BYOC Octave Fuzz, Kit Instructions

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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.
www.buildyourownclone.com/board
When posting a tech support thread on the BYOC forum, please post it in the correct
lounge, and please title your thread appropriately. If everyone titles their threads
“HELP!” it makes it impossible for the people who are helping you to keep track of your
progress. A very 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 answered. Here is a list of things that you should
include in the body of your tech support thread:
1. A detailed explanation of what the problem is. (Not just, “It doesn’t work, help”)
2. Pic of the top-side of your PCB.
3. Pic of the underside of your PCB.
4. Pic that clearly shows your footswitch/jack wiring and the wires going to the PCB
5. A pic that clearly shows your wiring going from the PCB to the pots and any other
switches(only if your kit has non-PC mounted pots and switches)
6. Is bypass working?
7. Does the LED come on?
8. If you answer yes to 6 and 7, what does the pedal do when it is "on"?
9. Battery or adapter. (If battery, is it good? If adapter, what type?)
Also, please only post pics that are in focus. You're only wasting both parties' time if you
post out of focus, low-res pics from your cell phone.
Revision Notes:
Rev 2.1 (current) changed transistors to 2N3906 and 2N3904. Rev 2.0 (previous) No
known errors. Go to:
http://byocelectronics.com/octavefuzzinstructions-old.pdf to
download instructions for the previous version of the Octave Fuzz kit.
Rev 1.0 (older version) There are no known errors in this revision.
Go to:
http://www.byocelectronics.com/octavefuzzV1.pdf to download instructions for
the older version of the Octave Fuzz kit.
Copyrights:
All material in this document is copyrighted 2018 by BYOC, LLC