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BYOC Silver Pony Kit Instructions

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Silver Pony
Kit Instructions
Warranty:
BYOC, Inc. 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, INC
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, INC 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, Inc. 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 customer's responsibility. This responsibility not only includes the cost of
shipping, but accountability of deliver as well. Please contact
sales@buildyourownclone.com to receive a return authorization before mailing.
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  • Page 1 BYOC, INC 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.
  • 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

    Silver Pony Kit Instruction Index Parts Checklist--------------------------------------------page 5-6 Populating the Circuit Board--------------------------page 7-15 Main PCB Assembly-------------------------------------page 16-18 Wiring-------------------------------------------------------page 19-22 Installing the IC/Finishing up--------------------------page 23 Operation Overview--------------------------------------page 24 Schematic---------------------------------------------------page 25...
  • Page 4 This is what your kit should look like when it’s complete. Your kit may come with different color capacitors, switches ect. Don’t be alarmed by this. They all still do the exact same thing.

  • Page 5: Parts Checklist

    Parts Checklist for Silver Pony Kit Resistors: Metal Film Carbon Comp 1 - 560R (Green/Blue/Black/Black/Brown) (Green/Blue/Brown/Gold) 2 - 1k (Brown/Black/Black/Brown/Brown) (Brown/Black/Red/Gold) 2 - 1k5 (Brown/Green/Black/Brown/Brown) (Brown/Green/Red/Gold) 1 - 1k8 (Brown/Gray/Black/Brown/Brown) (Brown/Gray/Red/Gold) 1 - 2k (Red/Black//Black/Brown/Brown) (Red/Black/Red/Gold) 2 - 4k7 (Yellow/Purple/Black/Brown/Brown) |...
  • Page 6 2 - B10k (TONE, VOL) 1 – B100k Dual Gang (DRIVE) Hardware: 1 - predrilled enclosure w/ 4 screws (optional) 1 – Silver Pony Overdrive circuit board 1 - 3pdt footswitch 2 - SPDT on-off-on toggle 3 - knobs (optional) 1 - AC adaptor jack (optional) 1 - ¼”stereo jack...

  • Page 7: Populating The Circuit Board

    Populating the Circuit Board Step 1: Add all the resistors. Resistors are not polarized and can be inserted in either direction.
  • Page 8 Step 2: Add the diodes. Be sure to match the end of the diode with the stripe to the layout on the PCB. The 1N4148 diodes are highlighted in blue, and will have a single black stripe. The 1N4001 diodes are highlighted in red and will have a silver stripe.
  • Page 9 Step 3: Add three 8 pin IC sockets. 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.
  • Page 10 Step 5: Add the film and ceramic disk capacitors. These are non-polarized so they can go in either direction. The ceramic disc capacitors are highlighted in yellow.
  • Page 11 Step 6: Add the aluminum electrolytic capacitors. These ARE polarized, meaning there is a positive and negative end. The positive side will have a longer lead and goes in the square solder pad. The negative side will have a shorter lead and a stripe running along the body of the cap, and goes in the round solder pad.
  • Page 12 Step 7: Add the battery snap. Be sure to place the red wire into the + eyelet, and the black wire into the - eyelet. You want to thread them through the strain relief holes first, as shown below.
  • Page 13 Your build will look like this at this point. If it doesn’t, go back through the steps and fix any issues.
  • Page 14 Back of the PCB at this point. Note the soldering, trimmed short to the PCB without stray leads or shorts. The black markings you see on the PCB are from the flux from the solder. Flux usually doesn’t negatively impact anything. You can clean it off with some rubbing alcohol and a gentle brush if you’d like.
  • Page 15 Step 9: Add wires to the IN, OUT, RING, -, +, (+), and the two Ground ê eyelets. Start by cutting four 2.5” pieces of wire and 4 pieces of 1.5” wire. Strip 1/4” off each end and tin the ends. Tinning means to apply some solder to the stripped ends of the wires.

  • Page 16: Main Pcb Assembly

    Main PCB Assembly Step 1: Mount the AC adapter jack to the enclosure. Your kit may come with either an external thread or internal thread. Don’t get confused by this. They still function exactly the same. You just thread the external nut on the outside and the internal nut on the inside.
  • Page 17 Step 2: Flip the PCB over so that the bottom or solder side is up. Insert the four potentiometers, toggle switch 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. THIS WILL GO INTO THE SQUARE SOLDER HOLE.
  • Page 18 Step 3: 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, toggle switch and LED all go into their respective holes.

  • Page 19: Wiring

    WIRING Step 6: Connect the TIP (negative) terminal of the DC adapter jack to the eyelet on the PCB labeled “-“. Connect the SLEEVE of the DC adapter jack to the eyelet on the PCB labeled “+” farthest to the right. Connect the battery disconnect terminal of the DC adapter jack to the second eyelet on the PCB labeled “+”...
  • Page 20 Stereo (input) Jack Mono (output) Jack Step 1: Install the 1/4” jacks to the enclosure.
  • Page 21 Step 2: Install the footswitch. Orient the footswitch so that the flat sides of the solder lugs are like the diagram below. NOTE: There are no actual number markings on the footswitch. There are two correct ways you can orient the footswitch. They are both 180 degrees of each other.
  • Page 22 Step 3: Insert the foot switch wires into their respective eyelets on the PCB. You can insert them into the top side and solder on the top side as well. The solder pads should be large enough (if you are using a soldering iron that isn’t too big) to allow you to do this without burning the PVC coating on the wires if you are careful.

  • Page 23: Installing The Ic/Finishing Up

    Installing IC/Finish up Don't forget to add the knobs, put the cover on the enclosure, and apply the bumpers to the cover.

  • Page 24: Operation Overview

    Output Impedance: 100k ohms NOTE: The picture above is an example of the Silver Pony kit with painted/silk screened enclosure with black BYOC style knobs and red LED. Your kit may not look like this depending upon which options you selecte...
  • Page 26 PCB Map...
  • Page 27 For hi-res schematic visit http://www.byocelectronics.com/silverponyschematic.pdf Please visit http://byocelectronics.com/board for any technical support Copyright 2019 BYOC, Inc.