BYOC Germanium Boost Instructions Manual

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Page 1 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.
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 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
Germanium Boost Kit Instruction Index Parts Checklist………………………....…..page 6 Populating the Circuit Board……....…...…..page 8 Main PCB Assembly..........page 16 Wiring………………………………......page 20 Installing the Transistor/Finishing u…………..page 25 Operation Overview...........page 27 ...
Page 4 This is what your kit should look like when it’s complete. Your kit may come with different color capacitors, switches etc. Don’t be alarmed by this. They all still do the exact same thing.
Page 5 ...
Page 6: Parts Checklist
Parts Checklist for Germanium Boost Kit Resistors: 1 – 3k9 (Orange/White/Black/Brown/Brown) 1 - 4k7 (Yellow/Purple/Black/Brown/Brown) (Yellow/Purple/Black/Orange/Brown) 2 - 470K Visit www.byocelectronics.com/resistorcodes.pdf for more information on how to differentiate resistors. Capacitors: 1 - .0047 film cap (may say “472” or “4n7” on the body) 1 - .01 film cap (may say “103”...
Page 7 Hardware: 1 – SPDT On/Off/On Toggle Switch 1 - predrilled enclosure w/ 4 screws 1 – Germanium Boost circuit board 1 - 3pdt footswitch 1 - knob 1 - AC adaptor jack 1 - ¼”stereo jack 1 - ¼” mono jack...
Page 8: 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 9 Step 2: Add the TO-1 Socket (3 pin) ...
Page 10 Step 3:Add the film capacitors. These are non-polarized so it can go in either direction. ...
Page 11 NOTE: This trimpot is for biasing the transistor. After you have finished building your germanium boost, you will want to adjust this trimpot. Just use your ear. Dial it in for the cleanest, least gated sound. Unless you want a gated fuzzy boost.
Page 12 Step 5: 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.
Page 13 At this point your board should look like this: ...
Page 14 Step 6: Add the battery snap. Thread the solder ends of the battery snap into the strain relief holes from the bottom solder side 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.
Page 15 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. 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 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: Connect the TIP (negative) terminal of the DC adaptor jack to the eyelet on the PCB labeled “-“. Connect the SLEEVE of the DC adaptor jack to the eyelet on the PCB labeled “+” farthest to the right. Connect the battery disconnect terminal of the DC adaptor jack to the second eyelet on the PCB labeled “+”...
Page 18 Step 3: Flip the PCB over so that the bottom or solder side is up. Insert the A10k potentiometer, 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.
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 pot, toggle switch, and LED all go into their respective holes.
Page 20: Wiring
Wiring Stereo (input) Jack Mono (output) Jack Step 1: Install the 1/4” jacks to the enclosure. Be sure to add the internal tooth lock washers. The lock washers go on the inside of the enclosure. The flat washers and nuts go on the outside of 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.
Page 22 FOOT SWITCH SOLDER LUG DESIGNATIONS Step 3: Wiring the foot switch. Make a jumper between lugs 3 &...
Page 23 Cut two 1” pieces of wire. Strip 1/8” off each end and tin. These will be used to connect lugs/eyelets 1 & 7 Cut three 1.25” pieces of wire. Strip 1/8” off each end and tin. This will be used to connect lugs/eyelets 2, 5, & 8 ...
Page 24 Step 5: Connect the pre stripped and tinned wires to the 1/4” jacks and connect the wires from the footswitch to the PCB. The wire from the IN eyelet goes to the tip of the stereo jack. The wire from the RING eyelet goes to the ring of the stereo jack.
Page 25: Installing The Transistor/Finishing U
Orienting Transistor’s/Finish up ...
Page 26 Step 1: Install the transistors Black Glass transistors will have a red dot that denotes the collector. If a Metal Can transistor does not have an emitter tab, it will not have any obvious markers to help you orient.
Page 27: Operation Overview
Operating Overview Level: Controls the volume of the effect. Toggle: Tone Control for Mids, Treble or Full Power supply: 9V battery or 2.1mm negative tip, 9VDC only. Current Draw: 2.5mA Input Impedance: 470k ohms...
Page 28: Schematic
Output Impedance: 10k ohms ...
Page 29 Please visit Http://byocelectronics.com/board For tech support COPYRIGHT 2014 BYOC LLC.