks heaps to pinkjimiphoton for efforts!.
Being located across two ponds or so , I previously pay minimal attention to the donkey and elephant political scene over there, however in the last 2 years I seem to be following us politics more closely to our native version.
New reality political show, I cant image how it is actually living in the show!
Quotethe whole thing is a bloody @#$%ing mess thanks to an idiot chieftan trying to make enemies out of friends. not impressed at all
Quote from: njkmonty on February 04, 2019, 04:39:23 PM
New reality political show, I cant image how it is actually living in the show!
This week on The Apprentice...
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Sorry I had to. Glad things are sorted out. Everything said in this thread and the fact it was a topic to begin with says allot about their service. Can only wish them the best moving forward.
I know that's not what the picture is, but most of you will be familiar with the tones produced by blowing across the top of a plastic or glass bottle.
You OWE IT to yourself, when the opportunity presents, to do that with an empty one of those huge 10gallon plastic bottles that get used for water fountains/dispensers. Most of them will have a sort of rubber top on them that needs to be removed for cleaning and such.
Hold it to your chest and gently blow across the top to produce a tone. It will be very low, very powerful, and absolutely magical; like being strapped to a whale or an ocean-liner horn.
Quote from: njkmonty on February 04, 2019, 04:39:23 PM
New reality political show, I cant image how it is actually living in the show!
For many us nothing has changed, just the actors in the circus. Same old B.S. otherwise.
For me personally, I only get stuff from Mouser, Small Bear, Pedal Parts Plus or sometimes eBay.
Just depends on what is is, what is quickest, least expensive, who takes PayPal, etc. I can't use one for all because none of them carry everything I am looking for. Some come close though.
Quote from: njkmonty on February 04, 2019, 04:39:23 PM
Quoteand when he contacted mammoth he did so thru paypal
wow, I know they said that, but i contacted several times using the email provided on their website! :icon_confused:
QuoteIf you have any questions, reply to this email or contact us at sales@mammothelectronics.com
sales@mammothelectronics.com
thanks heaps to pinkjimiphoton for efforts!.
Being located across two ponds or so , I previously pay minimal attention to the donkey and elephant political scene over there, however in the last 2 years I seem to be following us politics more closely to our native version.
New reality political show, I cant image how it is actually living in the show!
Quotethe whole thing is a bloody @#$%ing mess thanks to an idiot chieftan trying to make enemies out of friends. not impressed at all
Glad to hear you got it sorted!
Trade wars aside, the company has a website that says "we ship within 2-3 business days of order placement, depending on product availability and lead time, Monday through Thursday. We ship via UPS and USPS for all orders." As a consumer, I take that to mean if no parts are backordered, they will be shipping in 2-3 business days. I had no backordered parts; they did not ship in 2-3 business days. They acknowledged that was not their lead time to fulfill orders to me. They personally told me they would ship my order Monday. They did not ship my order Monday. I had another conversation with the same gentleman who did not recall a bit of our previous conversation. In summary, they're benefiting by pulling in orders with their statements of reasonable shipping times, and not delivering what they advertise. There has been a lot of rationalizing with "backorders happen," but really this company just needs to get its act together.
My last order with Mouser had a backorder unexpectedly; I received notification of it via email, called them, and it was resolved that day. Simple.
My first order with Bitches Love My Switches shipped when they said it would (website
advised me of a NAMM-related delay I was fine with, albeit a little jealous of) and there were zero issues.
This is not some sort of "act of God" a company cannot prepare for—this is poor management. Not coincidentally, read the Glassdoor reviews for the company. Glassdoor requires a grain of salt or two, but the picture is clear.
Quote from: SpencerPedals on February 04, 2019, 06:28:19 PM
In summary, they're benefiting by pulling in orders with their statements of reasonable shipping times, and not delivering what they advertise. There has been a lot of rationalizing with "backorders happen," but really this company just needs to get its act together.
My last order with Mouser had a backorder unexpectedly; I received notification of it via email, called them, and it was resolved that day. Simple.
My first order with Bitches Love My Switches shipped when they said it would (website advised me of a NAMM-related delay I was fine with, albeit a little jealous of) and there were zero issues.
This is not some sort of "act of God" a company cannot prepare for—this is poor management. Not coincidentally, read the Glassdoor reviews for the company. Glassdoor requires a grain of salt or two, but the picture is clear.
+1
I understand that it can be hard for small outfits to keep up with bigger ones, but that's capitalism. If you can't do something better than or at least as well as your competitors, you won't get business.
many of my friends are having way more issues/expense sourcing things than sans the buffoon in chief lummoxing his way
onto the world stage in many different industries, and its patently ridiculous.
yes, they did say the same thing at mammoth i've encountered myself. higher prices, less availability, longer delays.
its all @#$%ing bullshit ultimately, and could have been avoided.
reminds me of when the feds raided gibson over fingerboard blanks a couple mm too thick. when gibson said they needed them that thick, and the country they sourced from were ok with it, the feds replied to gibson to move that branch of the operation overseas. you can't make this shit up.
idiots tend to think they are genius. i remain unimpressed. all i see, as a VERY small business, is more of a squeeze than previously experienced.
i remember when america was great, on its way to the united federation of planets rather than idiocracy.
not giving mammoth a pass... they admitted readily to the mistake, and knew instantly who and what i was calling about, so they did figure it out.
things happen.
hopefully now, its all sorted out and they can grow into a vibrant and thriving company. despite all the pitfalls ensnaring us from the vapidity of yet another fool appointed leader by people presumably similar in stilted viewpoint.
further, please remember, small businesses can be made or broken irrevocably by internet butthurt,
i have seen it repeatedly over the years.
its like zappa's last tour. i forget who, but someone in the band gotta bug up their ass about scott thunes, who's a monster bassist and a hell of a nice guy. eventually the one person's ill will poisoned the entire band to the point that when zappa heard about it, shortly before the beginning of the tour, he had to cancel, as to replace scott would be impossible at that point in time, due to the substantial monetary and time investments made by FZ, who was in severely failing health and quite sick at that time.
so he cancelled the tour.
not long after, remorseful the tour was cancelled, the band recanted... man, that scott guy, he's ok...
i had a similar thing in my main band recently, with an old singer from a side project poisoning the well between my new drummer and one of our other guitarists <we have three guitars, bass, keys and drums>
the drummer was gonna leave cuz he couldn't stand the guy. what ev. a couple gigs happened with just the core of the band... me, bass, drummer and rhythm guy. band sounded so good, the drummer figured out our old singer was manipulating the hell out of him. now all is good. its ridiculous what a little bit of bad press blown up can turn into.
just sayin'
yes, they screwed up. every single freeking vendor on the planet has screwed up. they ARE aware, and ARE trying to make it right.
is the world a better place to forgive, or forget about? me? i'd rather give a mother@#$%er another chance wherever possible, cuz, after all the deals they do daily, and all of us they keep in ther driver's seat, i think the world's a better place for small businesses even with their shortcomings.
walmart is great. til ya need an ac187. don't be a wallmartian. be cognizant and intelligent and realize none of us are or ever will be perfect. same goes here in this case.
is it better to support these small fringe businesses that keep us in obsolete parts, or do we let them slide off into the sunset?
does butthurt trump accidents?
not here. but ymmv.
