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197 orders since Jan 09, 2018

Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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Product: (4.82)

Documentation: (4.82)

Shipping: (4.82)

Communication: (4.73)

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Benjamin | Nov. 16, 2021

Minimalism, authenticity, easy build.

For CB55 - Boss DR55 analogue drum sounds clone PCB

There's nothing special or delightful about the DR-55, except for its truly dated sound. This is a purist's clone. The bass drum and rim shot sounds are terrible, just like the original. But the white noise source has an old-school choke to make it extra-whistle-y, and this gives the hi-hat and snare drum an ethereal quality. You'll be doing Visage covers in no time.
I used the BOM with Tayda and was able to get almost every part in one shipment.

Brian | Oct. 25, 2021

Great Percussive Module

For drumBs PCB's & panel - analogue percussion module

The Circuitbenders UK drumBs module is excellent. I love the vintage, electronic drum sounds this module can produce. This module had excellent documentation and the build was very straightforward. I found that the parts were easy to source too. Shipping costs were reasonable and delivery was quick.

Ronald | April 15, 2021

Super fast shipping!

For HARMONIC ENGINE - E&MM Harmony Generator clone PCB

This thing crossed the ocean quicker than most packages I order domestically! Extremely well documented online and a good thread at muff wigglers regarding this pcb. The sticker looks great on my car too. Can't wait to source the parts and build this project!

Robert | Feb. 1, 2021

very nice drum module

For CB55 - Boss DR55 analogue drum sounds clone PCB

Works fabo with the added mods I did, love this drum module, you should get it or 2 makes a great drum machine , alot of interesting sounds galore

Rui | Jan. 1, 2021

cb55.dr55boss+phonic taxidermist 47.2b+harmonic engine

For PHONIC TAXIDERMIST 47.2b: Voice Vandal clone PCB

Bought this 3 pcb's before christmas hoping to do some solder on the holiday. Although it arrived a little later, super comprehensive because everything thats going on. I was super anxious and it didnt let me down when today i opened them. Super well built, they feel strong and solid. All of them came with a special little message that made me laugh ahah. And it came with two special stickers.
The build pdfs are superb and easy to follow trough. Every time i messaged him he would reply back super rapid.

5 stars on everything , will buy again for sure.
Dont hesitate to buy from circuitbenders.

peace :)

Rui | Jan. 1, 2021

cb55.dr55boss+phonic taxidermist 47.2b+harmonic engine

For HARMONIC ENGINE - E&MM Harmony Generator clone PCB

Bought this 3 pcb's before christmas hoping to do some solder on the holiday. Although it arrived a little later, super comprehensive because everything thats going on. I was super anxious and it didnt let me down when today i opened them. Super well built, they feel strong and solid. All of them came with a special little message that made me laugh ahah. And it came with two special stickers.
The build pdfs are superb and easy to follow trough. Every time i messaged him he would reply back super rapid.

5 stars on everything , will buy again for sure.
Dont hesitate to buy from circuitbenders.

peace :)

Rui | Dec. 31, 2020

cb55.dr55boss+phonic taxidermist 47.2b+harmonic engine

For CB55 - Boss DR55 analogue drum sounds clone PCB

Bought this 3 pcb's before christmas hoping to do some solder on the holiday. Although it arrived a little later, super comprehensive because everything thats going on. I was super anxious and it didnt let me down when today i opened them. Super well built, they feel strong and solid. All of them came with a special little message that made me laugh ahah. And it came with two special stickers.
The build pdfs are superb and easy to follow trough. Every time i messaged him he would reply back super rapid.

5 stars on everything , will buy again for sure.
Dont hesitate to buy from circuitbenders.

peace :)

Krisztian | Dec. 21, 2019

Works like a charm!

For No solder ROM switcher kit for AMIGA kickstart

I like this rom switcher, it's a great life hack! It sits in my A500 rev 6A and it works like a charm.
With installation you must be careful!
Like the other review mentioned you should put some rubber pad under it where the Fat Agnus sits to avoid any scratches or damage to the slot or the chip itself. Not necessary but recommended!
On the connector side (where the ram chip sits) you can easily bend the pins a little to fit right. I've done it this way (without resoldering the pins to the top) and it's a working solution for me.

Summary: although it's not designed for A500's, the product is great and working fine. Installation is easy (with a little attention).
Buy it, you'll like it!

John | Aug. 26, 2019

High quality PCB... what more can you ask for?

For PHONIC TAXIDERMIST 47.2b: Voice Vandal clone PCB

I haven't populated the board just yet, as it's going to be part of a bigger project. Straight out of the packet the PCB shone with quality, big bright and yellow, it's clear quite a bit of effort has gone into it's design. A little humour on the screen printing gave me a good chuckle, which makes me like these people straight away.

The layout is clear and easy to read, no hard to read fonts, and the through hole plating is clean and precise.

Postage was pretty quick to Australia, and was great value.

I don't anticipate any issues with this PCB. Any problems are likely to be induced by a fat fingered me, probably rushing things as usual. If you're on the fence about buying this board, jump over. It's great value. No point in making your own PCB from the schematic when you can get this and save yourself a butt load of time and heart ache. Winning!

Christian | July 24, 2019

A great circuit bending kit

For Behringer DSP multiFX dual OS & reclocking DIY kit

Quick shipment. The documentation is clear and sufficient to install the kit. One might need some soldering skills and a soldering iron with a small tip. The kit contains everything except the cables.

Overall, the kit does exactly what it should do and makes a lot of fun. In my opinion a very recommendable product.

Ali | Jan. 27, 2019

Does the job. Improvements needed.

For No solder ROM switcher kit for AMIGA kickstart

I purchased this for my A500 Rev. 6A. I have 3 ROMs: 3.1, 1.3 and also a DiagROM chip. The first problem I encountered is the position of the 5 pin connector from which you connect the wires that leads to the dial knob (to select the ROM). This is an angled connecter with pins soldered underneath the board. There isn't much room left to connect the wires in this case and the RAM chips are in the way. I had to desolder the pins and put them on the top instead. When the board is fitted, I noticed that it would need some support underneath. It floats above the A500 motherboard and the A500 ROM socket is the only thing supporting the board. Considering that the board might hold up to 4 ROM chips, I used some small rubber feet (pads) so that it can sit on the Fat Agnus chip PLCC socket giving it better support.

I like the board in terms of functionality. However, for an Amiga 500 installation, I think that the points mentioned above should be considered.

A. Kattan
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Response from Circuitbenders.co.uk | Jan. 27, 2019
To be fair it does specifically state on more than one occasion in the description that this was not specifically designed for an A500 and we have no idea if it would fit in an A500. Thats why the full measurements are given with the caveat "whether it would physically fit into the casing you would have to investigate yourself".
All that is stated for certain is that it physically fits in an A2000.
We have sold dozens of these kits to AMIGA owners, presumably for various models, and we have never had anyone get back to us complaining of any issues.

The board doesn't really need support underneath, unless you happen to throw your Amiga down a flight of stairs on a regular basis! As it says in the listing, this was originally designed for a Kawai R100 drum machine which always have at least 3 or 4 ROM's installed. Having sold over 100 of these kits to R100 owners, and done some fairly robust testing on them, the only way its going to come loose from the socket is if the unit was dropped from the kind of height that a loose ROM switcher would be the least of your problems! The only real issue might be if anything has ever been plugged into the socket that uses square pins instead of the machined round pins used on this board, as square pins tends to bend the socket contacts making their grip unreliable.
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