eyevancsu

I did a mostly smt cmoy a while back (standard size power caps) on a .8cm by 2cm self etched board (first attempt at making own boards, wasnt pretty). This didnt include the jacks, pot, switch, etc, its still sitting somewhere on my desk... -ivan

Try cleaning the underpart of the amp. Get some alcohol and a toothbrush and clean the soldered part to remove debris or flux. Also, scratch in between the traces with a blade to make sure nothing is touching and shorting. This actually solved the problem on a recent amp, the sound was very staticky and fuzzy, but this cleared it right up. -ivan

I have tons of the mini blue ones, i didnt think they were alps though. You say you got it for $5? I got mine for $.5 a piece. Pin configuration is... gnd-gnd-in-in-out-out-dummy ivan c.