Quote from: pinkjimiphoton on February 04, 2019, 07:07:32 PM
idiots tend to think they are genius.
When you have a chance, jimi, look up the Dunning-Kruger effect (sometimes found under Kruger-Dunning). It'll make sense of everything.
QuoteWhen you have a chance, jimi, look up the Dunning-Kruger effect (sometimes found under Kruger-Dunning). It'll make sense of everything.
i was watching a us politcs thing the other day referencing that!
cnn? or was it msnbc?
i cant remember which current US president they were referring to? ;)
the more you know the more more you know you dont know?
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everything is trumps fault, pretty much. harder to get stuff, more expensive, means more bullshit us little guys
gotta go thru, more hoops to jump thru, more stress, and yes, more mistakes being made.
if you support that asshat, that says things about ya i don't even want to know. sad. i'll forget about that part so it doesn't taint my view, i find it very hard to be understanding of folks who could possibly support the crap this present adminidefenestration has pooted all over the world.
never thought dubya would look good to me. i miss that guy by comparison.
and to think i was a lifelong middle of the road lincoln-esque REPUBLICAN.
now i'm a leftist libtard. funny thing, i never have changed my views.
no fan here, ever. and watching him f' up the nation isn't particularly rewarding.
we're supposed to tear down walls.
building bridges is a far better occupation.
and last i knew, americans stood united against fascism and national socialism,
we'd be making america greater by returning to that stance.
ANYways.
mark... thanks sir, will be sure to read up on it. i know i've seen the term before.
i like "grandiose insignificance" as a descriptive term in this case.
stick a fork in me.
i'll stand with the soldiers, and homeless, and children, and elderly, and women, and immigrants, and gays and other such unwanted, and stand UP for them, too. every time. this is america.
founded on land stolen from natives. supposedly home to all who seek freedom.
us (in my case, partial) native americans would prefer if all this stupidity would stop. ask us about how much you can
trust these idiots first hand. children are not the enemy. women are not the enemy. people fleeing from oppression and murder are looking for help. they're not criminals or invaders.
its akin to banging on a neighbor's door in the middle of the nite seeking help. you gonna be an american, stand up, throw your damn hat in the ring and do something to help, or be another self obsessed fool turning others in need away?
think about it standing in the other guy's shoes.
if capable.
thats it. yep, i am a libtard goddamned democratic socialist who opposes marxist socialism, national socialism, and that most pervasive and plentiful of elements in this universe, stupidity.
now stick that fork in a bit deeper.
#Resist
#DontTreadOnMe
us swamp yankees have a peculiar way of looking at stuff. ymmv.
what the @#$% happened?
Mark...
NAILED IT.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
"In the field of psychology, the Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people of low ability have illusory superiority and mistakenly assess their cognitive ability as greater than it is. The cognitive bias of illusory superiority comes from the inability of low-ability people to recognize their lack of ability. Without the self-awareness of metacognition, low-ability people cannot objectively evaluate their competence or incompetence.[1]
As described by social psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger, the cognitive bias of illusory superiority results from an internal illusion in people of low ability and from an external misperception in people of high ability; that is, "the miscalibration of the incompetent stems from an error about the self, whereas the miscalibration of the highly competent stems from an error about others."[1] "
8)
So not everyone is a crazy in USA!
for a moment i thought everyone over there was nuts.
but you are not alone, we have a billionaire nut job over here using trumps playbook to line his own pockets by doofing the ignorant!
how does Mitch McConnell, ted cruz, mike pence ,Lindsey Graham and the like get in??? who votes for these people??
we have compulsory voting over here,
Ive only recently become familiarised with the terms "Gerrymandering and Voter suppression" since watching american news,
and government shutdowns!! what the smeg?? no such thing in Australia!
From a distance it is really like watching season 3 of "House of tosspots!)
(https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/content.communitynews.com.au/2018/06/18094653/clive-1000x500.png)
Quoteeverything is trumps fault, pretty much. harder to get stuff, more expensive, means more bullshit us little guys
gotta go thru, more hoops to jump thru, more stress, and yes, more mistakes being made.
if you support that asshat, that says things about ya i don't even want to know. sad. i'll forget about that part so it doesn't taint my view, i find it very hard to be understanding of folks who could possibly support the crap this present adminidefenestration has pooted all over the world.
never thought dubya would look good to me. i miss that guy by comparison.
and to think i was a lifelong middle of the road lincoln-esque REPUBLICAN.
now i'm a leftist libtard. funny thing, i never have changed my views.
no fan here, ever. and watching him f' up the nation isn't particularly rewarding.
we're supposed to tear down walls.
building bridges is a far better occupation.
and last i knew, americans stood united against fascism and national socialism,
we'd be making america greater by returning to that stance.
ANYways.
mark... thanks sir, will be sure to read up on it. i know i've seen the term before.
i like "grandiose insignificance" as a descriptive term in this case.
stick a fork in me.
i'll stand with the soldiers, and homeless, and children, and elderly, and women, and immigrants, and gays and other such unwanted, and stand UP for them, too. every time. this is america.
founded on land stolen from natives. supposedly home to all who seek freedom.
us (in my case, partial) native americans would prefer if all this stupidity would stop. ask us about how much you can
trust these idiots first hand. children are not the enemy. women are not the enemy. people fleeing from oppression and murder are looking for help. they're not criminals or invaders.
its akin to banging on a neighbor's door in the middle of the nite seeking help. you gonna be an american, stand up, throw your damn hat in the ring and do something to help, or be another self obsessed fool turning others in need away?
think about it standing in the other guy's shoes.
if capable.
thats it. yep, i am a libtard goddamned democratic socialist who opposes marxist socialism, national socialism, and that most pervasive and plentiful of elements in this universe, stupidity.
now stick that fork in a bit deeper.
#Resist
#DontTreadOnMe
us swamp yankees have a peculiar way of looking at stuff. ymmv.
what the @#$% happened?
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QuoteIve only recently become familiarised with the terms "Gerrymandering and Voter suppression" since watching american news,
and government shutdowns!! what the smeg?? no such thing in Australia!
njk - know your history, learn from it. have you ever heard of Queensland? Joh Bjelke Petersen? clive is also a qld'r, doing so much for his people.
fitzgerald inquiry???
he was involved in Joh Bjelke-Petersen campaign!
Queensland Nickel and townsville , coolum resort owners etc may have a different opinion about him
I'll just drop this image here (I could have put it in the jokes thread, but we could use some humor here as well :icon_wink:). Every time I see the name "Mammoth", I think of this.
(https://i.postimg.cc/tTRzK3kb/nq050812.gif)
Dumb Donald has enough attention, let's not give him any more please. Maybe he's like a house plant that you forget about for a while and then you find it later and it's dead, wouldn't that be nice?
Politics and DIY forums mix about as well as beer and toothpaste. I'd hate to accidentally read some right wingers' opinions about political issues, and they would really hate to read mine, so let's not wake the beast, eh?
