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TREMOLO

KIT

INSTRUCTION INDEX

Parts Checklist.............................................................page 4 - 5

Completed Example....................................................page 6

Populating the Circuit Board....................................page 7 - 15

Main PCB Assembly...................................................page 16 - 18

Wiring the Jacks..........................................................page 19 - 20

Footswitch Assembly..................................................page 21 - 27

Operation Overview...................................................page 29

Schematic.....................................................................page 30

Summary of Contents for Brown Face Tremolo

Page 1: ...hat 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 buildyouro...

Page 2: ...brief description of your specific problem will do It will also make it easier to see if someone else is having or has had the same problem as you The question you are about to ask may already be ans...

Page 3: ...NDEX Parts Checklist page 4 5 Completed Example page 6 Populating the Circuit Board page 7 15 Main PCB Assembly page 16 18 Wiring the Jacks page 19 20 Footswitch Assembly page 21 27 Operation Overview...

Page 4: ...own Black Black Yellow Brown or Brown Black Green Gold 3 2M2 Red Red Black Yellow Brown or Red Red Green Gold Capacitors 1 250p Ceramic disc 1 0 01 f 10n film 103 4 068 f 68n film 683 2 082uf 82n film...

Page 5: ...Hardware 1 drilled enclosure w 4 screws optional 1 BYOC BrownFace Tremolo PCB 1 3PDT footswitch 2 Enclosed mono jacks 1 red LED optional 1 DC jack optional 2 knobs optional 1 battery snap hook up wir...

Page 6: ...6 Your finished build will look something like this Don t be alarmed if some of the components are different colors As long as they are the correct values they will work just fine...

Page 7: ...7 Populating the Circuit Board STEP 1 Add the diodes Be sure to match the striped end of the diode with the stripe to the layout on the PCB The stripped end should go in the square solder pad...

Page 8: ...8 STEP 2 Add the resistors Resistors are not polarized so it does not matter which end goes in which solder pad...

Page 9: ...9 STEP 4 Add the film and ceramic capacitors These are not polarized so they can be inserted into the PCB in either direction The capacitor highlighted in yellow is the ceramic disc...

Page 10: ...es up with the flat side of the PCB layout Be sure to put the 2N5089 in the space highlighted in yellow the 3904 s in the spaces highlighted in blue and the 2N5458 s in the spaces highlighted in red I...

Page 11: ...B lines up with the notch on the sockets When installing the ICs match the notch on the body with the notch on the PCB If the IC has a dot and not a notch the dot will indicate pin 1 This is the eyele...

Page 12: ...perly You will first want to set the LEVEL trimpot so you can hear the signal before setting the DEPTH SYMMETRY trimpot This is your overall output control Without setting it you won t be able to set...

Page 13: ...m 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...

Page 14: ...in relief holes from the bottom solderside of the PCB and out through the top Insert the solder ends of the battery snap wires into the topside of their respective solder pads Solder on the bottom sid...

Page 15: ...h pieces for now Strip inch off each 2 5 inch piece 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 so...

Page 16: ...solder side is up Insert the B100k dual gang DEPTH C100K SPEED 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 Th...

Page 17: ...hem with your fingers You do not want them very tight yet Be sure to keep your hand on the PCB so that it does not fall off the PC mounting posts of the pots and toggle switch Step 3 Turn the entire p...

Page 18: ...al of the DC jack to the eyelet on the PCB with 1 inch of hook up wire Connect the SLEEVE of the DC adapter jack to the eyelet on the right side of the PCB with 1 inch of hook up wire Connect the batt...

Page 19: ...sure to clock the jacks In other words make sure to orient them in such a way that the solder terminals of the jacks don t come into contact with anything they re not supposed to Any orientation will...

Page 20: ...20 Step 2 Connect the three 2 5 inch pre stripped and tinned wires to the enclosed jacks...

Page 21: ...at sides of the solder lugs are running horizontally not vertically There is no top side or bottom side of the switch until you actually solder something to it and designate it as such Step 1 Create a...

Page 22: ...6 inch pieces of wire from earlier and strip about 1 5 inches from one side Run the striped end between lugs 4 and 9 Solder both lugs Be careful not to short the bare metal striped end against any oth...

Page 23: ...o place the footswitch lock washer on the inside of the enclosure to help prevent spinning You can choose to use the nylon washer on the outside if you d like it helps reduce damage to the finish whil...

Page 24: ...d tin four 2 5 inch wires These will be for lugs 1 2 5 and 7 Once they are cut and tinned insert them into the eyelets on the PCB and solder You can remove the footswitch from the enclosure for more s...

Page 25: ...25 Step 5 Connect the short wires to their respective lugs on the footswitch Refer to the information above about the lug numbers if you are unsure about the number scheme of footswitches...

Page 26: ...Add the second 6 inch piece of wire from the earlier steps to lug 8 of the footswitch You will notice that both wires at lug 4 and lug 8 aren t connected to anything else yet Those will be our final c...

Page 27: ...7 Connect the wire from lug 4 to the INPUT jack TIP terminal connect the wire from lug 8 to the OUTPUT jack TIP terminal It s okay to leave the wire a little long to allow for movement of the wire if...

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Page 29: ...ontrols the speed of the tremolo effect CCW is a slower effect CW is a faster effect DEPTH Controls the depth of the tremolo effect CCW is a shallower depth CW is a deeper depth POWER 9V Battery or 2...

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