Dumbl’Ador v1.0 Table of contents Components ............................3 PCB layout ............................... 3 Building sequence ........................... 4 Off board wiring ............................5 Troubleshooting ............................6 Schematic ..............................7 Read this entire manual thoroughly before you start building the effect! Especially the modification part.
Dumbl’Ador v1.0 Building sequence Soldering this board can be very complicated for some people since the solder pads are very close together. Use a magnifying glass to make the job easier. Do not blow on your solder in an attempt to cool it down. That will possibly result in a bad join that might corrode! If you want to experiment with other diodes or transistors then you could socket them instead of soldering them to the board.
Dumbl’Ador v1.0 Off board wiring The biggest challenge of this build is to get all the offboard wiring correct and fit it in a box. Take your time measuring and testing before you start fitting everything in the box. P1-P4 are PCB mounted potentiometers (Alpha). The rectangle pad marks pin 1 of a potentiometer. The images below show how you can recognize which pin is which on a potentiometer.
Dumbl’Ador v1.0 Troubleshooting All PCB’s have been 100% factory e-tested and out of every batch I receive I build an effect to double check, so there should not be a connection problem on the PCB itself. The board is not working (at all), what now? •...
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