I have never once had a problem with:
Small Bear
Mouser
I find the money you save going with others becomes money wasted when you have to deal with not getting your order, getting the wrong order, getting poorly made electromechanical stuff, getting out of spec ICs, etc. the price difference is usually minimal anyway. If you're building pedals, just admit that you're an addict; you're going to need stock. If the shipping freaks you out for some reason just wait and order a bigger order, getting bit by bit until you finally have enough to build your Klone or whatever is not a smart way to go about building stuff.
I shouldn't confess to it so openly, but when the kids were younger, I had to watch a lot of Powerpuff Girls. I'm not proud of it.
It seemed every episode of PPG began with a Don Pardo-like announcer declaring "The City of Townsville!" (where the girls lived), and then going on to describe some arch villain's plans and the current activities of the girls and the professor. Townsville took it on the chin, and was virtually destroyed by the actions of that episode's villain (Mojo Jojo, the Gangrene Gang, Him, etc.) and whatever weapon or Godzilla-sized monster was featured.
So, as much as I sympathize with the people who live in the actual city of Townsville, and what they've recently been through with flooding, I break out in a smirk when I hear "the city of Townsville, Queensland", because of the well-established association with the Girls.
Sorry, Townsvillians. Really.
Quote from: garcho on February 05, 2019, 09:36:27 AM
Politics and DIY forums mix about as well as beer and toothpaste. I'd hate to accidentally read some right wingers' opinions about political issues, and they would really hate to read mine, so let's not wake the beast, eh?
Sad, but true. Easier to keep the divide than mend it.
Quote from: garcho on February 05, 2019, 09:36:27 AM
I have never once had a problem with:
Small Bear
Mouser
Totally agreed! Each has their negatives (SB can be pricy, mouser can be hard to navigate), but the positives are so good it's often easy to forget them.
Quote from: thermionix on February 05, 2019, 02:34:58 AM
8)
wise choice.
prevents me some laying some apparently much needed truth on you.
peace.
all i have further to say is trebuchet, and #ITMFA. collusion is obvious. has been since 2015 when i first started posting open connections on social media from simple google searches.
truth is, my former party hasn't been worth a rat's ass since IKE. ghw poppy bush was the last DECENT republican in their. but the present crew of greedy, self obsessed dolts and demons are the worst thing to happen to america since lincoln defeated the whigs and established the republican party to fix all the avarice.
final thought... i don't truck with nazis or fascists. i am not a trump supporter, never was, never will be.
had no care for hillary either, neither was a choice.
that said, theres no possible way a proffesional statesman such as herself could have possibly @#$%ed shit up the way it is now.
and all the smack the mouthbreather set believes about her from russian troll farms, misinfo, and facebook being paid off is bullshit.
do a simple search for trump + trademarks + russia sometime... if it hasn't been removed now from actual credible sources, nearly 4 years later.
trump tower in moscow? how about trump brand clothing, vodka, ephemera, all ready to go in russia after the election?
the sad thing is it couldn't be sold there due to trade embargos due to all kinds of heinous acts by vlad, trump's puppetmaster.
you guys that believe in that asshat can't see the forest for the trees, so do some actual research, and back off from the forest a bit til ya can see the actual trees.
from the great society to this in less than 40 years. well done, america.
only here can a tool with no @#$%ing brains or intelligence get the highest office in the land with not only less than 1/3rd the vote, but his oponent actually willing.
you folks outta the states have no idea how bad these morons are @#$%ing up everything everywhere they touch, and the shit they use to excuse their heinous deeds.
c'mon, honey, its real money...
hope they take it all with them, and soon.
no love at all.
Well this thread took an unexpected turn :icon_eek:
But while we're here and off-topic, does anyone know the approximate current draw of a PLL? I don't like the AC supply -> rectifier -> dual linear regulators for bipolar power setup so I'm trying a DC supply -> SMPS that outputs bipolar rails, just not sure it will be able to handle the current draw.
Email today from Jameco warning of coming tariffs.
On March 2, 2019 tariffs on power products are scheduled to increase to 25%.
dave
Quote from: davent on February 05, 2019, 01:48:26 PM
Email today from Jameco warning of coming tariffs.
On March 2, 2019 tariffs on power products are scheduled to increase to 25%.
dave
Got that email too.
Had to wonder if it was somewhat misleading though. The tariffs are increasing to 25%, they say, but what are they at now (certainly not 0%, right?)? It seemed like they want you to erroneously believe that the price of the products will go up by 25% to scare people into hoarding behavior without providing a lot of details. Edit:
I could be wrong about this. Reading up on it now.... Realizing that I don't know what I'm talking about. :icon_rolleyes: :icon_redface:
thanks dave.
yep.
a little injection of truth.
one candle can hold off the nite.
we will win america back to the cause of truth, liberty, and justice.
it really IS the american way. we've just been led astray by 39 years of greed and avarice.
my suppliers in china warned me months ago that prices would be going up,
china is not gonna take this bullshit lieing down
everything is gonna cost more. watch.
we're still living under the predecessor's economy
in 2 years, we'll see if we can recover. if we stay the present course,
i doubt it.
the bipartisan system here needs major repair.
the electoral needs to vote the will of the voters, not the will of those who pay them off.
i'll take science and the united federation of planets
over
religion and idiocracy as our future
i would suggest logic dictates one over the other.
i would suggest greed is the only thing that appears to matter to those
who disdain logic.
whatever.
go, mueller, go.
as long as the result is trump gone, i'm good with it.
that said, i have no hate or animosity to anyone here.
i have enough of that for washingtoon in general, tho "hate" goes against the principles of
buddha and satan, whom i both much prefer to the usual gang of idiots.
like i said, stick a fork in me.
...So no PLL current draw numbers? :P
Quote"does anyone know the approximate current draw of a PLL? I don't like the AC supply -> rectifier -> dual linear regulators for bipolar power setup so I'm trying a DC supply -> SMPS that outputs bipolar rails, just not sure it will be able to handle the current draw."
um, so why the PLL? i use bipolar from a LT1054 all the time. you have something in mind that needs an external clock or something?
i think places like Mammoth should offer stuff no one else has. at this point, the suppliers are selling cheap on ebay anyway, so might as well offer something more/different.
Quote from: garcho on February 05, 2019, 04:32:12 PM
so why the PLL?
Right, should have clarified Schumann PLL :P I've been working on a pedalboard-friendly PLL lately. I used an LT3463 for a ±15V supply on a different pedal I was working on and wanted to try it on a PLL. The other pedal was an overdrive so not a big current draw, but the supply should be able to do 30mA per rail, so I'm hoping that's enough for the PLL.
> government shutdowns!! what the smeg?? no such thing in Australia!
Maybe you got over it. But you've had some near-Royal jams of government.
As former Colonies, Australia has both Premier(s) and Governor(s). When both refuse to budge, nothing happens. It appears (from a distance) that each has the power to fire the other.
"The Queen has tenure, and she couldn't be sacked. But a Governor-General holds office at pleasure, and if he ceases to please then he can be removed by a Prime Minister."
