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I built this project. http://sound.westhost.com/project66.htm I bought the pcb from them, and sourced the parts through Mouser. I highly recommend it.

No resistor on the negative side of the battery. It just ties between the negative of the input and output. I didn't have any electronics background before this project, and have only been doing it a couple months now. This project has really got me going though. I have completed a direct box, a stereo mic preamp, a guitar preamp, a guitar boost pedal, and mods to a Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal. I also have a few more projects going on, and am in the planning process for a couple more. This can be addicting!!! That being said, there are no stupid questions. I am still very much in the learning mode, and if it wasn't for people like greenmachine and others willing to answer my stupid questions, I wouldn't have known how to get started.

You could terminate that end with a 3.5mm stereo jack, and patch from the battery box to the minidisc with a male to male 3.5mm stereo cable, but you may have to do some creative stuffing to get it all in there.

The only thing you can't get there is the 10k ohm metal film resistors, unless you by them in a pack with a bunch of other values. All there single value resistors are carbon. But the metal film pack is only about $5, and by the time you pay for shipping from an online order, you'll pay about the same price.

Panasonic WM-61A mic capsules were $1.89 a piece. I found some cheap headphones for a buck that I cut off the phones to use a cable. Some hot melt glue, solder, and heatshrink, and there's the mics. For the battery box, the stereo jack and the battery are the most expensive. I'd bet you can do this project for $15 or less, depending on whether you already own some of the tools necessary (i.e. soldering iron, solder, glue gun, etc.)

Although I don't have any of Greenmachine's products, I can vouch for the man's knowledge and his willingness to help. Congrats on your new venture, Greenmachine. Nice looking website, by the way. (Too bad I can't read German)

I have used the wires from cheap ($.99) headphones for all my builds, including the battery boxes, and have not had an issue yet.

I had planned to try to make a jecklin disc, but just ran out of time. Through speakers, I think is sounds fine. I have not yet heard it through headphones. I think I will notice the difference a lot more then. I'll report back tonight and let you know. I posted a song in the gallery, if anyone wants to check it out. I'd appreciate any comments you may have. I really like the "battery test" circuit. It would be a nice feature for when your running out the door and don't have your multimeter handy. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us!

Here's a new setup I tried Saturday. It is a set of diy mics from the tutorial. I mounted them in an aluminum tube with hot melt glue, then put some heat shrink over them. [attachmentid=1454] Then I cut some rings out of pvc, drilled some holes in them to thread elastic cord through, and mounted the mics in them as a shockmount. I then used my soldering "helping hands" and a drum clamp to rig it all to a mic stand. [attachmentid=1455] [attachmentid=1456] I added a song to my album from Saturday nite. I think it turned out pretty good. This diy stuff is addicting!!!

I want to thank greenmachine again for this diy. I can't believe the quality of recording that can be made with this! It has given me inspiration to take on some other electronics projects. I've got lots of books from the library, and am soldering something up almost every night.

Hey guys. Check out my new diy battery box. It is housed in an Altoid's Gum tin. It's the perfect size (not much bigger than greenmachine's), and I feel more comfortable that it has some protection. [attachmentid=1272] [attachmentid=1273]

Well, I've done it also. Thanks to greenmachine for this great diy (and a little extra help). I have posted a song from my first band recording. It's a local metal band. It was very loud, and I could pick the mix apart, but I think the recording turned out great. Please take a listen and let me know what you think. [attachmentid=1209]

I think I can deal with that. Just scored one from Ebay new in box for $134.59, so for that price, I'll make it work. I will probably use it more for general recording than stealthing anyway, but it will be nice to have options. thanks for your reply

I'm looking to get into md for recording purposes, mainly stealthing and mixer recordings. My budget is low, and will be slowly piecing together a rig. Would you recomend the rh910 for this purpose? Thanks,