Stewmac light cycle II

[laurie]

Picked up one of these locally on the weekend. Unopened (unbuilt). Will be an interesting pedal... l haven't seen the LDR approach before.

https://www.stewmac.com/kits-and-projec ... 82pkIiiz2t

[Pepe]

Nice! I just read that it is an exact copy of the Mu-Tron Phasor II. Very interesting!

[bigtone23]

Very cool!
I have an original Phasor II I got in a trade in the mid 90s. Been living on the big, cumbersome board ever since.
It's a proper, big, cumbersome pedal, powered with a hardwired AC cable.
Sounds amazing, though!

[laurie]

Very cool!
I have an original Phasor II I got in a trade in the mid 90s. Been living on the big, cumbersome board ever since.
It's a proper, big, cumbersome pedal, powered with a hardwired AC cable.
Sounds amazing, though!

That would be a sweet "pedal"!

[bigtone23]

[laurie]

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[Pepe]

Yep, that's a pedalboard that I would tinker around with for more than five minutes.

[laurie]

The build is straightforward so far. Boring, even.

You can see the 6 LDRs around the LED. I used 600 grit sandpaper and sanded the surface of the LED to get more sideways diffusion onto the LDRs.
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[laurie]

Done! Works. Interesting sound. Takes a little bit of effort to dial in the trim-pots, but all good!
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[Pepe]

Looks like fun!