"...the Premier (state PM) considered arresting the Governor to prevent the Governor from dismissing him."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_New_South_Wales_constitutional_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
Both are about different ways governments can obstruct money. The details are too complicated for our Congress Critters, and probably for yours; seems to be a lot of personal spat.
yeah "the dismissal was interesting!"but that was in the 70's!
yes we have disfunction , my only point is specifically, that
how many shutdowns have the US had in the last few years?
Im not saying one system is better than the other.
We rotate our Prime Minister every 1.5 years!
If Supply is Blocked etc or governor general uses reserve powers
basic government functions still continue and elections are called. not a perfect system,
and who's been behind these shutdowns again and again?
yep, the usual gang of <present> idiots.
evil republicans and ball-less democrats in a dance to keep you distracted while they fleece the sheep.
i miss america, back before the reality tv show crap. i mean, we went from going to the @#$%ing moon to real housewives of duck call makers ffs.
idiocracy rules the day. i think the french got it right on sept 21, 1792
(https://i.postimg.cc/XZcf5YqF/guillo.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XZcf5YqF)
> elections are called.
I realize this is normal for you, and it seems to work fine.
To "me" this is mind-blowing! Elections happen ONLY(*) every other November!! So that the new clowns have time to ride to the capital for early in the New Year. We KNOW when elections will be, forever.
(*) Rarely an election fails to vet a Winner and a run-off election is called. Great expense and trouble. Yes, you say Ranked Choice. In the USA we never heard of it. Actually my Maine just started RCV and I voted in a race where it was critical. Fuss has mostly faded.
(*) In New England, long before the custom of November elections, Town Meetings were early in January. The whole town elected leaders and debated a budget, then had a big meal together. We still do that. Though my town has moved it to May. (It's real dead here in winter.)
WARRANT
HANCOCK, ss STATE OF MAINE
To the Constable, Town of Xxxxxx in said County of Hancock,
Greetings:
In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the Inhabitants of
said Town of Xxxxxx qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to meet in the Municipal Building in
said Town, on Monday the 14th day of May, A.D. 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon to act on the
following Articles, to wit:
ARTICLE ACTION TAKEN BY THE TOWN
1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
2. To elect by secret ballot the following Officers and Employees for the ensuing year(s): Two Selectmen
and Overseers of the Poor for a three-year term; Two School Committee Members for a three-year
term. Polls will be closed at 7:00 p.m. on May 14, 2017.
Note: Following the closing of the polls, the meeting will be recessed to reconvene for consideration
of the remaining Articles at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Trenton Elementary School.
Note: The 8th Grade will serve a Dinner at 4:30 p.m.
3. To hear the report of the Town Officers for the past year.
4. To see what sum of money the voters of the Town of Trenton will vote to raise and appropriate for
General Government for the fiscal year 2018-19.
....................
Quote from: njkmonty on February 05, 2019, 07:59:23 PM
how many shutdowns have the US had in the last few years?
They're not really shutdowns. Some parks are closed. Some bureaucrats get extra days off, back paid.
Quotebasic government functions still continue
The mail ran normally during the entire affair. The military continued to keep the country safe. Those are the only two things I want the federal government to do.
(more or less)
In Brazil we pay 60% duty + 15-20% taxes over cost of item + shipping when importing goods in your own name. Plus R$ 15 when our local post has to do the last leg of delivery.
This is for orders from US$ 50 up to US$ 3k.
Somehow, this adds to about 2x the listed price.
25% would be a huge improvement here.
Quote from: thermionix on February 05, 2019, 11:01:04 PM
Quote from: njkmonty on February 05, 2019, 07:59:23 PM
how many shutdowns have the US had in the last few years?
They're not really shutdowns. Some parks are closed. Some bureaucrats get extra days off, back paid.
Quotebasic government functions still continue
The mail ran normally during the entire affair. The military continued to keep the country safe. Those are the only two things I want the federal government to do. (more or less)
I'm not making a political statement, but will state that this is objectively meant to deceive those who do not understand the full scope of the partial shutdown. The statement "Some bureaucrats get extra days off, back paid" is absurd with regard to the entirety of what happened. If folks are reading this that are not American, I urge you to read up on what happened from sources independent of this. Mail did run normally, and military did protect the country (much as my dog protects me while nothing is threatening me), but the impact to the country can be measured in dollars and it has been. Objectively, federal workers missed multiple paychecks while being required to work. Objectively, some military (US Coast Guard) were unpaid during this time, and that includes not only wages but out-of-pocket travel and lodging expenses they incurred when they had to travel halfway across the country for short-duration assignments. I urge folks to read up on the damage these partial shutdowns do, even when they are just over a month in duration.
I love all of you guys, but can we not do this here? :P
(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/65917368/mama-always-said-dont-talk-politics-at-a-party.jpg)
the thing about truth and reality is that, much like water, steve, you can read a donkey to water, but you can't make them drink.
100 % right on the money.
don't forget air traffic controllers, tsa, etc etc, all working for free, and many living paycheck to paycheck.
all over a tantrrum. pretty @#$%in pathetic.
this country will be far better off when this asshat goes to prison for treason.
this is all after the fact, unfortunately, but was what got me kicked off social media for posting this exact link for 60 days in late 2015. but the fact remains, all this stuff is rooted before the last POTUS election, and casts mr "yer fired" in a far more honest light. so submitted for approval, or not. and not partisan. just facts. use them and make your own decisions.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1&q=donald+trump+russian+trademarks+2015 (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1&q=donald+trump+russian+trademarks+2015)
truth is funny,. no matter how ya try and twist it around, it remains relevent and the same.
no chemtrails involved, either.
but like zappa said... the most prevelant element in the universe is thought to be hydrogen, i disagree and must insist it is stupidity.
march is right around the corner. lets see what happesn. i'm making enough popcorn for everyone. don't forget who's the ONLY potus to ever say he was gonna scrap your second amendment rights.
wasn't that scary "half kenyan" guy the country actually picked a few years back.
it was orange jebus
the only thing worse than it and its lovers are those who excuse its heinous behaviours.
remember, these assholes are our employees. we pay them. not the other way around.
Did you know that the hagfish is the only animal that has a cranium but no spinal column? It's true! It also has nothing to do with the operating status of Mammoth Electronics or building your own stompbox. I probably shouldn't be mentioning it here since it is entirely off topic to this thread, this board, and the forum in general. :icon_wink:
Quote from: EBK on February 06, 2019, 11:54:08 AM
...the hagfish...
I've been looking for a name for a high-gain distortion I'm working on though, and
THE HAGFISH sounds kinda cool 8)
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 05, 2019, 03:01:04 PM
...So no PLL current draw numbers? :P
Some datasheets specify 0.6mAdc quiescent current. For a more elaborate computation, based on frequency, R1-2&C values, see bottom of the page 2 here: https://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/MC14046B-D.PDF
i'd guess you're in the 20-30mA range, total.
I hope we (UK) get a decent trade deal with the USA once we get the this arse of a EU system. Cos we get raped of the US on imports as it is now and delivery time is stupid. The other way around UK to USA is easy. It shouldn't be a one way street.
Quote from: garcho on February 06, 2019, 01:38:32 PM
i'd guess you're in the 20-30mA range, total.
