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Orange Distortion 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:
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  • Page 1 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

    ORANGE DISTORTION INSTRUCTION INDEX Parts Checklist ....page 4 - 5 Fixing an Error............page 6 Modifications..............page 7 - 9 Populating the Circuit Board ....page 10 - 17 Assembly ............page 18 - 20 Wiring.................page 21 - 24 Operation Overview..........page 25 Schematic..............page 26 - 28...

  • Page 4: Parts Checklist

    Parts Checklist for BYOC Orange Distortion Resistors: 1 - 22R (red/red/black/gold/brown) 4 - 1k (brown/black/black/brown/brown) 2 - 2k2 (red/red/black/brown/brown) 2 - 4k7 (yellow/purple/black/brown/brown) 2 - 6k8 (blue/gray/black/brown/brown) 6 - 10k (brown/black/black/red/brown) 1 - 27k (red/purple/black/black/red/brown) 4 - 100k (brown/black/black/orange/brown) 3 - 470k (yellow/purple/black/orange/brown)
  • Page 5 1 - A100k audio (Pre-Gain knob) 1 - B25k linear (Tone knob) Hardware: 1 - drilled enclosure w/ 4 screws 1 - byoc Orange Distortion PCB 1 - 3PDT footswitch 4 - knobs 1 - AC adaptor jack 1 - ¼ mono jack 1 - ¼...

  • Page 6: Fixing An Error

    Fixing an Error on the PCB This is only for Rev 1.0. If you have a Rev 1.1 pcb or higher, please ignore this. Two of the diode spaces on the PCB are labelled backwards. The two diodes highlighted in red are the diodes that are backwards. If you orient them so that their cathodes (the striped side) matches the diagram above, it will fix the problem.

  • Page 7: Modifications

    Modifications (this is an example of a finished Orange Distortion kit built to stock specs with the added muff mod . Notice the jumpers used in the clipping diode spaces.)
  • Page 8 We'll start off by overviewing some of the modifications you can do to your Orange Distortion kit so that you can consider them before you begin populating the circuit board. 1. More Distortion: The 4k7 resistor highlighted in orange limits the amount of gain in the distortion knob.
  • Page 9 100n space and put the 100n cap in the 22n space. This is a great mod if you want to use your Orange Distortion as more of an overdrive, if you're looking for more of a bluesy tone, if you want to use it for leads, or if you're looking for a tone that will cut through the band mix a little better.

  • Page 10: 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. Note that the 1N4001 diode goes in the space highlighted in yellow.
  • Page 11 STEP 2: Add the resistors . Resistors are not polarized, so it does not matter which end goes in which solder pad. Be careful of the 22ohm(labelled 22R on the PCB) resistor. Don't confuse it with the 2k2 resistors. More distortion mod: If you plan to do the more distortion mod, use a 1k resistor in place of the 4k7 resistor.
  • Page 12 Step3: Add the TA7136P chip. Pin 1 goes in the square solder pad. Pin one will be on the side of the chip that has the bevelled corner.
  • Page 13 Step 4: Add the transistors. Insert these components into the PCB so that the flat side of the component matches up with the flat side of the PCB layout.
  • Page 14 STEP 5: Add the film and ceramic disc capacitors. These are not polarized so they can be inserted into the PCB in either direction. MOD ALERT!: If you plan on doing any or all of the Muff mod, Shrill Highs reduction mod, and or More Midrange mod, this is where you'd want to do it.
  • Page 15 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 strip running down the body of the capacitor.
  • Page 16 Solder on the bottom side of the PCB. Remember the red wire goes in the hole and the black wire goes in the hole. Note that the PCB in the picture above is not the Orange Distortion PCB, but the battery snap connections are exactly the same.
  • Page 17 Step 10: Add wires to the IN, OUT, RING, and two Ground eyelets. Start by cutting four 2.5 pieces of wire and one piece of 2 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 18: Assembly

    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 (positive terminal) of the DC adaptor jack to the eyelet on the far right side of the PCB with 2 inches of hook up wire.
  • Page 19 Step 3: Flip the PCB over so that the bottom or solder side is up. Insert the two B100k(Distortion & level), A100k (Pre-Gain), and B25k (Tone) potentiometers, and the LED into the bottom side of the PCB. DO NOT SOLDER YET!!! The LED will have one lead that is longer than the other.
  • Page 20 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 21: 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 22 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 23 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 24 · 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 25: Operation Overview

    Operating Overview Level: Controls the volume or output of the effect Distortion: Controls the amount of gain or drive of the effect Tone: Clockwise cuts bass, counter-clockwise cuts treble Pre-Gain: Controls the boosted signal level going into the actual distortion circuit DC power supply - Use a 2.5mm negative tip 9VDC adaptor (this is your standard guitar fx style adaptor).

  • Page 26: Schematic

    Go to the next page for low res schematic. Double click here or go to www.buildyourownclone.com/orangedistscheme.pdf for hi res schematic. Please visit http://buildyourownclone.com/board for any technical support...
  • Page 28 © 2010 BYOC, LLC...