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Build Your Own Clone
Silver Pony
Kit Instructions Rev2.1
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.

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  • Page 1 Silver Pony Kit Instructions Rev2.1 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...
  • 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 8. If you answered yes to 6 and 7, what does the pedal do when it is in the "on" position? 9. Battery or adapter (if battery, is it good? If adapter, what type?) Also, please only post photos that are in focus. Copyrights: All material in this document is copyrighted 2020 by BYOC, Inc.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Silver Pony Kit Instruction Index Parts Checklist………………………………………pages 5-6 Populating the Circuit Board………………………pages 7-13 Main PCB Assembly………………………………..pages 14-16 Wiring……………………………………………….pages 17-23 Installing the IC/Finishing up……………………...page 24 Operation Overview………………………………...page 25 Schematic..............page 26...

  • Page 5: Parts Checklist

    Parts Checklist for Silver Pony Kit Resistors: 1 - 560R (Green/Blue/Black/Black/Brown) 2 - 1k (Brown/Black/Black/Brown/Brown) 2 - 1k5 (Brown/Green/Black/Brown/Brown) 1 - 1k8 (Brown/Gray/Black/Brown/Brown) 1 - 2k (Red/Black/Black/Brown/Brown) 2 - 4k7 (Yellow/Purple/Black/Brown/Brown) 1 - 5k1 (Green/Brown/Black/Brown/Brown) 2 - 10k (Brown/Black/Black/Red/Brown) 1 - 12k...
  • Page 6 2 – B10k (TONE, VOLUME) 1 – B100k Dual Gang (DRIVE) Hardware: 1 - predrilled enclosure w/ 4 screws (optional) 1 – Silver Pony Overdrive circuit board 1 - 3pdt footswitch 3 - knobs (optional) 1 - AC adaptor jack 1 - ¼”stereo jack...

  • Page 7: 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 8 Step 2: Add the diodes. Be sure to match the end of the diode with the stripe to the layout on the PCB. The 1N4001 diodes are highlighted in yellow and will have a silver stripe. The striped end should go in the square solder pad. Your Ge diodes are highlighted in red and may have a single stripe, two stripes, or a dot.
  • Page 9 Step 3: Add three 8 pin IC sockets. ONLY SOLDER THE SOCKET! NOT THE ACTUAL IC! This is a socket. The sockets get soldered to the PCB. The ICs get inserted into the sockets. The actual IC chip itself, never gets soldered.
  • Page 10 Step 5: Add the film and ceramic disk capacitors. These are non-polarized so they can go in either direction. The ceramic disc capacitors are highlighted in yellow. The capacitors highlighted in blue are only used for modification purposes.
  • Page 11 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 shorter lead and a stripe running along the body of the cap, and goes in the round solder pad.
  • Page 12 Step 7: Add the battery snap. Be sure to place the red wire into the + eyelet, and the black wire into the - eyelet. You want to thread them through the strain relief holes first, as shown below.
  • Page 13 Step 9: Add wires to the IN, OUT, RING, -, +, (+), and the two Ground ê eyelets. Start by cutting four 2.5” pieces of wire and 4 pieces of 1.5” wire. Strip 1/4” off each end and tin the ends. Tinning means to apply some solder to the stripped ends of the wires.

  • Page 14: 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 16 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 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 17: Wiring

    WIRING Step 6: 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 18 Stereo (input) Jack Mono (output) Jack Step 1: Install the 1/4” jacks to the enclosure.
  • Page 19 Step 2: Prepare 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 20 Step 3: Wire the footswitch 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.
  • Page 21 Step 3b: Cut a 1.5” piece of wire. Strip 1/8” of one end. Strip 1/2” off the other end. Tin both ends. This will be used to connect lug/eyelet 4. The longer stripped end will be used to jumper lug 4 to Step 3c: Cut two 1”...
  • Page 22 Step 4: Install the foot switch into the enclosure if it isn’t already. Insert the foot switch wires into their respective eyelets on the PCB. You can insert them into the top-side and solder on the top side as well. The solder pads should be large enough (if you are using a soldering iron that isn’t too big) to allow you to do this without burning the PVC coating on the wires if you are careful.
  • Page 23 Step 6: Connect the wires at the top end of the PCB to the IN and OUT jacks. The “out” eyelet will go to the tip of the OUT jack and the “in” eyelet will go to the tip of the IN jack. Connect the ground eyelet on the left to the sleeve of the IN jack and the ground eyelet on the right to the sleeve of the OUT jack.

  • Page 24: Installing The Ic/Finishing Up

    Installing IC/Finish up Don't forget to add the knobs, put the cover on the enclosure, and apply the bumpers to the cover.

  • Page 25: Operation Overview

    Operating Overview LEVEL: This controls the amount of volume. TONE: Boosts or cuts the treble GAIN: Controls the amount of gain. Power supply: 9V battery or 2.1mm negative tip 9V ONLY!!!! This has a charge pump, so you don’t want to use more than 9V. Current Draw: 7.5mA Input Impedance: 1 Meg ohms Output Impedance: 100k ohms...
  • Page 27 For hi-res schematic visit http://www.byocelectronics.com/silverponyschematic.pdf Please visit http://byocelectronics.com/board for any technical support copyright 2020 BYOC, Inc.

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