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Blue Overdrive
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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Summary of Contents for BYOC Blue Overdrive
- 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Blue Overdrive Kit Instruction Index Parts Checklist………………………....…...page 5 Populating the Circuit Board……....…...…page 7 Main PCB Assembly..........page 15 Wiring………………………………......page 21 Operation Overview...........page 23 Schematic..............page 24... - 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.
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Page 5: Parts Checklist
Parts Checklist for the Blue Overdrive Kit Resistors: Metal Film (5-bands) Carbon Comp (4-bands) 1 - 1k (Brown/Black/Black/Brown/Brown) / (Brown/Black/Red/Gold) 1 - 1k2 (Brown/Red/Black/Brown/Brown) (Brown/Red/Red/Gold) 1 - 1k5 (Brown/Green/Black/Brown/Brown) / (Brown/Green/Red/Gold) 6 - 2k2 (Red/Red/Black/Brown/Brown) (Red/Red/Red/Gold) 3 - 4k7 (Yellow/Purple/Black/Brown/Brown)/... - Page 6 1 - B10k (Tone) 1 - A250K Dual (Drive) Hardware: 1 - predrilled enclosure w/ 4 screws 1 – Blue Overdrive circuit board 1 - 3pdt footswitch 1 - AC adaptor jack 1 - ¼”stereo jack 1 - ¼” mono jack 1 - battery snap 4 –...
- Page 7 Before you begin: If you will be using the Mod Pack, leave the following components off the PCB, and follow the link on page 14 for the Mod Pack component placement instructions.
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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. The spot highlighted in yellow is a jumper spot. Use a piece of wire or clipping. - Page 9 Step 2: Add the diodes. Be sure to match the end of the diodes with the stripe to the layout on the PCB. The striped end should go in the square solder pad.
- Page 10 Step 3: Add the IC socket. ONLY SOLDER THE SOCKET! This is a socket. The socket gets soldered to the PCB. The IC gets inserted into the socket. The actual IC will never get soldered. You will insert the...
- Page 11 IC into the socket after the entire pedal has been built. Step 4: Add the silicon transistors. Orient them so that the flat side matches up with the flat side on the PCB layout. 2N5457 are highlighted in red. 2N3904 are highlighted in green. 2N3906 are highlighted in yellow.
- Page 12 Step 5: Add the film and ceramic disc capacitors. These are non-polarized so they can go in either direction. The ceramic disc caps are highlighted in yellow...
- Page 13 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...
- Page 14 shorter lead and a stripe running along the body of the cap, and goes in the round solder pad.
- Page 15 Here is where we recommend adding the mod components. Follow the link to learn what to change. http://byocelectronics.com/blueoverdrivemodinstructions.pdf...
- Page 16 Step 7: Add the battery snap. Thread the leads into the strain relief holes first through the bottom side of the PCB. Then insert the leads into their respective solder pad hole on the top side of the PCB. The red lead goes in the + hole and the black lead goes in the –...
- Page 17 Step 8: Add wires to the IN, OUT, LED, POS, and the Ground eyelet located in the top of the board. . Start by cutting 4 3.5” pieces 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.
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Page 18: Main Pcb Assembly
Main PCB Assembly Step 1: Mount the DC 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 19 Step 2: Flip the PCB over so that the bottom or solder side is up. Insert the three potentiometers, and the LED into the bottom side of the PCB. NOT SOLDER ANYTHING YET!!! The LED will have one lead that is longer than the other.
- Page 20 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 and LED are 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 Stereo (Input) Jack Mono (Output) Jack Step 2: Install the 1/4” jacks to the enclosure.
- Page 22 Step 3: 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 23 Step 3a: Make a jumper between lugs 3 & 6 from clippings from the resistors. Simply use your needle nose pliers to make a U shape & insert into lugs 3 & 6, then solder. Step 3b: Connect a wire to LUG 4 that also jumpers to LUG9. Strip about 1”...
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Page 24: Wiring
Wiring Step 1: 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 25 Step 2: Wire the PCB to the foot switch and jacks as shown.
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Page 26: Operation Overview
Operating Overview Volume: Controls the overall output level. Tone: Controls the tone. Drive: Controls the amount of distortion. Power supply: 9V battery or 2.1mm negative tip. Current Draw: 7.5mA Input Impedance: 4.7K ohms Output Impedance: 100k ohms... - Page 27 For hi-res schematic visit http://www.byocelctronics.com/blueoverdriveschematic.pdf...
- Page 28 Please visit http://byocelectronics.com/board for any technical support Copyright 2016 BYOC, Inc.
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