Excellent, cheers 8)
Quote from: SpencerPedals on February 06, 2019, 11:17:33 AM
this is objectively meant to deceive
lol
Quoteand military did protect the country (much as my dog protects me while nothing is threatening me)
Why even have a military if there are no threats?
QuoteObjectively, federal workers missed multiple paychecks while being required to work.
Cry me a damn river. Buncha bloodsucking leaches. Leaches who voted 95% for "divided government" back in November. They got exactly what they voted for.
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 06, 2019, 12:10:31 PM
Quote from: EBK on February 06, 2019, 11:54:08 AM
...the hagfish...
I've been looking for a name for a high-gain distortion I'm working on though, and THE HAGFISH sounds kinda cool 8)
Need some graphics for that?
(http://www.bogleech.com/nature/hagfish-teeth.jpg)
(http://www.bogleech.com/nature/hagfish-spongebob.jpg)
Quote from: EBK on February 06, 2019, 04:35:17 PM
Need some graphics for that?
(http://www.bogleech.com/nature/hagfish-teeth.jpg)
(http://www.bogleech.com/nature/hagfish-spongebob.jpg)
I love it, unfortunately there won't be enough room on the box for a good graphic like those :( It's my dual rectifier preamp, so three tubes and six pots in a 1590B :P
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 06, 2019, 05:46:05 PM
I love it, unfortunately there won't be enough room on the box for a good graphic like those :( It's my dual rectifier preamp, so three tubes and six pots in a 1590B :P
How the... how do you make it fit? I'd love to see that.
Quote from: Ice-9 on February 06, 2019, 02:59:47 PM
I hope we (UK) get a decent trade deal with the USA once we get the this arse of a EU system. Cos we get raped of the US on imports as it is now and delivery time is stupid. The other way around UK to USA is easy. It shouldn't be a one way street.
I would hope that, too. I had no idea that was an issue. I ordered a Bare Knuckle pickup last year and had zero issues with the order and shipping. Quick and easy all around. I wouldn't have known it was even coming from outside the US if I hadn't placed the order myself.
On the topic of hagfish—I think it would be a great name for a distortion pedal that was both jagged and smooth, depending on settings. A chorus pedal with a crossover distortion switch? :o
I dont have a clue what this thread is about now! :)
however my mammoth order arrived!
;D ;D ;D
Quote from: njkmonty on February 06, 2019, 10:18:04 PM
I dont have a clue what this thread is about now! :)
Hagfish tariffs, wasn't it? :icon_razz:
Stopped in at Mammoth today after wound care clinic. They seem a bit....how can I put this charitably..."unorganized". I was interested in buying two types of kits, a treble booster, and a tube screamer clone. They're not really set up for walk-in sales - I can understand that. After a bit of negotiating, I was able to order a J201-based booster. It's NOT what I wanted, a treble booster. I didn't realize this until I got home. I'll build it and see what it sounds like. I don't think it will be too hard to mod into a high-pass treble booster, if needed.
Two notes:
They only put kits together when they're ordered. They don't seem to have any ready to ship. I understand this business model, but you've really got to stay on top of things and be aware of lead times for parts when you run low so you always have them on hand. They seemed to be out of PCBs for a lot of stuff, and weeks away from receiving any (like the tube screamer kit I wanted).
The cost of the aluminum enclosure is a major fraction of the cost of a kit. The trade tariffs aren't going to help this any.
try my 'weetie pi project. its a treble booster/fuzz/octave up/gated fuzz using common parts that sounds really good.
Quote from: Sooner Boomer on February 06, 2019, 10:57:13 PM
Stopped in at Mammoth today after wound care clinic. They seem a bit....how can I put this charitably..."unorganized". I was interested in buying two types of kits, a treble booster, and a tube screamer clone. They're not really set up for walk-in sales - I can understand that. After a bit of negotiating, I was able to order a J201-based booster. It's NOT what I wanted, a treble booster. I didn't realize this until I got home. I'll build it and see what it sounds like. I don't think it will be too hard to mod into a high-pass treble booster, if needed.
Two notes:
They only put kits together when they're ordered. They don't seem to have any ready to ship. I understand this business model, but you've really got to stay on top of things and be aware of lead times for parts when you run low so you always have them on hand. They seemed to be out of PCBs for a lot of stuff, and weeks away from receiving any (like the tube screamer kit I wanted).
The cost of the aluminum enclosure is a major fraction of the cost of a kit. The trade tariffs aren't going to help this any.
Quote from: njkmonty on February 06, 2019, 10:18:04 PM
I dont have a clue what this thread is about now! :)
however my mammoth order arrived!
;D ;D ;D
yay!!!!!!
Quote from: pinkjimiphoton on February 06, 2019, 11:00:23 PM
try my 'weetie pi project. its a treble booster/fuzz/octave up/gated fuzz using common parts that sounds really good.
I've looked at it. "Common parts" for me means "available from one or two sources other than Mouser or DigiKey". I've got to get a bunch of stuff moved out to the garage to clear a decent flat work surface. #SeriousSpringCleaning
> I hope we (UK) get a decent trade deal with the USA ... we get raped of the US on imports as it is now and delivery time is stupid. The other way around UK to USA is easy.
I can confirm that I get used books from the UK to the US just as cheap, *including shipping*, as buying from the US.
These older books are nominal $1 and ~~$4 shipping each. Which is cheaper than _I_ can mail a book across town. I assume this fairly large UK book seller has hammered a lowball deal with a bulk shipper to get packages to LaGuardia. The delay is US Customs and then US Post Office which must final-leg deliver for free, without enthusiasm (or tracking).
Quote from: Sooner Boomer on February 07, 2019, 12:21:10 AM
Quote from: pinkjimiphoton on February 06, 2019, 11:00:23 PM
try my 'weetie pi project. its a treble booster/fuzz/octave up/gated fuzz using common parts that sounds really good.
I've looked at it. "Common parts" for me means "available from one or two sources other than Mouser or DigiKey". I've got to get a bunch of stuff moved out to the garage to clear a decent flat work surface. #SeriousSpringCleaning
dan,
you can use whatver ya got for closest values and it should still work. its pretty forgiving.
like, the 3.9m can be pretty much anywhere from 1 to 10m, the voltage dividers can be pretty much whatev ya got kickin around, 10k, 100k, i just used 470 cuzz it was the first thing i grabbed outta the resistor bin.
ya don't need the 5p cap ya can use pretty much any diodes for the clipper.
little caps anything from about 2.2n to 100n will probably work.
its stupid simple for the most part, and ya can run just about anything for transistors in the first stage, ge, si, hi,mid, lo..
bias pot 10-50k will work, some transistors may gate sooner or later depending on value.
ya can put some pnP's in it and it will still work in the first stage. it was originally designed for leaky ass ge transistors just as a simple boost that kinda mutated like that slimy red stuff that attacks from mars.
what... you don't see that ?
