Snoopy: Mouser part# 568-NAUSB-B Neutrik quality there, and they also have it in silver And what BOM did you go by

Still off topic whiz, but commonly higher value caps are seen common, one typical example is in the original xbox, in wich i believe it holds "cmos" type settings. More specifically its a 2.5v 1F Powerstor cap, wire a few of them in parallel and you can make some neat projects. I recall this...

Thanks misterx, although Id say tho that liquid flux makes this MUCH easier, and cleaner to work with.

One way of soldering the Ic's I havent seen shown is the method I learned while working for panasonic. Its quite easy and is relatively quick, and looks very clean after completed. Basically you get some liquid flux, dillute it 70/30 with alcohol because initally it is entirely too sticky. Then...

Would anyone suggest the ALPS version of the EVJ.. Mouser# 688-RK12L1210C0H ??

Just got my pcb's today, thanks dsavitsk. Seems all you diy'ers have put digikey back on a lot of these parts though. I cant find nearly half of the parts I need and Fallenangel didnt have a part listed for the usb since it was to be included with his pcb's. If anyone out there has any leftovers...

Shucks, nice review on them romanee.. I was about to give em a shot but I didnt think they effectively could work in a pint / porta amp especially with the charging circuit thats in there.. Ill stick with a batch of nimh's for now, but will keep an eye out for new ones that might work a little...

Hey.. for all us portable users I just saw this at thomas whilst looking for 9v rechargables.. I dont know if anyone else has posted this but im praying that these would work for the pint.. Check it out http://www.thomas-distributing.com/i...le-battery.php