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BYOC Classic Overdrive Kit Instructions Manual

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Build Your Own Clone
Classic Overdrive
Kit Instructions
Warranty:
BYOC, LLC guarantees that your kit will be complete and that all parts and components
will arrive as described, functioning and free of defect. Soldering, clipping, cutting,
stripping, or using any of the components in any way voids this guarantee. BYOC, LLC
guarantees that the instructions for your kit will be free of any majors errors that would
cause you to permanently damage any components in your kit, but does not guarantee
that the instructions will be free of typos or minor errors. BYOC, LLC does not
warranty the completed pedal as a whole functioning unit nor do we warranty any of the
individual parts once they have been used. If you have a component that is used, but
feel it was defective prior to you using it, we reserve the right to determine whether or
not the component was faulty upon arrival. Please direct all warranty issues to:
sales@buildyourownclone.com This would include any missing parts issues.
Return:
BYOC, LLC accepts returns and exchanges on all products for any reason, as long as
they are unused. We do not accept partial kit returns. Returns and exchanges are for the
full purchase price less the cost of shipping and/or any promotional pricing. Return
shipping is the customers responsiblity. This responsibility not only includes the cost of
shipping, but accountability of deliver as well. Please contact
sales@buildyourownclone.com to receieve a return authorization before mailing.

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  • Page 1 Kit Instructions Warranty: BYOC, LLC guarantees that your kit will be complete and that all parts and components will arrive as described, functioning and free of defect. Soldering, clipping, cutting, stripping, or using any of the components in any way voids this guarantee. BYOC, LLC...
  • Page 2 That being said, we will do our best to help you as much as we can. Our philosophy at BYOC is that we will help you only as much as you are willing to help yourself. We have a wonderful and friendly DIY discussion forum with an entire section devoted to the technical support and modifications of BYOC kits.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CLASSIC OVERDRIVE KIT INSTRUCTION INDEX Parts Checklist ....page 4 - 5 Populating the Circuit Board ....page 6 - 16 Main PCB Assembly .........page 17 - 19 Wiring................page 20 - 23 Installing the IC's and Finishing Up.......page 24 Operation Overview..........page 25...

  • Page 4: Parts Checklist

    Parts Checklist for BYOC Classic Overdrive Kit Resistors: 1 - 100ohm (brown/black/black/black/brown) 1 - 220ohm (red/red/black/black/brown) 4 - 1k (brown/black/blacke/brown/brown) 2 - 4k7 (yellow/purple/black/brown/brown) 7 - 10k (brown/black/black/red/brown) 1 - 51k (green/brown/black/red/brown) 3 - 511k (green/brown/brown/orange/brown) Capacitors: 1 - 51pf ceramic disc (small round orange) 1 - 22n or .022µ...
  • Page 5 1 - B25k linear (TONE) 1 - A500k audio (DRIVE) Hardware: 1 - drilled enclosure w/ 4 screws 1 - byoc classic over drive PCB 1 - 3PDT footswitch 3 - knobs 1 - AC adaptor jack 1 - ¼ mono jack 1 - ¼...