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fATPk902pmc/maxresdefault.jpg)
shit.
hijack'd.
again :icon_mrgreen:
my apologies. tough being the pink guy sometimes lol
have you seen them dragons in the kitchen??????? :icon_eek:
:icon_mrgreen:
Can't really contribute to the Mammoth problem. But I can't help myself after following this revealing thread:
(https://i.postimg.cc/6ydqJxvp/heart3909d35d82706b31bd87ff0000a8abfc.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/6ydqJxvp)
Quote from: njkmonty on February 06, 2019, 10:18:04 PM
I dont have a clue what this thread is about now! :)
however my mammoth order arrived!
;D ;D ;D
mammoth? I thought they went under ......
Quote from: duck_arse on February 07, 2019, 08:44:02 AM
Quote from: njkmonty on February 06, 2019, 10:18:04 PM
I dont have a clue what this thread is about now! :)
however my mammoth order arrived!
;D ;D ;D
mammoth? I thought they went under ......
Try to keep up, mate. This thread is about chia seeds, which promote hair growth. But not on ducks.
down off an elephant mammoth?
Quote from: bluebunny on February 07, 2019, 10:14:56 AM
Quote from: duck_arse on February 07, 2019, 08:44:02 AM
Quote from: njkmonty on February 06, 2019, 10:18:04 PM
I dont have a clue what this thread is about now! :)
however my mammoth order arrived!
;D ;D ;D
mammoth? I thought they went under ......
Try to keep up, mate. This thread is about chia seeds, which promote hair growth. But not on ducks.
Well, now that this thread is about imports from China, hagfish, AND chia...
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don't forget the hagflish. or the slime!!
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/hagfish-slime/581002/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/hagfish-slime/581002/)
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i am vile and perverted, i'm obsessed and deranged, i have existed for years, but very little has changed...
Quote from: duck_arse on February 07, 2019, 08:44:02 AM
mammoth? I thought they went under ......
Naaahhh.... Mammoths float.
hahaha i sure do!!!!! lol
"...They ALL float down here, timmy..... ever seen a grown man naked?"
~pennywise bridges, air traffic clown molester
Quote from: PRR on February 07, 2019, 12:40:08 AM
> I hope we (UK) get a decent trade deal with the USA ... we get raped of the US on imports as it is now and delivery time is stupid. The other way around UK to USA is easy.
I can confirm that I get used books from the UK to the US just as cheap, *including shipping*, as buying from the US.
These older books are nominal $1 and ~~$4 shipping each. Which is cheaper than _I_ can mail a book across town. I assume this fairly large UK book seller has hammered a lowball deal with a bulk shipper to get packages to LaGuardia. The delay is US Customs and then US Post Office which must final-leg deliver for free, without enthusiasm (or tracking).
I've had success with UK booksellers as well (going through abebooks), including shipping around $10 cdn. Doesn't get here overnight but they've always shown up.
dave
last time i ordered from this vendor, was 35 bux shipped for the same lot, a couple months back... maybe 6.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/10PCS-Hammond-Guitar-Foot-Pedal-Effects-1590B-Die-Cast-Aluminum-Box-Enclosure/153350988139?hash=item23b46e616b:g:PZAAAOSw7Spb0srj:rk:2:pf:1&frcectupt=true
now its 44. ain't march yet, neither. ;)
Quote from: duck_arse on February 07, 2019, 10:27:48 AM
down off an elephant mammoth?
Easy. You use a step-ladder like everyone else.
Picked up kit this afternoon. It was in a "cassette" flat rate box. I ask the lady at the front for a schematic. "Hang on, I'm just the accountant", she said. An older guy comes from the back, his name is Ken. I asked again for a schematic. "We don't provide them". Why not, I queried. "People never ask for them". I explained that what I wanted was a treble booster, and was sold a clean booster. I'll probably need to make it into a high-pass, I told him. He finally agreed to email me a copy.
Got home, opened bag kit was in. No instructions. I guess people never ask for them either. *sigh*
Downloaded and printed instructions. Very, very poorly written. Very little detail. No warnings about static/FET handling. Oh heck, just look for yourself...
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1353/1185/files/00353_-_0003MAM_-_Mammoth_Electronics_-_Instruction_Manual_-_J201_Boost_Update_03.pdf?1999269188156177513
Quote from: EBK on February 06, 2019, 04:35:17 PM
(http://www.bogleech.com/nature/hagfish-teeth.jpg)
Lordy, this looks like Donald Trump's nightmare--when you grab 'em, they bite back!
Quote from: Ben N on February 08, 2019, 03:08:29 AM
Lordy, this looks like Donald Trump's nightmare--when you grab 'em, they bite back!
They made a movie about that. I don't recommend watching it.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/81/Teeth_poster.JPG)
Safety first!
How To: Travel with a hagfish
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/HowTo:Travel_with_a_hagfish
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Quote from: Sooner Boomer on February 07, 2019, 06:38:50 PM
Downloaded and printed instructions. Very, very poorly written. Very little detail. No warnings about static/FET handling. Oh heck, just look for yourself...
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1353/1185/files/00353_-_0003MAM_-_Mammoth_Electronics_-_Instruction_Manual_-_J201_Boost_Update_03.pdf?1999269188156177513
Oh my. The circuit board image... is it a photocopy? I am genuinely confused as to how they managed to get that image back into a digital PDF.
Graphic design has always been one of Mammoth's strengths, which is why this is so surprising. Everyone expects that BYOC is going to have thorough, clear instructions that are nevertheless created using the dream-team of MS Word and Paint. But Mammoth can do so much better than this.
This thread has taken a terrible turn and I can't imagine mammoth wanting anything to do with it :icon_lol:
Quote from: Kevin Mitchell on February 08, 2019, 08:56:06 AM
This thread has taken a terrible turn and I can't imagine mammoth wanting anything to do with it :icon_lol:
All of the criticism has been constructive. They have been justifiably disparaged for their service for a few years now (I have some personal anecdotes of my own that I could add, but it'd just be more of the same), and I know it's caused plenty of internal turmoil on their end with a few key employees leaving, so it's not going to come as a surprise to them. But it's only by reading & internalizing threads like this that they have a chance at turning things around.
I was referring to the off topic posts of hagfish and chia pets lol
By the way - your blueshift chorus has been my favorite PCB purchase by far. Absolutely amazing work. It was much fun to put together. There's simply nothing else that compares.
Quote from: Kevin Mitchell link=topic=121714.msg1147811#msg1147811date=1549653954
I was referring to the off topic posts of hagfish and chia pets lol
The off topic stuff started with the heated political arguments. I was merely trying to point out in response that it didn't make any sense to post things that had nothing to do with building stompboxes. The fact that I had some fun with it was merely incidental. :icon_razz:
I guess I'll take responsibility for triggering political discussions :icon_rolleyes:
Quote from: Kevin Mitchell on February 08, 2019, 02:25:54 PM
I was referring to the off topic posts of hagfish and chia pets lol
By the way - your blueshift chorus has been my favorite PCB purchase by far. Absolutely amazing work. It was much fun to put together. There's simply nothing else that compares.
Do take the time to look up Scott Stites' "Birth of a Synth" site if you haven't already. Scott has nice profusely illustrated and sound-file-stocked page/site on his conversion of the DC-2 into a through-zero flanger.
