Snail Gear v3.1 Table of contents Components ............................3 PCB layout ............................... 4 General building tips ..........................5 Biasing ..............................5 Off board wiring ............................6 Troubleshooting ............................7 Schematic ..............................8 Read this entire manual thoroughly before you start to building the effect! Especially the Modification and Biasing part.
Snail Gear v3.1 General building tips 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. Start by soldering the diodes and resistor. R1 is an optional Pull down resistor to prevent a pop when switching the effect on.
Snail Gear v3.1 Off board wiring Ring Output Jack Sleeve R led Sleeve Input Jack The LEDs requires a resistor (R led in the diagram) depending on the type of LED you are using. To be safe use a 3k3 or 4k7 resistor.
Snail Gear v3.1 Troubleshooting All PCB’s have been 100% factory e-tested and out of every batch I receive I build a 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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