  • Page 7: Populating The Circuit Board

    Populating the Circuit Board STEP 1: Add the diodes. Be sure to matched the end of the diode with the stripe to the layout on the PCB. The stripped end should go in the square solder pad.
  • Page 8 STEP 2: Add the resistors . Resistors are not polarized, so it does not matter which end goes in which solder pad. Take your time and be sure not to confuse similarly banded resistors such as the 511k with the 51k or the 100ohm with the 1k. Also note that the PCB says 510k, but your kit will come with 511k resistors.
  • Page 9 STEP 3: Add the 8 pin IC socket. ONLY SOLDER THE SOCKET! NOT THE ACTUAL IC! This is a socket. The sockets get soldered to the PCB. The ICs get inserted into the sockets. The actual IC chip itself, never gets soldered. You will insert the IC into the socket after the entire pedal has been built.
  • Page 10 Step 4: Add the Transistors. Be sure to orient the transistosr so that the flat side of the tansistor body matches up with the flat side on the PCB layout.
  • Page 11 Step 5: Add the ceramic disc capacitor. Ceramic disc caps are not polarized and can be inserted into the pcb in either direction.
  • Page 12 Step 6: Add the tantalum capacitors. Tantalum caps are polarized. The positive lead goes in the square solder pad hole. The positve side will have a stripe running down one side and the symbol above the positive lead.
  • Page 13 Step 5: Add the film capacitors. These are not polarized and can be inserted into the PCB either way.
  • Page 14 STEP 6: Add the aluminum electrolytic capacitors. These are polarized. The positive end will have a longer lead and should go in the square solder pad. The negative end will have a shorter lead with a black or white stripe running down the body of the capacitor.
  • Page 15 Step 7: Add the battery snap. Thread the solder ends of the battery snap into the strain relief holes from the bottom solderside of the PCB and out through the top. Insert the solder ends of the battery snap wires into the topside of their respective solder pads. Solder on the bottom side of the PCB.
  • Page 16 Step 8: Add wires to the IN, OUT, RING, and two Ground eyelets. Start by cutting four 2.5 pieces of wire and one 1.5 piece of wire. Strip 1/4 off each end and tin the ends. Tinning means to apply some solder to the stripped ends of the wires. This keeps the strands from fraying and primes the wire for soldering.

  • Page 17: Main Pcb Assembly

    Main PCB Assembly Step 1: Mount the DC adaptor jack to the enclosure. Step 2: Connect the TIP (negative) terminal of the DC adaptor jack to the eyelet on the PCB with 2 inches of hook up wire. Connect the SLEEVE of the DC adaptor jack to the eyelet on the far right side of the PCB with 2 inches of hook up wire.
  • Page 18 Step 3: Flip the PCB over so that the bottom or solder side is up. Insert the B100k(LEVEL),A500k(DRIVE), B25K(TONEl) potentiometers, and the LED into the bottom side of the PCB. DO NOT SOLDER ANYTHING YET!!! The LED will have one lead that is longer than the other. The longer lead goes in the hole with the square solder pad.
  • Page 19 Step 4: Hold the PCB in one hand so that the component side of the PCB is in the palm of your hand and the bottom side with the pots, toggle switch and LED is facing up. Now use your other hand to guide the predrilled enclosure onto the PCB assembly so that the pots and LED all go into their respective holes.

  • Page 20: Wiring

    Wiring Step 1: Install the 1/4 jacks to the enclosure. Be sure to turn the OUT jack a 1/4 turn counter clockwise so that solder terminal for the tip does not short out against the enclosure. Step 2: Install the footswitch. Orient the footswitch so that the flat sides of the solder lugs are like the diagram below.
  • Page 21 degrees of each other. Either way is fine. It does not matter as long as the flat sides of the solder lugs are running horizontal, not vertical.
  • Page 22 Step 3: Connect the pre stripped and tinned wires to the 1/4 jacks. Step 4: · Cut 4 x 3/4 pieces of wire. Strip 1/8 off each end. These will be used to connect lugs/eyelets 1, 2, 7, & 8 ·...
  • Page 23 · Cut 3 x 2 pieces of wire. Strip 1/4 off each end. These will be used to connect the tip and sleeve of the IN jack and the tip of the OUT jack to the PCB. · Cut 1 x 1.5 peice of wire. Strip 1/4 off each end. This will be used to connect the ring of the IN jack to the ring eyelet on the PCB.

  • Page 24: Installing The Ic's And Finishing Up

    Installing the IC's and Finishing Up Don't forget to put the cover on the enclosure and apply the bumpers to the cover if you like to use them.

  • Page 25: Operation Overview

    Operating Overview LEVEL, DRIVE, & TONE: Do you really need an explaination of what these knobs do? DC power supply - Use a 2.5mm negative tip 9VDC adaptor (this is your standard guitar fx style adaptor). If using battery power, only use a single 9V battery. Current Draw - 2.5mA Input Impedance - 511k ohms Output Impedance - 10k ohms...
  • Page 27 Please visit http://buildyourownclone.com/board for any technical support copyright 2010 B.Y.O.C., LLC...

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