Mammoth J201 Booster Pedal
Got it built. When bending and stuffing a 2200 resistor, it vanished. After suitable cursing and searching, I couldn't find it. Dug through parts pile. Couldn't find another. Found some 47oo ohm. Bent one to stuff it, and it vanished. Again, much cursing. Got the next one bent and stuffed, soldered. Bent another to go on top. Soldered one end, burnt my finger with soldering iron. You got it, more cursing (I'm getting good at this). Got second leg stuck down. After assembly, clipped new batteryy in and tried it. Dead. Of course it is, power goes through input jack. Put plug in input jack, now LED comes on. Dug out guitar and another cable. Plugged all in. Works on bypass, dead on boost. Tired of cursing, tired of playing. Went to bed
Got back to it today. Two problems, neither the fault of the booster. 1) I wired it with solid core wire. It's what I had on hand, I use it for plug-in breadboards. 2) the jack on the end of one of the cables came apart. Never seen one do that. Fixed all the wiring problems. Booster works. Not a whole lot of gain. Definitely not an overdrive. Still need schematic - might make decent treble booster. Will order stranded wire Monday and re-wire.
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hahahahah OP is learning why we swear like electricians ;)
i remember mr k, aka mr kaminski, at windham tech.
i took electronics classes with him after school for a while.
all he ever did was swear, and we were all "@#$%ing peckerheads" lol
Quote from: Ben N on February 08, 2019, 03:08:29 AM
Quote from: EBK on February 06, 2019, 04:35:17 PM
(http://www.bogleech.com/nature/hagfish-teeth.jpg)
Lordy, this looks like Donald Trump's nightmare--when you grab 'em, they bite back!
vagina dentata?
man,.... that build doc is about one of the worst i've ever seen. it should have a goddamn schematic!
what is it, a chinese company selling crap on ebay?
c'mon mammoth... you can do better than this!
the guy i've been working for designing fuzzes finally gave up on mammoth, too, he told me, after they botched a whole run of enclosures he paid them to print. for the second time. now he uses pp+ for that shit, and the quality is way better... and a LOT more expensive.
Sorry to crash the chia seeds thread !:)
However it's happened again.
Mammoth have gone silent for me for over a month now!
Am I the only one?
I've been emailing every address I have
Previously had regular contact with Steve.
Now nothing!
Are they just flat out or are others having issues too??
Sorry, I've never used them... I have seen an item or two I could not find elsewhere, and their prices seem reasonable.
But, why settle for poor service? Fire them. Quit using them.
As a consumer, I expect reasonable delivery time and service. (edit - and price)
MC
Quote from: njkmonty on September 11, 2019, 02:59:48 AM
Sorry to crash the chia seeds thread !:)
However it's happened again.
Mammoth have gone silent for me for over a month now!
Am I the only one?
I've been emailing every address I have
Previously had regular contact with Steve.
Now nothing!
Are they just flat out or are others having issues too??
Is there something in particular that you needed? I've got wound care next Wed. at a medical center almost next door to them. I could drop by and see what's up with them. I hate to say, but they haven't impressed me in a positive way. And I hate that, because they're local and I want them to do well, and we need more parts suppliers (and kits).
ive been having great communication with steve recently, and then nothing?
i have several enclosure designs being reordered etc , and simple going eleswhere isnt convenient.
I wasnt sure if they are just flatout , or something has happened, doesnt seem right thats all?
being from Australia, sometimes we arent up to date whats going on over there,
hurricanes? shootings, antonio brown posts a tweat, floods, presidents,
seems to be some catastrophe occuring, and maybe that was the reason?
Powder-coated Enclosures is probably the delay. They seem to coat the boxes as they are ordered instead of keeping a large stock available.
I ordered on Aug 13 and my order was not shipped until Sept 5, and only sent then because I emailed. They told me it was held up because one of the enclosure colors was out of stock, so I accepted a substitute color and it was shipped the next day.
I might order potentiometers from them in the future, but no more coated enclosures.
regards, Jack
yeah i just resent my files, but nothing
Don't reply to your Paypal receipt as your message to them. Start a fresh blank email with a new subject line since they often ignore messages that look like Paypal notifications of orders.
regards, Jack
Thanks for the tip Jack!,
I was almost at the "buy an international phone card, and wake up at 3am to make a call" stage!
$150 order in July, got a excuse he was having trouble with his vendors. Fk him. Now no response to email, just filed a refund complaint with PayPal.
hmmmm :icon_eek:
We too often make the error of thinking that some of the places we deal with have immense warehouses like Amazon, filled to the brim with inventory of the stuff we want. In reality, the business may be 3 people and a garage. That doesn't mean it's a dishonest or poorly-planned business. Just be realistic.
I don't think expecting an explanation or a return e-mail or phone call is unrealistic. I call that poor customer service.
MC
Being realistic means paying by credit card or PayPal so you have some recourse to get your money back. Most online websites have a inventory checker that won't let you sell more than you have in stock. If he answered the emails and didn't ignore people there wouldn't be a 7 page thread. At least give out some type of due date or refund the money until you can deliver.
I'll just order my 400 parts direct from China, they would have been here by now.
That being said I often have used the state's attorney general's office to fill out a complaint. That has never failed me to get a refund for non delivery or for selling a used product as new. Just got a refund from Newegg for selling used motherboards as new.
Quote from: italianguy63 on September 11, 2019, 11:03:34 AM
I don't think expecting an explanation or a return e-mail or phone call is unrealistic. I call that poor customer service.
^This. I order parts from Bitches Love My Switches quite frequently, and they are a small family-run operation. They usually ship same-day or next business day, and if anything goes wrong they are super responsive to emails. Smallbear has grown bigger over time, but they started as a small operation as well, and they are phenomenal with communication.
I'm all for supporting people that are trying to run a small business, but in a time when the market is saturated with suppliers around the world the only way to be successful is to stand out by offering good service. I can usually find better prices than Smallbear offers, but I still go to Smallbear because I know I'm getting good service.
Anway, my 2 cents' worth.
mammoth is in trouble. the guy they brought in to run it, who was actually getting it all RIGHT again, was fired. the powdercoat peeps quit. its in a state of flux.
my bro mark is actually meeting with them today about buying the business lock stock n barrel, but we'll see what happens.
sucks, as they were the ONLY place i could get the textured powdercoat done with screen printing at an affordable price for the MLA stuff.
i would expect some major changes happening with them, and soon. they're @#$%ing me up too, we have orders for pea%^&*s we can't fill cuz we can't get the damn enclosures elsewhere unless buying them 100-1000 at a time.
Thanks for the info.
Mammoths 50% off sale doesn't look promising!
Well, got my refund. Have an idea it was because I got PayPal involved. Also got a few emails explaining things but basically they are trying to sell parts they don't have in stock. I know a few years back I ordered from them and had no problems. If they are still in business a few years from now, i might try again, but for now, no.
I recently had a similar issue with pedalhackerelectronics.com ... twice in a row, a solid week passed with no delivery notification. I'm frankly surprised people would give Mammoth MONTHS before trying to take action. When 99% of vendors, even small ones or sellers on reverb etc. ship within a few business days, even a week is unacceptable in my eyes.
Anyway, the first time, I told pedalhacker (which I believe is just one guy) to either ship or cancel the order. Shipped an hour later. Second time, I inquired and he said he'd try to ship it soon. Several days later it still hadn't shipped, so I opened a PayPal dispute. Long story short, it sounds like the guy is having some real difficulty in his life right now. We worked it out and he shipped my stuff. I didn't like taking an aggressive stance with the PayPal dispute -- I was never rude or nasty, just wanted the stuff I paid for, so at the end of the day I don't feel guilty. But I did feel bad that the guy was having a tough time.
That's the tricky part...if you pay someone for a product or service, it shouldn't technically matter how big or small they are. Their responsibility is the same. At the same time, I have empathy and I don't want to be an a**hole and hassle someone who's dealing with who knows what in their personal life.
Anyway it seems both Mammoth and Pedal Parts Plus are no longer options for custom pedal printing, which sucks..
We need more comments on this thread so we can go to the next page and I can stop seeing that hagfish at the top every time :icon_eek:
Quote from: vigilante397 on September 13, 2019, 03:11:10 PM
We need more comments on this thread so we can go to the next page and I can stop seeing that hagfish at the top every time :icon_eek:
My thoughts exactly :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
Good timing by the way. You've vanquished the beast.
For now...
-KM
Quote from: Kevin Mitchell on September 13, 2019, 03:23:55 PM
Quote from: vigilante397 on September 13, 2019, 03:11:10 PM
We need more comments on this thread so we can go to the next page and I can stop seeing that hagfish at the top every time :icon_eek:
My thoughts exactly :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
Good timing by the way. You've vanquished the beast.
For now...
-KM
yeah, but, even tho I saw the hagfish last night, tonight I thort 'wot hagfish?' and had to go back and see. the hagfish.
You can't just unsee a hagfish. That's not how it works.
https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=121714.msg1147571#msg1147571
Quote from: EBK on September 14, 2019, 11:21:38 AM
You can't just unsee a hagfish. That's not how it works.
https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=121714.msg1147571#msg1147571
Goddamnit. I knew what it was and I clicked anyway.
Quote from: EBK on September 14, 2019, 11:21:38 AM
You can't just unsee a hagfish. That's not how it works.
https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=121714.msg1147571#msg1147571
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/teeth
first acknowledgement of sale of business from Mammoth
QuoteWe are no longer accepting orders for the season due to a possible acquisition.
Sorry once more.
Parts / Sales / Customer Support
Mammoth Electronics
Oh bloody hell. I guess that's why they haven't shipped my order from a week ago. I did write and they said:
We've been overloaded with orders.
This has happened because of the most recent sale we've had.
We're moving as fast as possible and I apologize for the lack of update and delay on the shipment.
As for said "sale", they had a promo code posted at the top of their page for 50% off. Tried a number of times to use it and it didn't work.
Luckily, this was one of those "dammit, I forgot something" orders, so I only spent about ten bucks. Wonder if I'll ever see it.
50% off everything is pretty much telling me they're liquidating as fast as they can.
the 50% off sale was a bit of a giveaway,
i made a big order, and was expecting to make a claim with paypal,
but it turned up !
hopefully yours do too, only issue was about 100 potentiometers i ordered were missing washers and nuts!
Quote from: pinkjimiphoton on September 11, 2019, 12:15:40 PM
my bro mark is actually meeting with them today about buying the business lock stock n barrel, but we'll see what happens.
Seems Mammoth has officially been acquired (or is very far into the process at least). Do you know the new owner, Jimi?
I used to order and pay $50 for shipping from America to Thailand. It took about 45 days, worth the same amount that I shipped from Thailand to America. Reach the recipient in just 7 days After that time I never bought anything from Mammothelectronics.
I ended up canceling my order. The refund was prompt.
This is such a bummer...
First in after the email - though I missed the latest from this thread. Tis' the end for Mammoth. Officially closed on Nov. 5th. Wishing the folks the best for their future endeavors.
-KM
Having just seen the goodbye e-message, I thought I would reassure the community that SBE is healthy and continues to do business as usual. We have settled in to our larger space at the same location and have more room for modest growth of inventory. To anticipate a question, I will not attempt to offer the turnkey drilling, powder-coating and printing services that Mammoth did; New York City rents, taxes, wages and general business-unfriendlyness make that unrealistic. However, we will absolutely continue to be a just-in-time source of blank enclosures and parts to the shops that have been serving the independent pedal-makers. Commercial accounts needing finished enclosures and/or assembly services should contact (in alphabetical order):
All-Pedal
Disaster Area Designs
Cusack Music
Pedalpartsplus
Yours In Growly Instrumental Noise,
SD
We're bummed, too. Mammoth was one of the places I used to get my parts from back when I first started building pedals. As I've gotten to know more and more people in our industry, I've been so impressed with just how great everyone is. We're all in this to make cool stuff that makes cool sounds--and that, in itself, is pretty awesome. It's hard to know that people are losing their jobs. Hopefully all the employees will land on their feet and continue to be part of our scene.
Love My Switches is still here and healthy. We're still shipping all orders the same day they come in. Still offering a flat fee of $7.95 for shipping, no matter how much you buy. Still adding new products all the time. (Have you checked out our knob collection recently? We've got some great aluminum ones in!) Still aiming to be the best at customer service.
If you've never tried us out, or it's a been awhile, use the code TRYUSOUT for 10% off. Code expires on Halloween at midnight.
In case anyone might ask: We don't have any plans to offer custom drilling and painting or to branch out into resistors/capacitors/diodes/ICs/etc. But, we are adding all sorts of fun new things all the time. We have a new enclosure coming in soon and an interesting new power option.
Keep making things that make noise!
A big thumbs up to both Small Bear and Love My Switches. These are the two sources I use for most of my part purchases, except for generic resistors and capacitors that I get from Mouser.
Glad you guys are sticking around!
Best regards, Jack
I can get everything I possibly need from smallbear, LMS and Mouser so as long as no one ever retires or closes shop as long as I am alive we are good :) :)
I just placed an order with smallbear, and I almost ordered JFETs that I don't presently need, simply because they still existed. Mere mortals have tried to buy new JFETs (the SMT ones that are not EOL) from Mouser only to give up as the backorder date retreats continuously before their unworthy eyes.
Quote from: EBK on October 14, 2019, 09:42:26 AM
I just placed an order with smallbear, and I almost ordered JFETs that I don't presently need, simply because they still existed. Mere mortals have tried to buy new JFETs (the SMT ones that are not EOL) from Mouser only to give up as the backorder date retreats continuously before their unworthy eyes.
On the MMBFJ201 for example the factory lead time is... 42 weeks. They're finally back in stock at Farnell.
I hadn't ordered from Mammoth in years, and while their decline in service leading up to their demise was regrettable it's still sad to see the company close up shop. As was said above I hope the members of our scene land on their feet somewhere else.
As also iterated above, Smallbear, BLMS, Mouser and Tayda keep me pretty well stocked on all the goodies I need.
Quote from: smallbearelec on October 11, 2019, 03:53:48 PM
SBE is healthy and continues to do business as usual.
:icon_biggrin: happy :icon_biggrin: